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Fury at BP Turns Into Protests and Vandalism

Published: Friday, 4 Jun 2010 | 6:10 AM ET Text Size

By: Joseph Pisani

CNBC News Associate

Anger over the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico is spilling into streets as protests are
organized at BP’s [BP 37.353 0.193 (+0.52%)] offices and gas stations around the
country.

A multi-group protest made up of

environmental groups is planned for Friday in
Washington D.C., for example, while a week of
demonstrations in several cities was kicked off
yesterday by a new campaign, Seize BP.

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Besides the organized demonstrations, anti-BP
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Paint splatter on a BP gas station sign in in New York City, some one or several people
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have splattered what looks like brown paint on
the logo of three different BP gas stations.
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Anger has also turned to to do?
rage. Aside from the Crisis in the Gulf
A massive oil spill, sparked by the
protests, at least three BP
explosion of a well operated by BP,
gas stations in New York has the potential to have far-reaching
City were vandalized with what appears to be black or brown paint on their signs. implications.

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