--- On Tue, 7/20/10, Steven Biel, MoveOn.org Political Action
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Clicking here will sign your name:
"Congress: We need an investigation to find out why BP posted a fake photo of
their crisis response center—and
what else they're hiding."
Sign the petition
Dear MoveOn member,
It's just been reported that BP posted a fake, Photoshopped picture of their
crisis response center on their website.1
This is hugely troubling. If BP doctored a picture on their website, what else
are they
lying about? And why did they fake this picture in the first place? What are
they hiding?
This also fits a pattern of stonewalling and misinformation by BP throughout
this crisis.
The public needs to know what's really going on—and a scandal like this can
really increase the pressure for
more transparency.
That's why we're calling on Congress to open an investigation into BP's faked
photo
and any other information they may have hidden or doctored. Click the link
below to add your name to the petition:
http://pol.moveon.org/bpfakephotos/o.pl?id=21923-3339930-XCwW1rx&t=3
The petition says, "Congress: We need an investigation to find out why BP
posted fake
photos of their crisis response center—and what else they're hiding."
Then, please forward this email to your friends and post on Facebook and
Twitter so we can spread the news faster.
>From the start of the disaster in the Gulf, BP has hidden information on key
>issues. They refused to divulge the results
of tests on the health impacts of exposure to evaporating oil, blocked access
to the affected area, hid video of the broken
wellhead, and more.2
If the public doesn't have access to information, BP could be shielded from
accountability. And we know BP is preparing to fight tooth-and-nail in court
against claims made against them. Just last week, it was reported
that they've been offering huge signing bonuses to scientists at universities
around the Gulf Coast to help them fight lawsuits.3
Now that they've been caught actually Photoshopping a picture, the federal
government must stop trusting BP to share critical
information with the public. We need a full and thorough investigation into why
BP faked this picture—and what else
they're hiding.
Click here to add your name to the petition:
http://pol.moveon.org/BPfakephotos/o.pl?id=21923-3339930-XCwW1rx&t=4
Thanks for all you do.–Steven, Marika, Jeff, Duncan, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "BP photoshops fake photo of crisis command center, posts on main BP site,"
AMERICABlog, July 20, 2010
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=89585&id=21923-3339930-XCwW1rx&t=5
"Altered BP photo comes into question," The Washington Post, July 20,
2010
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=89584&id=21923-3339930-XCwW1rx&t=6
2. "BP withholds oil spill facts—and government lets it," McClatchy Newspapers,
May 18, 2010
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=89024&id=&t=6&id=21923-3339930-XCwW1rx&t=8
3. "BP buys up Gulf scientists for legal defense, roiling academic community,"
Mobile Register, July 16,
2010
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=89583&id=21923-3339930-XCwW1rx&t=9
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