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Show 291 "Restoring the environment: bp has been working with state and federal agencies to assess and restore natural resources injured as a result of the Deepwater Horizon accident" (bp, 2015, para. 1). The image proves that the Gulf is safe, and that bp is a responsible corporate subject that still cares about the environment. The images on bp's website argue that the Gulf is once again healthy, and the "Grand Isle" picture in particular, proves that bp is alongside a restored Gulf and these corporate-environmental relations are in harmony. Other pictures show shrimp boats in blue waters with healthy vegetation and wildlife and clean-up crews working side-by-side with bright green vests and hardhats. There are pictures of birds, particularly pelicans, that are alive and well. They are flying across cascades of water breaking from the tide, they are floating in the water alongside boats, they are standing in the water in large groups, and they are flying from healthy wetlands into the sky above clean waters. These birds are in action, performing their vitality, and they are evidence that the water is clean enough for them to live healthy lives, just as they did before the spill. They are peaceful and normal, soft and appealing. There is a wealth of information on bp's website, and bp associates its logo with scientific claims that contend the Gulf is recovering and bp remains committed to the American economy. bp is articulated as a knowledgeable and transparent environmental advocate that wants publics and stakeholders to rely on its corporate webpage to learn more about how bp is restoring every aspect of the Gulf of Mexico. The images argue bp is a caring epistemic authority on the topic of recovery as it nicely blends smiling employees in hardhats with the pristine beauty of healthy wildlife and vegetation. In numerous commercials, bp develops this argument with more visual evidence that the |
