…’There is not a single retailer out there that can guarantee that the gas it’s offering isn’t mixed with some BP gas,’ she said. ‘That’s just the way the fuel business works.’
These uncomfortable truths are a big part of why Greenpeace has not called for a boycott. Still, it hopes to use the spill as a rallying cry.’We would like people to think about this as something bigger than BP,’ Mr. Davies said. ‘All of these companies have us literally over a barrel. They are the dealer, and we are the addict.’
So perhaps the best way for people to express outrage and inflict pain on oil companies is to use less fuel, thereby lowering overall demand. This is much harder than flinging brown paint at a BP sign, as many people have done. It may mean walking more or wearing sweaters indoors in the winter with the thermostat set at 64 degrees.
People who still need a short-term hit of righteousness may continue to avoid filling up at BP stations. But it would be nice if they picked up a week’s worth of milk from a BP mini-mart on the way home at night. That way, the station owners don’t suffer as much.
” Don’t boycott BP gas stations, it does no good.