BP says profits from spill will benefit wildlife?!!!

by Genderman Wednesday, Jun. 09, 2010 at 8:15 PM

No more hypocrisy, please

A joke, right?

BP has a message for the oil-soaked wildlife off the Gulf Coast: we're just here to protect you!

That's right, the British oil giant - which has scrambled since April to stop the flow of millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico - announced Tuesday that it has created a new wildlife fund to benefit from any proceeds BP makes on the sale of captured oil from the spill.

"We've already launched the largest environmental response in history, and BP is committed to protecting the ecosystems and wildlife on the Gulf Coast," said Chief Executive Tony Hayward.

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