Boycott...Target?

[Alex]

Originally Posted by Disneyphile

For example, I've been personally boycotting BP since the spill because I think of "pumping the blood of dying sea animals into my gas tank" and it doesn't make me feel good. Does it make any impact, really? No. But, it makes me feel better.

This is irrelevant to the point of your post but I figured I'd point it out in case you care and don't know.

BP branded stations don't necessarily sell BP gas and non-BP stations may very well be selling BP gas (ARCO stations generally, but not always, are selling BP gasoline; Costco gas is frequently BP).

[Disneyphile]

Originally Posted by Alex

BP branded stations don't necessarily sell BP gas and non-BP stations may very well be selling BP gas (ARCO stations generally, but not always, are selling BP gasoline; Costco gas is frequently BP).

Yeah, I've been avoiding Arco. But, then again, Arco has usually been last on my list of gas choices anyway, because I don't like their stations.

I am starting to relax more on the issue though, since the well's finally been capped. But, I do hope I see drastic changes to BP's maintenance and emergency practices in the future. Companies screw up, because they're run by human beings which do make mistakes. It's when those mistakes are repeated that I really start to form opinions.

Like you pointed out the list of numerous companies who have supported "bad" candidates - we seriously need to sustain ourselves if we want to truly uphold our own beliefs and morals.

All along, the Amish have had it figured out.