Re: [EUROPE] BOYCOTT U.S. OIL]

Okay, I hate the big U.S. oil companies also. But does anyone really think
that BP is kinder to the environment? Besides, there are factions within the
U.S. oil industry. They are all nasty, but they do have different policy
opinions...


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Subject: [Fwd: [EUROPE] BOYCOTT U.S. OIL]


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> APOLOGIES FOR CROSS-POSTING:  I'M SENDING THIS TO A NUMBER OF MAILING
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> The world today stands on the brink of climate catastrophe.  President
> Bush's decision to pull out of the Kyoto climate treaty could mean its
> collapse.
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> The world's climate scientists have been calling for reductions of 60%
> to 80% in emissions of carbon dioxide, yet Bush will not even ratify the
> Kyoto Protocol which calls for a mere 5.2% cut in greenhouse gas
> emissions from industrialised countries.
>
> Extreme weather events such as floods, droughts and storms, which have
> already killed millions of people and caused $billions of damage, will
> become much more frequent.
>
> Most Americans believe climate change is a serious threat, but their
> leader prefers to swallow the lies of the fossil fuel lobby.  Obviously,
> the American oil giants are one of the driving forces behind this
> spectacular reversal of US environmental policies by George Bush, who
> himself used to work for the Texan oil industry.  The US oil companies
> are pushing for a U-turn in environmental policies by opposing any
> reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. It is no co-incidence that they
> are at the same time pushing for new drilling licenses in
> environmentally protected areas in Alaska.
>
> The Green/EFA group in the European Parliament have now issued a call
> for a boycott of the US oil multinationals.  Europe must stand up to
> irresponsible US policies by rejecting these at the petrol pump.  A
> polite request, such as that by the EU summit in Stockholm, obviously
> will not change Bush's mind.  Unless the US rethinks its position,
> direct boycott is the only language they will understand.
>
> (In calling for this boycott, we would like to stress we have no quarrel
> with the American people, most of whom support action to tackle climate
> change.)
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> IF BUSH WILL ONLY LISTEN TO BIG BUSINESS THEN WE MUST MAKE BIG BUSINESS
> LISTEN TO US
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