On April 2, President Obama promoted his
initiative to expand oil exploration, saying that offshore drilling is
"not risky". Three weeks later the disastrous BP
oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico occurred.
In response to the Gulf oil
spill, and as part of the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition's "Seize BP" campaign,
about 40 people protested in front of a BP gas station in St.
Petersburg on May 12, 2010. Response from the rush hour
traffic was
exceedingly positive.
Demonstrators told BP, who
made $6.5 billion in profit the first three
months of 2010, that BP, not taxpayers must pay for this disaster.
Protesters also called out President Obama and other
politicians who
accept campaign contributions from the oil industry in exchange for watered-down
laws and regulations.
Related:
Here are photos of a banner
seen in Clearwater, FL following the disaster in the Gulf
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