Forum Post: Be there Exxon/Mobil Protest
Posted 12 years ago on Oct. 9, 2011, 8:59 a.m. EST by GlobalCrier
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This is a brief outline in a peaceful protest against Exxon the worlds biggest oil company that is resisting in become an environmental friendly energy company. Both Shell and British Petroleum have invested much more in the research and development of alternative renewable energy sources. Exxon leading the oil lobby in the United States has been a major road block in the research and development of alternative energy sources. The only things the big company’s executives understand is profit and loss on the bottom line of their financial statement and their retirement package.
A message has to be sent to the big oil companies that alternative renewable energy sources need to be developed and implemented. New cleaner and greener sources of renewable energy need to be developed that can not be monopolized as with the profits of oil. By focusing on Exxon a message can be sent to the worlds big oil companies to think long-term environmentally.
In many states there is a deposit on soda and beer cans and bottles. By law a business establishment that sells the returnable bottles and cans must accept the returns and refund the deposit to the customers. The store must sell the exact size and style of bottle or can that is being returned for a refund. If the American people in large numbers could return their returnable bottles and cans to the Exxon convenience store a message could be sent.
As part of the Green Energy Exxon Protest the customers should pay for as much of their gasoline with nickels, dimes, and quarters. If these two actions were taken on by thousands of American customers a clear message would be sent to the big oil companies. Local environmental groups could organize Green Energy Exxon Protest Days. With people willing to stand in line to return their bottles and cans and pay for their gasoline in change a bottle neck will be created cutting into the profits of the oil companies. A platform of time standing in line will be created for the protester to chat among themselves and the other customers that may not be aware of the environmental and energy problems that are on our horizon.
Hi Global, Thank you for post. Best Regards
China uses more coal than the United States, the European Union and Japan combined. They are on track that by 2030, they will emit as much CO2 by themselves as the world emits combined today.
Go protest that first. Seems to be a much greater problem.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:CO2_per_capita_per_country.png
The developed nations outsourced dirty industries to countries like China that didn't have an EPA and regulations already in place to protect the citizens and environment. The ethical thing to do is bring the dirty industries back to their country of origin and develop the technology to control/eliminate the pollutants.
The true facts are;The United States population today is about 5% of the world’s population and is consuming approximately 25% of the world’s oil. Some estimates put the the United States total consumption of the world’s oil from the very beginning as high as 70%. Making the United States and other oil exporting nations very rich (the haves) and other nations very poor nations/people (the have nots) because they cannot access/afford the cost of oil. While the United States establishment trades military hardware and military force for favorable oil deals that creates too many wars.
I am more interested in corporations like GE that paid no tax and took more then 4bil in tax payer money as a tax credit. Hate the oil industry and say they are not paying enough but at least exxon/mobile paid billions in taxes.
Agreed GE corporate tax is an important issue but you cannot look/deal with one issue and solve the problems we face as a nation/world. David
Pay for fuel with change. Wow, such a powerful statement. Thankfully some corporate developed a machine that can count and organize change, sold it to the evil banks, so the money is the same. I thought you people were educated.
Time equals money; How many quarters equals $60. In the time it would take for most people to figure that out I could have given you three twenty dollar bills. The time it would take for anyone to count out $60 in quarters would take a lot longer.
Oh good point. So you are actually going to go to the bank, get money changed into quarters just to buy fuel? Sounds like you are just wasting your time. But, wait a minute, I sometimes have to pay a fee to the bank to for quick service on getting change for some of my gas stations. This is a good idea.... keep up the good work...
Another solutions is to stop purchasing gas from them period. I deliberatly do not patronize Exxon ( after Exon Valdez disaster) and more recently BP after the blast in the Gulf. Stop giving them our dollars now!
I do not buy my gas at Exxon/Mobil because the way we are going they be the only place to get it. Can you image one, two or three choices of oil companies to buy your gas. How high would the price go? We are almost there. David http://globalcrier.blogspot.com/
But Wall Street doesn't want alternative fuels to ever happen because just about everyone's stock porfolio has oil investments. It would just create another scenerio much like what happened with the mortgage crash...another wave they've been riding out finally crashes.
That is why the protest has to grow from Occupy Wall Street to Main Street
This idea is a snoozer - you want to screw the poor folks that run gas stations?! Conserve - stop using gas - if anyone can do it we can - the Amish can, then we can too! (and short XOM along the way - you'll make a fortune....that's how the game works).
Peace
Let there be more love World leaders that are doves
A world with fewer guns More mothers with their sons
Instead of fighting war We help the poor
With all of our might We are not always right
People have to care To make things fair
Let there be more flowers With all of our powers
Let there be peace In the Middle East
David
And peace be with you too, my idealist friend - but what are you actually doing? Get out of your head in get into your bank and CLOSE YOUR ACCOUNT!
I moved a lot of my money to the Royal Bank of Canada and (SKF).
They pay a hell of a dividend.
Not much less than most of the USA banks but it is a lot safer. I got in when the the Canadian dollar was 78 cent to the American dollar. That been a good return so far.
I love a good success story!
MJT What are your thoughts on this as a settlement for peacePalestinian-Israeli Three Third Settlement Peace Plan. This is a synopsis of the Palestinian-Israeli Three Third Settlement Peace Plan. The following will be dealing with the disputed land that is being illegally occupied by the State of Israel. With 80% of the Jewish Israeli’s settlers on 20% of the occupied land. One third of the occupied land running adjacent to the 1967 Armistice Line will become part of the State of Israel with some conditions placed upon it. The second one third will be part of the new State of Palestine with some conditions placed on it. The last one third will be the new State of Jerusalem with many conditions placed on it.
Today the State of Israel controls 93% of the land in Israel proper. That is lease to Jewish people only through 49 and 98 year leases. The Jewish one third of land will have a different set of by-laws allowing of a more in mix population 1/3 Palestinian and 2/3 Jewish. The same will hold true on the Palestinian one third with 1/3 Jewish and 2/3 Palestinian. With the people on either side being able to apply for dual citizenship. Only by creating the conditions for a mix of Palestinian and Jewish population along the border of the two states will the condition for a long term peace be created.
The most contentious part to both sides and the international community is the Old City of Jerusalem. The Old City of Jerusalem has an international religious significance like no other city in the world where three of the world’s major religions come together. For this reason the State of Jerusalem must be created with a whole new range of by laws creating equal access and security for all. The State of Jerusalem will be run by a council 1/3 Palestinian, 1/3 Israeli and 1/3 from the international community. The Israelis will head up and run the State of Jerusalem security forces that will be made up of 1/3 Israelis, 1/3 Palestinians and 1/3 from the international community. The Jewish settlements that fall into the State of Jerusalem will again be divided 1/3 Jewish, 1/3 Palestinian and 1/3 for the international community. The international community could be people from the universities, churches, the Vatican, the United Nations, European Union, international civic organizations, Arab League, Mosques and Temples from around the world.
It will take great sacrifices by the people on both side with a properly balance social engineering plan implemented for peace to workout. There will always be a small minority on both sides will try to derail any plans for peace because they will not be satisfied until the other side is wiped out. They must be sidelined for the greater good of the majority of people on both sides.
I'm out of my league on this one. I'm in the investment business.
I am sorry to hear that, for peace and justices should be in the heart and mind of all of us. Since 9/11 I have moved a lot more of my time and energy to this cause. David