The stuff below was sent to me in a spam blast. As an IT guy spending a large portion of my companies dough to block spam, I absolutely refuse to send out any of these "send to 10 people messages" for any reason. PERIOD! However, I'm not beyond pouring a little gasoline on a match on a forum.
I have done absolutely no (zero, sip, zilch) research on the claims below. But I like the idea in a knee jerk sort of way.
As even as a good liberal concerned about the environment, (well maybe not so good) I'd be amenable to drilling the gulf and Alaska if I knew the oil wold stay here and be used for and by Americans. I'm still burned that the BP disaster was brought on by a foreign company for the benefit of foreign stock holders. It also galls me that the well they were drilling wasn't even going into production, but was simply going to join the 5,000 or so other caped well dotting the bottom of the gulf. And I still wonder how many of those may start spewing any day. I mean, we've see how reliable and honest these guys are about the safety of their opperations.
Anyway, what about the buy American plan below? Realistic?
WHERE TO BUY AMERICAN GASOLINE
You might want to pass this on.... Take a look at WALMART. WOW! They do it right.
WHERE TO BUY AMERICAN GASOLINE. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO KNOW. READ ON.
Gas rationing in the 70's worked even though we grumbled about it. It might even have been good for us!
Are you aware that the Saudis are boycotting American products? In addition, they are gouging us on oil prices.
Shouldn't we return the favor?
Can't we take control of our own destiny and let these giant oil importers know who REALLY generates their profits, their livings? How about leaving American Dollars in America and reduce the import/export deficit?
An appealing remedy might be to boycott their GAS. Every time you fill up your car you can avoid putting more money into the coffers of Saudi Arabia . Just purchase gas from companies that don't import their oil from the Saudis.
Nothing is more frustrating than the feeling that every time I fill up my tank, I'm sending my money to people who I get the impression want me, my family and my friends dead. The following gas companies import Middle Eastern 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
And CITGO oil is imported from Venezuela who’s Dictator Hugo Chavez hates America and openly avows our economic destruction! (We pay Chavez's regime nearly $10 Billion per year in oil revenues!)
The U.S. Currently imports 5,517,000 barrels of crude oil per day from OPEC. If you do the math at $100 per barrel, that's over $550 million PER DAY ($200 BILLION per year!) handed over to OPEC, many of whose members are our confirmed enemies!!!!! It won't stop here - oil prices could go to $200 a barrel or higher if we keep buying their product.
Here are some large companies that do not import Middle Eastern oil:
Sunoco.........................0 barrels
Conoco...........................0 barrels
Sinclair.........................0 barrels
BP/Phillips....................0 barrels
Hess.............................0 barrels
ARC0..............................0 barrels
Maverick.......................0 barrels
Flying J.........................0 barrels
Valero............................0 barrels
Murphy Oil USA *.............0 barrels
*Sold at Wal-Mart <" href="
http://www.walmart.com/%3E" target=_blank rel=nofollow>, gas is from South Arkansas and fully USA owned and produced.
*Not only that but they give scholarships to all children in their town who finish high school and are legal US citizens.
All of this information is available from the U.S. Department of Energy and each company is required to state where they get their oil and how much they are importing.