>Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 16:48:24 -0500
Seems like a good idea to me!!
Jim Wolf
>I mostly try to keep this list entertaining and apolitical (unless it's
>funny... or rude), but this makes too much sense to deprive you of the
>logic. 250M car-loving Americans is a lot of free-market spending
>clout. In my humble opinion, we could use that to our substantial
>advantage and do what we do daily to any merchant who provides a product we
>don't believe in or which has grown too unreasonably expensive - vote with
>our dollars:
>
>**********
>GASOLINE SOLUTION
>
>As most of you know, many people throughout the world believe the
>US wants a war with Iraq so we can control the oil reserves in the
>Middle East. This is the area where America gets most of its oil
>anyway.....but we do have an ECONOMIC choice.
>
>We CAN buy gasoline that's not from Middle East.
>
>The Saudis are boycotting American goods. Perhaps we should return
>the favor. An interesting thought is 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 major oil companies import Middle Eastern oil (stats
>are for the period 9/1/00 8/31/01):
>
>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 today's rate of $36.34/barrel, these imports amount
>to almost $24 BILLION/year they're making off "the infidels."
>
>Now, here are some large companies that do not import Middle Eastern oil:
>
>Citgo....................0 barrels
>
>Sunoco............. ..0 barrels
>
>Conoco............. ..0 barrels
>
>Sinclair................ 0 barrels
>
>BP/Phillips.......... 0 barrels
>
>Hess....................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, and they report on a monthly basis.
>Keep this list in your car;
>share it with friends,
>and use it (or don't) as you see fit.
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