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ima_sinnic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-15-10 03:19 AM
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SeizeBP.org dedicated to seizing BP assets, has petition, other organizing tools
Seize BP
Campaign Statement and Petition


The government of the United States must seize BP and freeze its assets, and place those funds in trust to begin providing immediate relief to the working people throughout the Gulf states whose jobs, communities, homes and businesses are being harmed or destroyed by the criminally negligent actions of the CEO, Board of Directors and senior management of BP.

Take action now! Sign the Seize BP petition to demand the seizure of BP!

200,000 gallons of oil a day, or more, are gushing into the Gulf of Mexico with the flow of oil growing. The poisonous devastation to human beings, wildlife, natural habitat and fragile ecosystems will go on for decades. It constitutes an act of environmental violence, the consequences of which will be catastrophic.

BP's Unmitigated Greed

This was a manufactured disaster. It was neither an “Act of God” nor Nature that caused this devastation, but rather the unmitigated greed of Big Oil’s most powerful executives in their reckless search for ever-greater profits.

Under BP’s CEO Tony Hayward’s aggressive leadership, BP made a record $5.6 billion in pure profits just in the first three months of 2010. BP made $163 billion in profits from 2001-09. It has a long history of safety violations and slap-on-the-wrist fines.

BP's Materially False and Misleading Statements . . .

more: http://www.seizebp.org/


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New Dawn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-15-10 03:53 AM
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1. K&R
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jimshoes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-15-10 04:00 AM
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2. kick
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dipsydoodle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-15-10 05:02 AM
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3. Shouldn't this more accurately say
BP America ?

I assume US corporations have never in the past inflicted environmental damage elsewhere. :sarcasm:

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ima_sinnic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-15-10 05:07 AM
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5. what difference does that make?
if it were US-based, do you think people would not demand the same?
or am I misreading things here? do you think this movement is based on the fact that it's a British co.?
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Hannah Bell Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-15-10 05:03 AM
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4. Now that's real reform!
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ima_sinnic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-15-10 07:05 AM
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6. kick
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pecwae Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-15-10 07:10 AM
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7. Recced.
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JerseygirlCT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-15-10 07:14 AM
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8. BP AND the other two companies.
Seize them all, and we'll sort it out after it's all been paid for.
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Oceansaway Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-15-10 07:16 AM
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9. K&R...n/t
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blindpig Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-15-10 07:38 AM
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10. k&r

Expropriate without compensation
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Mnemosyne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-15-10 02:08 PM
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11. this thread definitely needs a good
:kick::kick::kick::kick::kick::kick::kick::kick::kick::kick::kick::kick:

:kick::kick::kick::kick::kick::kick::kick::kick::kick::kick::kick::kick:

Those execs need to live nearly destitute for the rest of their lives, working each day to physically clean up their greedy destruction.
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