Are You Boycotting BP Gas Stations Or Not?

[SallySmith]

There is only a few BP gas stations in the area. Are you passing them by when you need gas? I still don't buy gas at Exxon since the Valdez spill.

[redwitch]

I didn't buy from BP pre-spill and I doubt I will buy from them post-spill. They've never been a company I've liked -- their environmental record has always been dismal.

As to Exxon, it was a tragic accident and they cleaned it up as quickly as humanly possible. The fact the captain of the ship behaved badly shouldn't be entirely blamed on Exxon. Sorry, don't get that boycott at all.

[JUREK]

However it is NOT the fault the the BP gas station owners. I go out of my way to buy BP gas whenever I can. They are prevalent all over NW Indiana.
It is not in our favor to see BP go bankrupt. Then we the Americans will be left holding the bag. IMHO

[dillywho]

However it is NOT the fault the the BP gas station owners. I go out of my way to buy BP gas whenever I can. They are prevalent all over NW Indiana.
It is not in our favor to see BP go bankrupt. Then we the Americans will be left holding the bag. IMHO

The stations are franchises and boycotting will only have the effect of increasing unemployment and working hardships on franchisees when they go under because of this type action. There is lots of concern about Gulf Coast people losing their livlihoods.....what about the individual station owners? If BP ends up going bankrupt (which they probably will, anyway), the spill problem will not cure itself. Even after the well is no longer leaking, there is still lots to be done.

[Boomer]

The franchise owners. The fishermen. The homeowners. The oceanfront vacation spot and restaurant and shop owners. The banks that hold the mortgages on properties and businesses that bank on the ocean.....all those "creatures great and small"....so many things that have and can fall victim to this monster that grows arms and legs....

As I look at the big picture, I cannot even remotely consider boycotting.

Boomer

[otherbruddaDarrell]

I will continue to buy BP.
It is in everyones best interests to keep them strong.

[salpal]

I agree...the LAST thing we want is for BP to go out of business!!

[Pats2010]

I would like to boycott the go-gooders who forced them to drill in such precarious places.

[bkcunningham1]

:mornincoffee: Carmac the Magnificent devines, "Political Forum."
Opening the envelope, "Where is this headed?"

[Pats2010]

:mornincoffee: Carmac the Magnificent devines, "Political Forum."
Opening the envelope, "Where is this headed?"

Now that I think about it, you are probably right. Boycotting is kind of political, right?

[RichieLion]

I don't boycott BP. I do, however boycott CITGO as I try not to give a penny to Hugo Chavez.

[redwitch]

Pats, the "do-gooders" (and I'm very proud to be one of them) didn't want deep water offshore drilling -- we flat didn't want any offshore drilling. If they could lay pipelines and underground cables from Europe to the USA, they surely could have laid pipelines that could bring the oil to the shore rather than get it from the rigs. That was the original goal of most of us do-gooders. This tragic disaster was always foreseeable (think Santa Barbara in 1969) -- offshore rigs are MUCH cheaper than laying the underground/water pipelines, which could have been laid much closer to shore and, thus, much more easily repaired. Put the blame where it belongs -- on the greed of those who wanted the easiest and cheapest way out regardless of the ultimate cost.

[Larryandlinda]

There is only a few BP gas stations in the area. Are you passing them by when you need gas? I still don't buy gas at Exxon since the Valdez spill.

We're in agreement that there's no use punishing the station owners.
This was a huge accident, possibly/probably preventable, and like many big business, there were probably some politics and behind-the-scenes goings on that we'll never know - some fault with the regulators probable too.

BP=Bicycle Power
We're helping prevent further accidents.
Please think of the Bike People - in a way they can contribute to less drilling for Petroleum
and remember many are Brave Pedalers who deal with the Bad Passers
and other obstacles.
We're cyclists and though we pay the same taxes as others (probably more with a dozen cars and trucks, and several properties in TV and vicinity) we use a whole lot less of the Roadways, paths, and other resources and infrastructure built around petroleum powered mobility.

Look at all the extra space we allow the motorists - in parking lots, on the pathways, on the public roads.

Less noise, less pollution.....

Whether you're in your car, cart, or on foot, remember to show your appreciation with a smile, wave, or a nod.

Hundreds, maybe thousands like us came to TV for the great biking.

Serious cyclists are a very educated and affluent demographic. Just because they choose to produce a different and lighter footprint and get about the same way people have since they were toddlers on trikes, and have done so for over 130 years, doesn't mean they are just kids out playing.
They have good money - they buy big homes, they vote, they are very well educated, and they are concerned with health, the environment, and getting great value out of their lives and their dollars.

Tailwinds!

L and L

[Pats2010]

Pats, the "do-gooders" (and I'm very proud to be one of them) didn't want deep water offshore drilling -- we flat didn't want any offshore drilling. If they could lay pipelines and underground cables from Europe to the USA, they surely could have laid pipelines that could bring the oil to the shore rather than get it from the rigs. That was the original goal of most of us do-gooders. This tragic disaster was always foreseeable (think Santa Barbara in 1969) -- offshore rigs are MUCH cheaper than laying the underground/water pipelines, which could have been laid much closer to shore and, thus, much more easily repaired. Put the blame where it belongs -- on the greed of those who wanted the easiest and cheapest way out regardless of the ultimate cost.

If they let them drill on our own soil instead of over a mile deep in the ocean this would not have happened, therefore the "do-gooders" are responsible for this catastrophe.
Until they invent some other energy (nuclear comes to mind) we have to use petroleum products. We have over a hundred years of petro under USA soil. To do otherwise is pure folly.

[otherbruddaDarrell]

I don't boycott BP. I do, however boycott CITGO as I try not to give a penny to Hugo Chavez.

I agree with you 100%
At least BP has thousands of Americans working here in USA.

[Pats2010]

I agree with you 100%
At least BP has thousands of Americans working here in USA.

+1

[retiredguy]

I will continue to buy gas from BP. The only company I will not patronize is Hugo Chavez owned.
BP messed up big time, but the Obama regime has put every obstacle all along the way in order to keep this situation in the red. Just ask Bobby Jindal, Gov. of Louisiana. I have watched the situation closely. It's a disgrace what Obama is NOT doing to help.

We wouldn't have to do such dangerous deep water oil drilling if not the the environmentalist ideologues. They are throwing the baby out with the bath water on this issue and so many more. I am suspicious of their real motives.

[BobKat1]

No boycott here.

The bp stations/mini marts are franchised and it is virtually impossible to determine where they buy their gas as well as the source of the gas. They all use area wholesalers/suppliers and the gas is merely sold under the bp name.

[bkcunningham1]

When you are boycotting or riding your bikes on paved roadways, remember oil companies like BP don't just refine crude to make gasoline. When crude oil is refined, its various chemical parts are separated and some become gasoline, some lubricants, some asphalt, and others the raw materials for plastics and rubber and many more things. Petroleum is also the raw material for many chemical products, including pharmaceuticals, solvents, fertilizers, pesticides, and plastics.

Here are some examples of what can be obtained from petroleum (crude oil, natural gas, and/or viscous or solid forms):
Fuels - like gasoline, diesel, propane (many people use propane to heat their homes), heating oil
Heavy bottoms - like asphalt, bitumen, tar
Petrochemicals - used as a feedstock for many everyday products:
plastic gadgets, tools, bags, toys
candles
clothing (polyester, nylon)
hand lotions
petroleum jelly
perfume
dishwashing liquids
ink
bubble gums
car tires
ammonia
heart valves
and many more


Crude oil is refined and used to make all these products:


Ethane and other short-chain alkanes which are used as fuel
Diesel
Fuel oils
Petrol
Jet fuel
Kerosene
Liquid petroleum gas (LPG)
Natural gas
Alkenes (olefins) which can be manufactured into plastics or other compounds
Lubricants (produces light machine oils, motor oils, and greases, adding viscosity stabilizers as required).
Wax, used in the packaging of frozen foods, among others.
Sulfur or Sulfuric acid. These are a useful industrial materials. Sulfuric acid is usually prepared as the acid precursor oleum, a byproduct of sulfur removal from fuels.
Bulk tar.
Asphalt
Petroleum coke, used in speciality carbon products or as solid fuel.
Paraffin wax
Aromatic petrochemicals to be used as precursors in other chemical production.

[k2at]

I believe it would be far more effective to just hang the Ceo and all his cronies rather than boycott hard working Americans. BP's citation record is deplorable. 800 plus citations. I wonder how much of a raise the CEO of BP will get this fiscal year? It will probably be more money than I could possibly have thought of making in my lifetime.

[ceejay]

I've only bought gas from BP once and will never buy from them again. They had a teeny weeny sign not visible from the road stating that the advertised price does not apply if using a credit card and the credit price was not posted (which, I think, is against the law, at least it was in New Jersey). :rant-rave:
Go ahead...I'll probably get yelled at, but I sneer everytime I drive by a BP...I guess it's "guilt by association".:throwtomatoes:

[k2at]

Ceejay, I had the same thing happen to me in my homestate of New Jersey. Went to gas station and noticed the gas being pumped into my tank was about 8 cents higher than advertised. Ask the attendant and he pointed out to me that the lower price was for cash only. When he first pointed it out to me I did not see it because it was handwritten and so small u needed a magnifying glass to read it. By the way it was not BP That is the last time I ever use that gas station.

[erictarleton]

Pats, the "do-gooders" ..... Put the blame where it belongs -- on the greed of those who wanted the easiest and cheapest way out regardless of the ultimate cost.

That would be us then!

[Rag Bagger]

I put most of the blame on us, our government and it's regulatory arms.

In this and past administrations they lowered the bar allowing drilling with out the proper shut off valves etc. And we the people help drive that by demanding lower gas prices at the pump. Oil companies are going to deliver to us at the lowest possible cost. It's the american way but our government regulators appointed by elected officials are truely at fault. Now watch them blame everybody but themselves. We should be reaming our elected officials for allowing such a mess.

For those that think BP should be put out of business...tink twice your pension may tied to BP, and the thousands of US workers will be badly affected.

[Rob Stevens]

I buy almost all of my gas at BP. I get 5% back on my BP credit card and the price is always the same for cash or credit. Much like with the hiney (H1N1) flu we were told that this was an end of the world disaster. Not even close. Lots of bad to be sure but not the disaster some were hoping for so that they could ban all petroleum products. Besides the oil that BP pumps out of the ground is refined and sold by many different companies so who knows who owned the oil that made the gas that is going in your tank.

[BritParrothead]

I am a Brit, but I NEVER buy BP, because it is too expensive here in the UK.

Now, here are a couple of questions for you all,

1: who owns the highest % of BP? .....
2: And how many gas /oil drills are there in the Gulf of Mexico????




Answer to no 1: is EXXON. They own 60 %
Answer to no 2: over 3 & a half thousand oil rigs in the Gulf!!!!!

[bkcunningham1]

Are you sure about Exxon owning 60 percent of BP? I think it might be JP Morgan Chase that owns the largest percent of BP shares.


https://amadeus.bvdep.com/amadeus/top20/report_2.htm

[Joe&Barbara]

Not!

[dadspet]

Drove by a familiar gas station in Scranton PA the other day but something had changed! It used to be a BP station but they removed anything that associated it with BP. The price of the gas was lower then other stations by a fair amount but there was no one at the station.

I would agree that the worst thing that could happen is for BP to go out of business and not be able to pay their debt. But at the same time you must wonder if you support a company that created the worst natural disaster of all time at the expense of other companies. Is it like supporting the failing insurance companies (AIG) and large investment firms because they are too big to fail?

BTW I don't buy insurance from AIG and keep what little money I have hid in a mattress that the watch dog (Molly) sleeps on. But I do buy the cheapest gas I can find and am thankful that I have an electric golf cart so I don't have to buy any more gas from anyone!

[ejp52]

I boycott dumb threads.:1rotfl:

[Russ_Boston]

But I do buy the cheapest gas I can find and am thankful that I have an electric golf cart so I don't have to buy any more gas from anyone!

What % of electricity (for your cart) is produced by fossil fuel? I'm not sure.

[golf2140]

I purchase my fuel from Sam's Club 90% of the time. Not sure where it comes from.

[Shimpy]

I don't boycott BP. I do, however boycott CITGO as I try not to give a penny to Hugo Chavez.

I have followed this policy for quite a long time.

[JerryM]

No

[mermaid72]

I believe it would be far more effective to just hang the Ceo and all his cronies rather than boycott hard working Americans. BP's citation record is deplorable. 800 plus citations. I wonder how much of a raise the CEO of BP will get this fiscal year? It will probably be more money than I could possibly have thought of making in my lifetime.
Let's hope he makes enough to continue racing his yachts! LOL

[Sparky-30]

I would buy from bp over citgo, the communist gas station owned by chavez

[pauld315]

I try to only buy from Shell since I have a credit card from them that gives me 5% off gas purchases from them. I would not boycott BP at all. The owners of the stations are just hard working entrepreneurs who happen to sell BP products.