Well, it looks like the pressure worked, and BP has now decided NOT to go through with their plans of dumping more waste into Lake Michigan. Check out Apryl’s comment from the previous post for a news link from the Chicago Tribune as well a link to the official word from BP, which basically states that while they feel that there isn’t anything wrong with what they were about to do (in fact, amazingly, it wasn’t against the law), the proposed action would have “created an unacceptable level of business risk for this $3.8 billion investment”. Sounds more like an explanation to the stock holders rather than the public, but I’ll take it as a victory.
Also, check out the post from the Chicagoist website, which is sure to have a lively crowd leaving comments.