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God Hates BP
BP hits more snafus in Prudhoe Bay |
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25 Aug 2006 |
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| God Hates BP BP hits more snafus in Prudhoe Bay Beleaguered oil giant BP has halted leak testing on pipelines in Alaska's Prudhoe Bay oil field after learning that workers may have been exposed to asbestos. Since a major spill in the oil field in early March, as many as 200 workers have been stripping insulation off of corroded pipelines to ready them for leak testing. Asbestos, which can cause lung disease or cancer if ... |
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| Topics: Alaska, energy, news, oil, toxics (all these topics) |
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