Offshore Oil Drilling and the Oil Rig Disaster in the Gulf

[Bostech]

No,I am saying those stations have "something" to do with BP.

[buckethead]

Can you explain what that is?

[Dog Walker]

If Bos can't I will. 

They buy their gasoline from BP; that's the connection.  If we boycott those stations we will hurt the immigrant owners, Bosnians, Pakistanis, and Indians who own so many of them more than we will hurt BP, but it's really frustrating not to be able to DO SOMETHING to express our anger with BP.

I haven't knowingly bought anything from a Chevron station since the Exxon Valdez.  Makes me feel better but doesn't seem to have diminished the number of Chevron stations around.

If BP will sell gasoline to the stations at five cents a gallon less than it has been, then it won't matter anyway.

[Bostech]

There is a reason that station is calle BP.If it is not directly owned it is licensed from BP,who ever runs station pays royalties to BP,just like any other business.
BP is making money of that station,they are more likely making more money then owner.
Sure,owner might not be at fault but I am not gonna visit station just beacause of him and still give money to BP to support their irresponsible business model destroying world from Iran to Gulf coast.

Fox news is playing "guilt game" using owner as bait to lure Americans into BP station or  blaming Americans for driving cars for creating oil disaster.
Fox news is EVIL,they will do ANYTHING to defend corporations,bad politicans,rich people taking advantage of people.

Like I said before,If Nazis had Fox news,they will be still rulling world.

[Timkin]

In fact, BP may never cap the well in the Gulf if we stop buying their gasoline. I have noticed their prices ( in some locations) are just a bit less than others .

Who owns Fox news ?

[buckethead]

I dont get this argument that it doesnt hurt BP to boycott their stations.

The BPs obviously purchase their gas from the company.  Most gas stations only make a couple of cents per gallon from the gas anyways, the bulk of it goes to taxes and the fuel company.

That said, Because BP is actually a multi national, I dont think a boycott in the US at the gas pump will really hurt them.

I think the point is you kill the peasants (independent owners) while sticking a needle into the foot of the evil giant (BP).

[Dog Walker]

Fox news is owned by Rupert Murdoch who also owns the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, the Sun, a British tabloid, the Star, an American tabloid and a bunch of other newspapers and TV networks around the world.  His BSkyB controls almost all cable and satellite TV in Britain.  Not since William Randolph Hearst has one man controlled so many of the avenues by which we get our information.

The bias and filtering of our news is so evident on Fox and his other outlets that it is amazing that anyone would take them seriously anymore.  Might as well get your news about Iran, Iraq and the Middle East from the Al Jazerra Arabic channels.

The editorial shift in the Wall Street Journal became so pronounced after he bought it that I canceled my subscription of over twenty years.

Heavens, the sky is falling!  Bos and I agree about something!

[hillary supporter]

So,I think its obvious by now that oil companies run government and entire country.
Nothing bad will happen to BP at the end.
Obama with government made up deal with BP to create 20 billion dollar fund,to make it look like they will pay for damages and calm down Americans,but that money is pocket change for BP and it will not cover all damages.

I ran into a gentleman friday night, who has been pursuing the job offerings in wake of the oil spill.
Hes been to several employment seminars, all have been handled by private employment agencies hired by BP, i imagined this is covered by the $20 billion fund. he felt very uncomfortable with the formalities, signing contracts forbidding discussion of general terms ect. He then approached the state division of wildlife preservation, I'm a bit vague here, but the state and federal govt end of things, and they told him they were not involved, this was not being handled by them. The gentleman  later told me that Bp stands to be fined for all wildlife damaged, but if they take hold of such a situation they could evade such penalties against themselves.
I was pretty elated by the establishment of BPs $20 billion fund, but many here and elsewhere have commented on how lack of govt involvement will be bad and , after last night, i can see such a point.  But, in the long run, all the run, i should remember that there really is nothing "good" to come out of this, its just all bad!

[Bostech]

Well,oil spill is creating some additional jobs we wouldnt have otherwise.

[Bostech]

http://www.businessinsider.com/oil-spotted-waves-alabama-2010-6

[Bostech]

British are supporting Americans...not.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-1287843/AMANDA-PLATELL-Mr-Cameron-stop-appeasing-shameless-President.html

[Timkin]

http://www.businessinsider.com/oil-spotted-waves-alabama-2010-6

I wonder if this is what was meant by making the Gulf better than before ... ?

[JeffreyS]

Spill here Spill now. I voted for more drilling when this thread started never again. I am no longer in the spill baby spill camp.

[kellypope]

Never was in the drill or spill camp.

[BridgeTroll]

Really?  There are still over 5000 rigs pumping oil in the Gulf.  Nearly 600 in water as deep as our current gusher.  You and I benefit from these every single day.  We must be in the "pump baby pump camp".