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== British Petroleum ==

== British Petroleum ==

During his time in the Senate and while running for president, [[Obama]] received a total of $77,051 from British Petroleum (BP)<ref>http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/BP?view=detail&siteid=nwhwk</ref> and is the top recipient of BP Political Action Committee and individual money over the past 20 years, according to financial disclosure records.

During the first 100 days of the [[Obama administration]] the [[Department of the Interior]]’s Minerals Management Service (MMS) granted BP’s lease at Deepwater Horizon a “categorical exclusion” from a detailed environmental impact analysis under the [[National Environmental Policy Act]], according to the ''[[Washington Post]].''<ref>U.S. exempted BP's Gulf of Mexico drilling from environmental impact study,] Juliet Eilperin, ''Washington Post,'' 5 May 2010.</ref>

 

As Senator and while running for president, [[Obama]] received a total of $77,051 from British Petroleum (BP)<ref>http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/BP?view=detail&siteid=nwhwk</ref> and is the top recipient of BP Political Action Committee and individual money over the past 20 years, according to financial disclosure records.

<ref>[http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0505/obama-biggest-recipient-bp-political-action-money-20-years Obama is biggest recipient of BP’s political action cash in the last 20 years] John Byrne, 5 May 2010. Retrieved from rawstory.com 9 May 2010.</ref>

<ref>[http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0505/obama-biggest-recipient-bp-political-action-money-20-years Obama is biggest recipient of BP’s political action cash in the last 20 years] John Byrne, 5 May 2010. Retrieved from rawstory.com 9 May 2010.</ref>

Likewise, the [[Center for Responsive Politics]] noted "the “top recipient of BP-related donations during the 2008 cycle was President Barack Obama himself, who collected $71,000.”<ref>[[Jake Tapper]], Political Punch, [[ABC News]], 5 May 2010. [http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2010/05/white-house-idea-that-bp-given-special-exemption-because-of-campaign-cash-to-obama-silly-and-ridiculous.html?cid=6a00d8341c4df253ef0134807669a3970c]</ref>  Obama, via the [[Department of the Interior]]’s [[Minerals Management Service]] granted BP’s lease at [[Deepwater Horizon]] a “categorical exclusion” from a detailed environmental impact analysis under the [[National Environmental Policy Act]].<ref>[http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2010/05/white-house-idea-that-bp-given-special-exemption-because-of-campaign-cash-to-obama-silly-and-ridiculous.html?cid=6a00d8341c4df253ef0134807669a3970c]</ref>

Likewise, the [[Center for Responsive Politics]] noted "the “top recipient of BP-related donations during the 2008 cycle was President Barack Obama himself, who collected $71,000.”<ref>Jake Tapper, Political Punch, [[ABC News]], 5 May 2010. [http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2010/05/white-house-idea-that-bp-given-special-exemption-because-of-campaign-cash-to-obama-silly-and-ridiculous.html?cid=6a00d8341c4df253ef0134807669a3970c]</ref>

==Environmental disaster ==

==Environmental disaster ==