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< class="art-postheader">How Oil Refineries Get Around Pollution Laws
Published November 2, 2010By Diane Castle

During the Gulf Oil Disaster, many Big Oil advocates claimed that crude oil is “safe” and “natural.”  On the contrary, crude oil contains a carcinogen called benzene. This toxin is labeled a “Class A” carcinogen by the EPA (which means they know without a doubt that it causes cancer).… Continue reading →

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