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How a YouTube video stopped BP torching turtles

<p>When BP conducts a controlled burn in the Gulf of Mexico, two shrimp boats drag a boom across the water&rsquo;s surface, collecting floating oil until it&rsquo;s thick enough to set afire. The boom also captures everything else on the surface, including oiled sea turtles, and until yesterday, BP was blithely setting them afire as well.</p>

Five Ways to Boycott BP Without Helping Exxon

<p>If you can&rsquo;t give up driving, there are other ways to withhold dollars from BP without giving them to other oil companies. You&rsquo;ve heard some of these before, but others might surprise you. Maybe you already practice some, but this might be the time to add one. Do it for BP. Call it your BP boycott.... http://sn.im/boycottbp</p>