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Jul 30, 2010 11:48 pm US/Pacific

Activists Protest BP, Gulf Oil Spill In Berkeley

 Environment & The Green Beat

BERKELEY (CBS 5 / AP) ― A small band of protesters have gathered in downtown Berkeley to protest the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and BP's research partnership with the University of California.

Organizers say Friday's demonstration is one of 100 protests nationwide to mark the 100th day since the Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig exploded, killing 11 workers and setting off the massive spill.

The demonstrators are also protesting UC Berkeley's relationship with BP, which began in 2007 when the oil giant pledged $500 million to create the Energy Bioscience Institute on the Berkeley campus.

Demonstrators rallied outside the construction site where the university is building a facility to house the research institute, which is developing biofuels and other forms of alternative energy.

(© 2010 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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