June 2010
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BP was Granted "Categorical Exclusion" from Environmental Regulation by Obama Administration →
washingtonpost.com
BP was granted “categorical exclusion” from an environmental impact analysis of “Deepwater Horizons” in April 2009 by Obama’s head of interior Ken Salazar.
From environmental-activism.suite101:
The Minerals Management Service (MMS) granted the British Petroleum project a “categorical exclusion,” a NEPA loophole that is designed for “minimally intrusive” projects such as outhouses and hiking trails. Without the exclusion, British Petroleum would have been required to produce a report that included a study of the probable damages caused by a blow out or spill.
The Center for Responsive Politics noted last week that candidates for federal office have received more than $3.5 million from BP and its employees in the past 20 years. CRP reported that the “top recipient of BP-related donations during the 2008 cycle was President Barack Obama himself, who collected $71,000.”
I smell a rat!
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