Top 101 Misdeeds of BP Page 7: Similar recent incidents.

In relation to the Deepwater Horizon disaster

Similar recent incidents

94.  Created the stage for another disaster that happened two weeks before the spill.
http://www.propublica.org/article/bp-texas-refinery-had-huge-toxic-release-just-before-gulf-blowout

95.  In the year leading up to the Deepwater Horizon disaster BP massively cut their budget, operating costs, and safety standards.  (After having earnings below industry standard for the previous decade, the last year has given their investors more than 100% over the previous year, outdoing all competition.)
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/05/25/national/main6516877.shtml

96.  2005 15 workers at a refinery were killed after protocols were ignored and a warning system disabled, resulting in a guilty plea to felony charges and a fine.
http://www.propublica.org/article/bp-had-other-problems-in-years-leading-to-gulf-spill

97.  2006 another fine was paid after ignoring warnings for four years that a section of pipe was leaking.  This was a misdemeanor.
http://www.propublica.org/article/bp-had-other-problems-in-years-leading-to-gulf-spill

98.  Paid 300 million in fines after manipulating the propane market.
http://www.propublica.org/article/bp-had-other-problems-in-years-leading-to-gulf-spill

99.  Many other spills in this period.
http://www.propublica.org/article/bp-had-other-problems-in-years-leading-to-gulf-spill

100.  "BP Played Central Role in Exxon Valdez Disaster"
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/05/25/national/main6516877.shtml

101.  BP allows the Atlantis oil rig to operate despite having no safety documentation on 90% of the equipment.
http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/us/2010/06/16/ac.johns.atlantis.rig.cnn

Top 101 Misdeeds of BP Page 6: Misinformation

In relation to the Deepwater Horizon disaster

Misinformation

64.  Children are swimming in and playing with oiled water, with cleanup workers are just down the beach, BP says it's OK.
http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/us/2010/06/02/lok.zarella.oil.alabama.cnn

65.  Used police to keep people from filming.
http://motherjones.com/rights-stuff/2010/06/BP-louisiana-police-stop-activist

66.  Ran a $50 million PR campaign during leak.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-06-17/bp-hires-army-of-washington-insiders-to-help-manage-outrage-over-oil-spill.html

67.  Used own network of reporters to produce stories while criminalizing public and press.
http://www.firstamendmentcoalition.org/2010/07/bp-government-criminalize-media-efforts-to-access-spill/

68.  Said the oil spill's environmental damage would be "modest".
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Media/bp-good-news-massive-underwater-s/story?id=10863883&page=2

69.  Workers had to sign contracts saying they would not talk to media.
http://motorcityliberal.blogspot.com/2010/06/bp-forced-clean-up-workers-to-sign.html

70.  Kept private groups of scientists from studying.
http://www.democracynow.org/2010/7/6/scientist_working_with_government_says_bp

71.  When a scientist working with the government was finally let in BP would not allow full access. http://www.democracynow.org/2010/7/6/scientist_working_with_government_says_bp

72.  Hired mercenaries to keep people 100 feet from workers and boom.
http://www.fastcompany.com/1661326/bp-uses-mercenaries-to-blocks-journalists-from-talking-to-disaster-workers

73.  Consistently misrepresents the effect of the disaster.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/07/20/bp-ill-intent-use-altered-photo-exaggerating-activity-oil-spill-command-center/

74.  Hid their high resolution video of the flow, did not release until pressured by congress. http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Media/bp-good-news-massive-underwater-plumes/story?id=10863883

75.  Controlled access to beaches, large areas of the gulf waters, and wildlife.
http://blog.cleantechies.com/2010/06/04/bp-coast-guard-censor-images/

76.  Contract being used for scientists in clean-up project says that scientists cannot publish work they do for BP, or speak about the data for at least 3 years.
GlobalNews: 23 July 03 AM
http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/global-news/id135067274

77.  Held survivors on a rig for 15 hours, allowed nobody; family, press, or lawyers, to be at the docking.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepwater_Horizon_explosion

78.  Again held the survivors at a hotel for hours with security, again not allowing family, lawyers, or press.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepwater_Horizon_explosion

79.  Denied holding survivors, or keeping them from the public.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepwater_Horizon_explosion

80.  Removed people who are sick from the clean-up from public view.
http://www.boomantribune.com/story/2010/7/1/15729/15778

81.  Secretly controlled information about dead wildlife.
http://seminal.firedoglake.com/diary/54774

82.  "Assured the MMS that any spill would not seriously hurt marine wildlife and that 'due to the distance to shore (48 miles) and the response capabilities that would be implemented, no significant adverse impacts are expected."
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/may2010/gulf-m06.shtml

83.  Night time clean up of the dead bodies washing up on the beaches, then destroying the evidence.
http://seminal.firedoglake.com/diary/54774

84.  Covered up information and pictures.
http://thinkprogress.org/2010/06/02/bp-oil-animals-death/

85.  Denies lack of respiratory equipment.
http://www.wacktrap.com/environment/oil-spills/bp-oil-spill-fishermen-drop-flies-nasa-satellites-show-voc

86.  As part of their intent to cover-up the effects of the spill they confiscated a workers clothing and washed the evidence away.
http://thinkprogress.org/2010/06/01/bp-restraining/

87.  Faked a picture of their crisis response center.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/19/AR2010071905256.html

88.  Spending critical time and money on PR.
http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/05/oil_spill_damage_control_--_bp_has_wide_net_of_fir.php?ref=fpblg

89.  Tony Hayward denies any improper conduct or recklessness on the part of BP.
http://www.democracynow.org/2010/6/18/hawyard_testimony

90.  A Coast Guard official on camera, "These are BP's rules.  These are not our rules."
http://theglobalrealm.com/2010/05/20/bp-stops-the-flow-of-information-while-oil-gusher-continues/

91.  Bribing officials, "A September 2008, Inspector General's report revealed that MMS regulators had for years accepted gifts and money—and even drugs and sex—from the same oil industry executives they were ostensibly tasked with monitoring."
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/may2010/gulf-m06.shtml

92.  Flies a Marshallese flag of convenience to reduce operating costs and escape regulation.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepwater_Horizon_explosion

93.  Admits that it is not holding the $20 billion in escrow as was the agreement.
IC_BP_Investor_Briefing_webcast_16_June.pdf
http://www.bp.com/sectiongenericarticle.do?categoryId=9033856&contentId=7062596

Top 101 Misdeeds of BP Page 5: Lied about oil spilled.

Top 101 Misdeeds of BP Page 7: Similar recent incidents.

 

Top 101 Misdeeds of BP Page 5: Lied about oil spilled.

In relation to the Deepwater Horizon disaster

Lied about oil spilled

53.  March 20th BP claimed that there was no oil leaking from the broken wellhead. http://momocrats.typepad.com/momocrats/2010/06/bp-lies-again-and-again-where-are-the-consequences.html

54.  A few days later they admit to 200-300 barrels per day.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-04-24/bp-says-1-000-barrels-of-oil-leaking-daily-from-sunken-gulf-of-mexico-rig.html

55.  April 25 they raise the stakes to 1000 barrels per day.
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-04-25/bp-says-1-000-barrels-of-oil-leaking-daily-from-gulf-well.html

56.  April 28 Coast guard raises official number to 5000 barrels per day.
http://in.reuters.com/article/idINN2814249520100429

57.  May 21 the camera that was forced into place showed us that a closer estimate of daily leakage would be 100,000 barrels per day.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/5/21/868592/-As-it-makes-live-feed-available,-BP-admits-oil-flow-worse-than-claimed

58.  Denies plumes exist despite USF finding and fingerprinting the oil at the depth of the wellhead.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/06/07/gulf.oil.plume/index.html

59.  Denied oil plumes despite NOAA confirmed their existence.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100609/bs_ynews/ynews_bs2485

60.  Said that the denial of the plume was a matter of semantic.
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Media/bp-good-news-massive-underwater-plumes/story?id=10863883

61.  Nine bp employees were been asked to testify at hearings, all dodged the chance to help understand what led to the disaster.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/21/us/21hearings.html?src=mv

62.  Denied Richard Camilli, a robotics developer that focuses on pollution detection, a chance to use sonar and acoustic to measure the flow and understand why there was a failure.
http://theglobalrealm.com/2010/05/20/bp-stops-the-flow-of-information-while-oil-gusher-continues/

63.  After the well was capped they said there were no leaks, now admits to leaks.
http://www.propublica.org/blog/item/bps-broken-well-is-still-releasing-oil-but-from-where

Top 101 Misdeeds of BP Page 4: Corexit.

In relation to the Deepwater Horizon disaster

Corexit

42.  Ignored EPA's concern's about not knowing the long term consequences of corexit.
http://beforeitsnews.com/story/48/349/BP_Ignores_EPA,_Says_Wants_to_Keep_Using_Contentious_Dispersant.html

42.  Suppressed information about negative effect.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/miles-grant/bp-still-stonewalling-epa_b_586698.html

43.  Used corexit despite being told it would exacerbate the danger to environment.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV8YX2lfank&feature=related

44.  Used corexit to keep the real problem hidde.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLtsniN1RTw

45.  Used corexit despite known dangers to health of workers from 2-Butoxyethanol. http://beforeitsnews.com/story/77/214/Why_Is_BP_Using_Highly_Toxic_Corexit_Oil_Dispersant.html

46.  Used corexit despite knowing dissolved oil will be harder, or impossible to clean.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLtsniN1RTw

47.  BP is linked to the same investors that are involved in making corexit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLtsniN1RTw

48.  Corexit caused large plumes of dispersed oil that can seep directly into the organisms.
http://thinkprogress.org/2010/05/25/bp-does-not-want-you-to-see/

49.  Use of dispersants have adversely affected the seafood industry.
http://www.propublica.org/article/bp-gulf-oil-spill-dispersants-0430

50.  Could not use the help of "A Whale" after using corexit to hide the mess.
http://www.examiner.com/x-58462-Portland-Environmental-News-Examiner~y2010m7d17-BP-dispersant-use-makes-A-Whale-super-skimmer-ineffective-in-the-Gulf

51.  Said it would be safe to use corexit.
http://www.iosc.org/papers/00020.pdf

52.  Lied saying they do not know the effect of corexit on clean-up workers.
http://www.iosc.org/papers/00020.pdf

Top 101 Misdeeds of BP Page 3: Workers.

Top 101 Misdeeds of BP Page 5: Lied about oil spilled.

Top 101 Misdeeds of BP Page 3: Workers.

In relation to the Deepwater Horizon disaster

Workers

28.  CEO gets rewarded for disaster £2 million
people.forbes.com/profile/a-b-tony-hayward/13022

29.  Did not intend to pay unemployed workers if they went beyond the separate, smaller fund specially laid out for unemployment due to the spill
IC_BP_Investor_Briefing_webcast_16_June.pdf
http://www.bp.com/sectiongenericarticle.do?categoryId=9033856&contentId=7062596

30.  Did not equip workers with gloves or boots to keep toxic elements off skin
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/28/AR2010052803872.html

31.  Threatens to fire anyone using a respirator.
http://www.businessinsider.com/who-died-and-made-bp-the-king-of-the-gulf-of-mexico-2010-6

32.  Despite respiratory problems associated with oil spills and dispersant they are still not giving respirators, thereby keeping the liability off of them from future claims.
http://www.wacktrap.com/environment/oil-spills/bp-oil-spill-fishermen-drop-flies-nasa-satellites-show-voc

33.  Ignored reports that more than 3 out of 5 Exxon Valdez cleanup workers had gotten sick.
http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/21833

34.  Ignored Valdez workers suffering, and short life spans
 http://www.democracynow.org/2010/7/7/bp_oil_spill_cleanup_workers_getting

35.  Is considering not giving full compensation to those who won't expose themselves to corexit, working on the cleanup.
http://draketoulouse.com/2010/07/07/bp-punishes-fisherman-who-wont-expose-themselves-to-corexit-toxicity-kindra-arnesen-is-back/

36.  Has paid less than 1/3 of claim.
http://www.propublica.org/article/new-bp-data-shows-payments-on-less-than-a-third-of-claims

37.  "BP’s Claim Process is a Sham to Defraud those Injured by the Gulf Oil Spill Disaster and Avoid Paying what is Owed"
http://oilspilllawsuit.org/

38.  Trying to have money earned by cleanup workers subtracted from their claim.
http://www.democracynow.org/2010/7/20/gulf_coast_residents_outraged_that_money

39.  Coerced workers to sign statements saying they were not hurt and did not witness the blast.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37088497/

40.  Prisoners work on the clean-up, bp pays lower cost plus a tax break, while residents go out of work.
http://www.thenation.com/article/37828/bp-hires-prison-labor-clean-spill-while-coastal-residents-struggle

Top 101 Misdeeds of BP Page 2: Recklessness.

Top 101 Misdeeds of BP Page 4: Corexit.

Top 101 Misdeeds of BP Page 2: Recklessness.

In relation to the Deepwater Horizon disaster

Recklessness

14.  Dumped combustible toxic waste down the well in an untested mixture just prior to the explosion, going around expensive environmental protection laws.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/20/AR2010072002038.html

15.  Maintenance of 390 parts were overdue.
http://www.propublica.org/blog/item/bp-worker-bp-failed-to-stop-operations-when-leaks-were-found-weeks-prior-to

16.  "In a number of cases leading up to the explosion, BP appears to have chosen riskier procedures to save time or money" 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepwater_Horizon_explosion

17.  Hurrying untested clean-up methods that save money.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/22/oil-spill-gulf-environmen_n_653868.html

18.  Conducted uncontrolled experiments in the open ocean.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/22/oil-spill-gulf-environmen_n_653868.html

19.  Using methods that coastal scientists do not agree with.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/22/oil-spill-gulf-environmen_n_653868.html

20.  Destroying nesting colonies during clean-up.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/22/oil-spill-gulf-environmen_n_653868.html

21.  Disrupting migration lands during clean-up.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/22/oil-spill-gulf-environmen_n_653868.html

22.  Very little control over beach clean-up workers, causing problems with wildlife.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/22/oil-spill-gulf-environmen_n_653868.html

23.  A worker on the rig asked about a damaged blowout preventer, a backup system was turned on, and it was ignored.  This was two weeks before the spill.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1288242/Gulf-oil-spill-BP-told-faulty-drill-safety-equipment-weeks-disaster.html

24.  Impact study was never done.
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/may2010/gulf-m06.shtml

25.  Requested that the Mineral Management Service allow they use a different procedure on the Deepwater Horizon rig than normal, not using cement in the drilling mud, which some experts think is the main cause of the disaster.
http://www.liquidatebp.com/

26.  "97% of Worst Industry Violations Found at BP Refineries"
http://www.liquidatebp.com/

27.  A review found these 20 anomalies in the well in the day before the explosion.
http://www.propublica.org/documents/item/20-well

Top 101 Misdeeds of BP Page 1: Leading to the disaster.

Top 101 Misdeeds of BP Page 3: Workers.