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Fossil Fuel Companies Are No Friend to Democracy BP and other companies have expressed outrage over the Capitol riot, but they have a history of supporting authoritarians in other countries. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Members of the National Guard and the Washington, D.C., police keep a small group of demonstrators away from the U.S. Capitol after a larger group stormed the building. In the past week, a number of oil and gas companies have issued statements of concern about the January 6 attack on the Capitol. BP, ConocoPhillips, Marathon Petroleum Corporation, and the Independent Petroleum Association of America a trade association even announced in recent days that they would suspend political donations for the short term, rather than continuing to fund the politicians and institutions that incited the raid. “The violence in Washington, D.C. tarnishes a two-century tradition of respect for the rule of law,” tweeted Chevron’s account last week. 

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