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Headlines : GovernmentRevolution Against Oil & Government in Nigeria
Who knows where things will go from here. Nigeria faces an election in 2007, and MEND may strike harder in advance of it. If they become too successful, the US military may move in to blanket the area in bombs. Or perhaps more groups of concerned people will unite around the world to inflict damage to the global economy in ways relevant to their locale. If anything though, MEND has proven, along with the guerrillas in Iraq and the youth of Paris’ suburbs, that no matter what kind of money or weapons one is up against, large organized armies simply cannot defeat small groups of anonymous people who strike at night.
[Posted By ShiftShapers]Republished from Infoshop News
Having spent my entire life living in Canada, I have had little direct experience with the continent of Africa (besides various friendships, and my use of products whose manufacture involved it’s exploitation). Like many people living in bubbles of privilege, most of what I learned about African nations is fantastic – not in the sense of something being good, but in that it is extreme. Whether images of grossly-undernourished children, communities ravaged by AIDS, civil wars, or misinterpretations from the movie Lion King or National Geographic magazines, Africa, as diverse as it is, has always been presented to me as so distant as if to be in another world. It is this distance that I blame for many people’s inability to perceive African revolutionary movements as having anything to do with us.
Many people know something about the exploitive nature of the oil industry in Nigeria, if only about the execution of activist Ken Saro-Wiwa. Decades of corrupted governments, exploitative oil companies, paramilitary squads, and the neglect of the international community has left Nigeria, and particularly the oil-rich region known as the Niger Delta, in miserable condition. In the world’s eight largest producer of oil, almost 90% of the oil…
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Ok, so this got me to thinking about where I buy gas. I’ll be the first to admit that using a tank a week isn’t exactly healthy (not for the environment, my wallet, or my fat ass), but I’d like to be the smallest amount of bad I can. I found this site.
http://www.betterworldhandbook.com/gasoline.html
Comments?
in re: http://www.betterworldhandbook.com/gasoline.html
Other than by not buying any gas, it is next to impossible to boycott an oil company. Branded stations don’t just carry that brand’s petroleum.
CSM article with more info: Making a political statement at the gas pump
Better Homes and Gardens
I’m not sure about betterworldhandbook.com.
For one, their Action #1: Buy a low emission, fuel efficient car doesn’t float with me.
How about:
We all have to be committed to that life we believe we must live.
I had my own experiment.
For four years — Gave my car away. Bused and mostly biked. For about 18 months; biked a 16-mile round trip work commute. Did about four months on a motorcycle.
It wasn’t easy; but, it wasn’t hard. It was very fun, exciting and exhilarating at times [really].
Wow . . . This is sure stirring up some ghosts for me
Like — “Would you like to go out sometime?”
I think I’m going to write more about this. Probably here.
Anyway. . . .
I buy Citgo as much as possible as little as I have to. Whereas the United States government is an extreme Human Rights abuser (ex. Guantanamo), even Human Rights Watch can find scant evidence in Venezuela. Chavez is all right by me.
I’m not a nationalist (per se), but I was buying Valero for a short time because they were cheap and local (local as in Texas). Found out though, most of their petroleum comes from the middle east. Put the brakes on that quick.
I believe personal boycotting is part of your religion — to do good. And, if you don’t represent, . . . well, then you don’t have faith. I’m burdened by frailty daily.
For an inspiration twist, check out the Health Ranger (and his network).
Thanks for the inspiration.
Keep the faith.
I was offered a job on an oilrig in the niger delta….... I wonder how much I should charge out my services?