DO SOMETHING: Tell BP to Pay Their Fair Share!!

* 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/nobptaxbreak/?r_by=-1491287-6XW9yEx&rc=paste2

**UPDATE**: Wednesday afternoon, it was discovered that BP's tax break will be even bigger than was first reported - an outrageous $13 billion! A BP spokesman wouldn't say if the company is paying any U.S. taxes at all this year. It could even be getting a refund. (MAJOR side-eye because I sure as heck WONT!!!)  Please take action to hold BP accountable.

Photo Courtesy of http://weblog.sinteur.com/index.php/2010/06/17/bp-oil-spill/

DOPE: Gulf Aid All-Stars "Ain't My Fault"

I am feeling very very much like a Brooklyn Geechee today, y'all... There's been a great deal of Marcy Ave-type Magick afoot....... and I am loving it!



First after weeks of searching, I finally found a bottle of Absolut Brooklyn. Then I heard the AWESOME video "Stuy (On My Mind" by Fresh Daily, and lastly, courtesy of the Afro Punk Blog,I discovered that Mos Def and Lenny Kravitz (Two of Bed-Stuy's Finest!!) have joined together with the Gulf Aid All-Stars to record this great blues meets hip hop collaboration called "Ain't My Fault".. Check it Out!!



What do you think about the video? Want to help with Gulf Aid, click here!

DO SOMETHING: Tell President Obama: GENUG with Offshore Drilling, Already!!

FYI: Genug is a Yiddish word, meaning "Enough".



At a time when millions of gallons of oil are still spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, wreaking havoc on sea turtles, brown pelicans, sperm whales and irreplaceable coastal and marine ecosystems, it seems inconceivable that the Obama administration would consider more dirty, dangerous offshore drilling.

Yet, incredibly, that is exactly what's happening. I just urged Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and others at the Department of the Interior to stop dangerous drilling and I hope you will too. This petition by Defenders of Wildlife has my name as the newest signature. They are hoping to reach a goal of 60,000... I hope you will consider taking action online by clicking here.

DO SOMETHING: Tell EPA: Take away BP's billions in federal contracts

It's hard not be furious at BP when you see the insurmountable evidence of their recklessness. As I look at the photos below (Courtesy of The Huffington Post) I am reminded that greed is toxic!

It's time to stop playing BP's games and make the company take responsibility for the pattern of reckless behavior that led to the growing Deep Horizon disaster in the gulf.

The Environmental Protection Agency has the authority to bar BP from receiving U.S. government contracts. Suspension of BP contracts would mean the loss of billions of dollars and effectively stop the company from drilling in federally controlled oil fields both on and offshore.

I just signed the petition to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson asking her to impose "discretionary debarment" and strip BP of all federal contracts. You can take action too by clicking on the link below.

http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/epa_bp/?r_by=&rc=paste2