One year ago, on April 20, 2010, BP's oil began to pour into the Gulf of Mexico. It did not stop for 87 days.
Today, economic and environmental devastation remain. Thousands of Gulf Coast residents cope with massive health problems from oil and toxic dispersants.
BP, on the other hand, just scored a nearly $10 billion dollar credit on their 2010 federal tax return, by writing off their "losses" incurred from the tragedy.
That's the equivalent of the entire annual budget of the EPA, whose funding was just slashed in the continuing resolution. It is almost one third of all the cuts in the continuing resolution.
We shouldn't have to endure budget cuts because BP had to pay to clean up their oil spill.
I just signed a petition demanding that BP amend their tax return to take out the $10 billion tax break. Sign the petition and call on BP to pay their fair share:
http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/bp_tax_break/?r_by=-2456527-mnHbv1x&rc=paste1
Thursday, April 21, 2011
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The second day of Christmas
The Young People's Chorus of New York City singing the 12 days of Christmas, and Jingle Bells
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Heading out to mail some stuff, put a check in the bank & pick up the papers before it rains. Freezing (literally) here - "feels li...
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Tobey on the back of the sofa. He usually drags the rug down off the back & makes a nest of it. :|
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Shots taken around the yard and in front of the porch of the garden finery Andy's tended all season.
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