Thursday, March 24, 2005
Who would you like to buy your gasoline from?
The Saudis are boycotting American goods.
We should return the favor.An interesting thought it to boycott their GAS. Every time you fill up the car, you can avoid putting more money into the coffers of Saudi Arabia. Just buy from gas companies that don't import their oil from the Saudis.
Nothing is more frustrating than the feeling that every time I fill-up the tank, I am sending my money to people who are trying to kill me, my family, and my friends.
I thought it might be interesting for you to know which oil companies are the best to buy gas from and which major companies import Middle Eastern oil :
Arab oil:
If you do the math at $30/barrel, these imports amount to over $18 BILLION!
Here are some large companies that do not import Middle Eastern oil:
Other oil:
All of this information is available from the Department of Energy and each is required to state where they get their oil and how much they are importing.
But to have an impact, we need to reach literally millions of gas buyers. It's really simple to do.
We should return the favor.An interesting thought it to boycott their GAS. Every time you fill up the car, you can avoid putting more money into the coffers of Saudi Arabia. Just buy from gas companies that don't import their oil from the Saudis.
Nothing is more frustrating than the feeling that every time I fill-up the tank, I am sending my money to people who are trying to kill me, my family, and my friends.
I thought it might be interesting for you to know which oil companies are the best to buy gas from and which major companies import Middle Eastern oil :
Arab oil:
| Shell | 205,742,000 barrels |
| Chevron/Texaco | 144,332,000 barrels |
| Exxon/Mobil | 130,082,000 barrels |
| Marathon/Speedway | 117,740,000 barrels |
| Amoco | 62,231,000 barrels |
If you do the math at $30/barrel, these imports amount to over $18 BILLION!
Here are some large companies that do not import Middle Eastern oil:
Other oil:
| Citgo | 0 barrels |
| Sunoco | 0 barrels |
| Conoco | 0 barrels |
| Sinclair | 0 barrels |
| BP/Phillips | 0 barrels |
| Hess | 0 barrels |
| ARC0 | 0 barrels |
All of this information is available from the Department of Energy and each is required to state where they get their oil and how much they are importing.
But to have an impact, we need to reach literally millions of gas buyers. It's really simple to do.
# posted by HST Overdrive @ 11:57 AM 
