As a lifelong resident of the Gulf, I've already expressed my outrage and dismay at learning that BP -- yes, that BP, British Petroleum, spiller of roughly 5 million barrels of oil into one of the world's natural treasures -- has been named a "sustainability partner" of the 2012 Olympics in London, which finally kicked off this weekend. That selection made a mockery of the United Kingdom's boast that this 30th incarnation of the Summer Games would be the "greenest" Olympics ever. With its commitment to promoting global warming in its worldwide quest for every drop of very non-renewable fossil fuels and its wanton disregard for the safety of both its workers and the environment, the only thing that BP works to sustain is its bogus image as a good corporate citizen. Indeed, since the horrors of the Deepwater Horizon spill were unleashed on the Gulf in April 2010, BP's "response" has worked in two directions: Cover up its lethal errors such as its disregard for safety warnings and its lack of a response plan, and divert attention with slick TV ads and other PR gimmicks. As regular readers know, the safety of seafood harvested from the Gulf remains very much ...
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