Posted 2008-03-17 9:50 AM (#79726) Subject: Another fuel topic...buy American
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Posts: 474 Location: White Mills, Ky.
The Saudis are boycotting American goods. We should return the favor. An interesting thought is to boycott their gas.
It really chaps my cheeks to think that every time I fill my tank, I am putting my hard earned dollars into the coffers of countries who openly hate Americans.
The following companies import Middle Eastern oil:
And Citgo oil comes from South America. Another country with a dictator who hates us.
Do the math:
At $30/barrel, these imports amount to over $18 BILLION!
And oil is currently over $100/barrel.
Here are some companies that DO NOT import Middle Eastern oil;
Sunoco
Conoco
Sinclair
BP/Philips
Hess
Arco
And for you truckers:
Pilot
Flying J
Love's
Race Trac
Valero
You can go to Sunoco.com and get a list of station locations near you. 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.
Posted 2008-03-17 10:35 AM (#79728 - in reply to #79726) Subject: RE: Another fuel topic...buy American
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Posts: 219 Location: Mt. Clemens, MI 48043
Dwight thanks for the knowledge. I will be printing this out and keeping this on my refrigerator for the family to see. I will also be checking out the web site to see what gas stations are close to us. It will be hard to switch the family when the prices go at Speedway and the other stations, but I will try.
Posted 2008-03-17 10:39 PM (#79768 - in reply to #79726) Subject: RE: Another fuel topic...buy American
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Posts: 3853 Location: Vermont
Shell Oil Company is the United States-based affiliate of Royal Dutch Shell, a multinational oil company ("oil major") of Anglo-Dutch origins, which is amongst the largest oil companies in the world.
Posted 2008-03-17 10:48 PM (#79769 - in reply to #79726) Subject: RE: Another fuel topic...buy American
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Posts: 3853 Location: Vermont
ConocoPhillips...doesn't have anything to brag about...It is becoming a major environmental nightmare...
On April 11, 2007, ConocoPhillips became the first U.S. oil company to join the U.S. Climate Action Partnership, an alliance of big business and environmental groups that in January sent a letter to President George W. Bush stating that mandatory emissions caps are needed to reduce the flow of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases into the atmosphere. ConocoPhillips has said it will spend $150 million this year on the research and development of new energy sources and technologies— a 50 percent increase in spending from 2006.
A recent University of Massachusetts study has ranked ConocoPhillips third among U.S. corporate producers of air pollution. According to the researchers, ConocoPhillips facilities release more than eight million pounds of toxic chemicals annually into the air.
The company has also been implicated in some of the United States' worst toxic waste dumps; the Center for Public Integrity has announced that United States Environmental Protection Agency documents link ConocoPhillips to 52 Superfund sites.
In 2003, ConocoPhillips was named as a defendant in a lawsuit brought by a Georgian environmental group called Green Alternative. The suit claimed that a number of foreign oil companies colluded with the Georgian government to induce authorities to approve a $3 billion pipeline without properly evaluating environmental impact.
In 2007, a number of environmental groups including the Sierra Club and the Prairie Rivers Network announced their support for ConocoPhillips' plan to expand its Wood River oil refinery. A spokesperson for the group said that, despite ConocoPhillips' history of environmental policy violations, she was optimistic that the corporation would comply with pollution laws as it expanded the refinery.
Posted 2008-03-18 9:22 AM (#79786 - in reply to #79726) Subject: RE: Another fuel topic...buy American
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Posts: 294 Location: Fort Worth, Tx
A better solution...drive less..use a more fuel efficient vehicle when you don't need the truck...take public transport...combine errands. There was an article in the Fort Worth Star Telegram on Sunday by a woman who has committed to not drive anywhere one day a week. Difficult to do but it saves her money and puts less fuel emmisions into the air. I have actually seen a few people that have started riding their horse places instead of driving!
Posted 2008-03-19 5:13 PM (#79922 - in reply to #79726) Subject: RE: Another fuel topic...buy American
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Posts: 235 Location: Bucksport, Maine
Yep, hubby and I work in two different towns but we commute together in his little 4-banger Celica as many days out of the week as possible. We keep my truck at his office just in case he needs to use it to get around town during his work day. It's a pain in the arse sometimes but it keeps me from shooting myself in the head when I gas up the truck...........
Posted 2008-03-19 6:41 PM (#79926 - in reply to #79726) Subject: RE: Another fuel topic...buy American
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Posts: 294 Location: Fort Worth, Tx
Terri-if you are in a horse intesive area, maybe you could talk to your city/town council or mayor about creating an area horses could graze while you shopped...maybe hitching posts outside the stores! Lol, but wouldn't it be nice?
Posted 2008-03-19 7:09 PM (#79928 - in reply to #79926) Subject: RE: Another fuel topic...buy American
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Posts: 2828 Location: Southern New Mexico
The town we used to live in in Tx had a grassy area where people would leave their horses. They would just tie them to a tree and check their mail or go to the towns only grocery store.
Posted 2008-03-21 4:03 PM (#80072 - in reply to #79726) Subject: RE: Another fuel topic...buy American
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Posts: 6
Location: S.F. Bay Area, CA
Hubby manages our VERY urban stable, not more than 20 minutes out of San Francisco, in the east bay. We are NOT a full board barn, and pretty darned shabby looking compared to the hunter/jumper places up in the hills. Over half of our stalls are rented by Mexicans/South Americans. They are SOOO funny....but they DO ride regularly into "town." Now, it is mostly little Mexico right around there, but hey, no dirt roads for sure, LOL!!! Don't really know if there even ARE ordinances against this (probably are), but apparently "they" don't care. I wouldn't ride my horse into town though, LOL!!!
Yeah, the oil companies got us by the you-know-whats!!!
Another fuel topic...buy American
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