Gaia: BULLETIN BOARD - BOYCOTTS

Re: EXXON/MOBIL

http://karuna.gaia.com — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 07:18:01 GMT

power to the people

Please read Christiana's blog about boycotting oil giant exxonmobil.

This is worth a few minutes of time:

Read the call to boycott
Copy and forward it ... circulate it
Put this link on your blog
Read this article reminding us of the power of boycotting

The oil companies and the power elite are very good at protecting their special interests, but we know that there is potential power in numbers.

The only way this could possibly have any impact would be if it were a massive boycott, which means we would all have to be willing to really spread the word, and take action in very large numbers.

This is obviously not a magic bullet and we know this boycott doesn't even begin to address the larger issues. We all know that we clearly need to be moving away from dependence on oil, across the board. But it is feasible that such a boycott, if implemented in huge enough numbers, (and it would take a lot of us) could actually make an impact.

So, walk, ride your bike, start moving away from depending on your car and gasoline. Get a hybrid car, or one that runs on biodiesel or ethanol.

Meanwhile, even if you are completely cynical as to the power of this action to even remotely affect change and influence market prices, even if you find the suggestion of this boycott naive and simplistic, whenever you do put gas in your tank, make sure it's not
from exxon or mobil.

Not that hard to do.

And it can't hurt.

I'm following the comments on Christiana's blog. Someone has said, for example, that the profits from the sale of Citgo gasoline go directly to the people of Venezuela. Let's look into this stuff, and continue to work toward being highly-informed consumers and highly-empowered citizens.

***Related articles on Commondreams, progressive newswire.

***More here, at The Nation.

End whale hunting in Japan! Sign petition here!

http://maryrives.gaia.com — Sun, 30 Apr 2006 02:52:35 GMT

A full-scale industrial whaling operation is happening in Japan, the last of which drove whales near extinction.

Sign the petition urging the U.S. to take a stand against Japanese whaling now.

Whales are being hunted in Japan.

But what about the global ban on whaling – you ask? Well, Japan has continued to slaughter whales through a loophole in the global agreement that permits killing in name of “scientific research.” And while legitimate scientists agree that there's no need to kill whales in order to study them, it appears the killing of whales for “science” in Japan is really a commercial hunt in disguise.
Take action!

Japanese whalers have been selling meat from their “research” to supermarkets, gourmet restaurants, even fast-food chains and school cafeterias where whale burgers have become the latest trend.

What's worse, the manner in which these magnificent creatures are murdered is truly horrific; often they are harpooned with explosive tips and then dragged arduously onto whale ships. And now Japan is increasing the slaughter: doubling the number of whales to be killed in an international marine mammal sanctuary.
Sign the petition now to end whaling in Japan.

Unless they are stopped now, Japan will launch a return to full-scale industrial whaling; the last of which once drove whales to the brink of extinction. Only the tremendous resources and clout of the United States has a chance to stop Japan from destroying the world's whales.

Please take a moment to protect these amazing beings of the deep.
Sign the petition asking President Bush to oppose Japan's bid for permanent membership to the United Nations Security Council until they comply with international laws protecting whales.

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Re: EXXON/MOBIL: TELL THEM YOU WILL BOYCOTT!

http://karuna.gaia.com — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 13:20:19 GMT

Tell Oil Companies You Will Boycott !

True Majority has organized a pledge to boycott any oil company that drills in the Arctic Refuge. Take the Pledge and Tell the Oil Companies.

If drilling is passed by the full Congress, the success of this boycott will be critical.

We must persevere. Once there is oil development on the coastal plain of the Arctic Refuge, turning a pristine wilderness into an industrial park, there will be no turning back.

Please make a promise to yourself now to stay involved over the next several weeks and to get at least three other people to take action with you.

Re: EXXON/MOBIL: pushing to drill in Arctic Refuge

http://karuna.gaia.com — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 12:40:28 GMT

Don't let this happen!

Boycott Companies Who Would Drill in Arctic Refuge

Join Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) as she threatens a nationwide boycott of any company that drills in Arctic Refuge. More...

ExxonMobil may be the worst. Help to ExposeExxon.

Re: EXXON/MOBIL: corporate mark-ups + profiteering

http://karuna.gaia.com — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 11:29:31 GMT

Please read this one page report of the results from independent study of rising gasoline prices

NEWS RELEASE
April 18, 2006

New Gasoline Study Shows Profits, Not Crude Oil Prices Or Ethanol, Are Driving Pump Price Spike

Santa Monica, CA -- The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights released a new study today of rising gasoline prices in California that found corporate markups and profiteering are responsible for spring price spikes, not rising crude costs or the national switchover to higher-cost ethanol, as the oil industry claims.

Click here to download and read the study.

"This study should be a wake-up call for California voters who will vote in November on a ballot initiative to tax windfall profits by oil companies so the state can develop alternatives to the petroleum economy."

EXXON/MOBIL

http://karuna.gaia.com — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 10:40:56 GMT

There is a call to boycott ExxonMobil, originated by Christiana, on her blog.
I pass it on here.

It's a quick read, and an easy action to take.