BOYCOTT EXXON
yeah...I know...2 soapboxes in one day is a bit much but hey, just got this from Sierra Club.
"Dear Sierra Club Supporter,
Every year, the destruction caused by the drilling, production and use of oil and gasoline gets worse. Instead of advocating changes which will decrease our reliance on oil, the petroleum industry is looking instead to drill for more crude, no matter the location, no matter how damaging.
To add insult to injury, these same companies are reaping huge profits while Americans must cut deeper into their families' budgets to pay for the rapidly increasing price of gas.
Of all the Big Oil companies, Exxon is the worst. Let me tell you why:
Exxon is leading the lobbying efforts in Washington, D.C. to open the pristine Arctic Refuge in Alaska for drilling.
After more than a decade, Exxon has still not kept its promise to pay for the extreme damage that resulted from the Exxon Valdez spill in Prince William Sound.
And while you and I are being gouged at the gas pump, Exxon is reaping record high profits...over $25.3 BILLION in 2004...money that is paying for junk science designed to stop and stall action on global warming.
This needs to stop.
I'm asking you to join our boycott of the ExxonMobil Corporation by helping us to "Exxpose Exxon" -- our campaign to force ExxonMobil to reverse its anti-environmental policies -- policies which exploit our natural environment and the pocketbooks of the American public.
Please consider making an urgent donation to support the Sierra Club and its efforts to send a strong message to the executives at Exxon with this boycott: Keep your hands off the unspoiled Arctic Refuge and stop funding junk science with the profits you make gouging Americans at the pump!
While it is easy to feel hopeless during these difficult times, and unable to fight back against a mighty behemoth such as the Exxon Corporation, you can do something about it -- work with us to EXXPOSE EXXON. We urge you to do the following two things right now:
First, please sign the petition to the Chairman and CEO of ExxonMobil, Lee Raymond, expressing your outrage at this company's irresponsible actions and pledge to participate in this boycott.
And second, make an urgent donation supporting the Sierra Club and its efforts in organizing this campaign, in addition to our many other efforts to preserve our environment and natural treasures.
Your action today is critical -- unless we "Exxpose" Exxon's disgraceful environmental record, we can not expect to achieve our goal -- to force Exxon to change its policies and practices and become a responsible business -- or even to admit that the problem exists!
Your urgent donation will provide the resources we need to organize this boycott campaign and also support all of the Sierra Club's other important efforts to protect our land, air, water and wildlife.
Please sign our petition and make a contribution today.
Sincerely,
Carl PopeExecutive DirectorSierra Club
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"Dear Sierra Club Supporter,
Every year, the destruction caused by the drilling, production and use of oil and gasoline gets worse. Instead of advocating changes which will decrease our reliance on oil, the petroleum industry is looking instead to drill for more crude, no matter the location, no matter how damaging.
To add insult to injury, these same companies are reaping huge profits while Americans must cut deeper into their families' budgets to pay for the rapidly increasing price of gas.
Of all the Big Oil companies, Exxon is the worst. Let me tell you why:
Exxon is leading the lobbying efforts in Washington, D.C. to open the pristine Arctic Refuge in Alaska for drilling.
After more than a decade, Exxon has still not kept its promise to pay for the extreme damage that resulted from the Exxon Valdez spill in Prince William Sound.
And while you and I are being gouged at the gas pump, Exxon is reaping record high profits...over $25.3 BILLION in 2004...money that is paying for junk science designed to stop and stall action on global warming.
This needs to stop.
I'm asking you to join our boycott of the ExxonMobil Corporation by helping us to "Exxpose Exxon" -- our campaign to force ExxonMobil to reverse its anti-environmental policies -- policies which exploit our natural environment and the pocketbooks of the American public.
Please consider making an urgent donation to support the Sierra Club and its efforts to send a strong message to the executives at Exxon with this boycott: Keep your hands off the unspoiled Arctic Refuge and stop funding junk science with the profits you make gouging Americans at the pump!
While it is easy to feel hopeless during these difficult times, and unable to fight back against a mighty behemoth such as the Exxon Corporation, you can do something about it -- work with us to EXXPOSE EXXON. We urge you to do the following two things right now:
First, please sign the petition to the Chairman and CEO of ExxonMobil, Lee Raymond, expressing your outrage at this company's irresponsible actions and pledge to participate in this boycott.
And second, make an urgent donation supporting the Sierra Club and its efforts in organizing this campaign, in addition to our many other efforts to preserve our environment and natural treasures.
Your action today is critical -- unless we "Exxpose" Exxon's disgraceful environmental record, we can not expect to achieve our goal -- to force Exxon to change its policies and practices and become a responsible business -- or even to admit that the problem exists!
Your urgent donation will provide the resources we need to organize this boycott campaign and also support all of the Sierra Club's other important efforts to protect our land, air, water and wildlife.
Please sign our petition and make a contribution today.
Sincerely,
Carl PopeExecutive DirectorSierra Club
[end letter]
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