The Nature Conservancy Is Business Partners With BP

[Me.]

“In the days after the immensity of the spill in the Gulf of Mexico became clear, some Nature Conservancy supporters took to the organization's web site to vent their anger.

"The first thing I did was sell my shares in BP, not wanting anything to do with a company that is so careless," wrote one. Another added: "I would like to force all the BP executives, the secretaries and the shareholders out to the shore to mop up oil and wash the birds." Reagan De Leon of Hawaii called for a boycott of "everything BP has their hands in."

What De Leon didn't know was that the Nature Conservancy lists BP as one of its business partners. The organization also has given BP a seat on its International Leadership Council and has accepted nearly $10 million in cash and land contributions from BP and affiliated corporations over the years.”…cont…

"The Conservancy, already scrambling to shield oyster beds in the region from the spill, now faces a different problem: a potential backlash as its supporters learn that the giant oil company and the world's largest environmental organization long ago forged a relationship that has lent BP an Earth-friendly image and helped the Conservancy pursue causes it holds dear.”…cont…

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/23/AR2010052302164.html?hpid=topnews

[Teaser]

1. The Nature Conservancy is nothing but a bunch of HITLERS.

They have ovens they use to kill Gypsies.

[Me.]

2. Not Even Close To Being Funny

[sarge43]

3. Not even in the same galaxy. n/t

[Me.]

4. ...

[Swamp Rat]

5. k&r

[Cetacea]

6. PBS has been getting money from oil for decades.

Until I know more I'll consider this a WAPO hit piece coming at a very questionable time.
Thanks for posting it though!