On May 15th, 2007, don't just boycott.
Carpool with those you work with...take public transportation, walk, and ride your bicycle! That way, there won't be any gas to be 'made up' on the 16th. Overall it might not hurt the gas companies, but it if enough people participate it will echo as a strong indicator that America is ready to be more energy-efficient, nature-friendly, and above all else: intelligent!
2007-05-07 16:00:08 · 18 answers · asked by Paul 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Civic Participation
Where do people come up with these one-day events? It's missing one element: sustainability. Even if we did reduce our consumption by carpooling, taking public transportation, etc (which is the best idea I've heard so far... boycotting does nothing), the effect would be minimal. We should make LIFESTYLE changes to show what we believe instead of one-day protests. Buy a subway pass, buy a more fuel efficient car, carpool everyday, buy local fruits and vegetables (to reduce the distance needed to be trucked). Sustainability is what we should be striving for...
2007-05-08 15:17:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's amazing how many people believe that Hoax e-mail about a boycott of gas stations on May 15th.
And even more telling, is they actually think something like that would work.
Even if there was a 100% nation wide boycott on may 15th, it would have no effect at all.
Why?
Because people would either buy gasoline on May 14th, or may 16th.
And gasoline sales would increase the day before or the day after.
The only way to effect the price of gasoline, is to lower the demand for gasoline long term.
This would lower the demand for oil, resulting in lower oil prices.
People tend to forget, that the oil companies have to pay countries like Canada, Mexico, Venezuela, Saudi for the oil they refine into gasoline.
The oil companies don't control how much those countries charge for their oil.
2007-05-07 17:28:32 · answer #2 · answered by jeeper_peeper321 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
As several of you have said, the boycott will have no effect. We'll just buy the fuel on a different day.
What may make a difference:
- reduce your usage as much as possible. for those of you lucky enough to live in an area with public transportation - USE IT!
- support companies that are actually working on alternatives to oil
- if you can; buy a hybrid, electric, or convert to bio-diesel.
- support movements to have public transportation converted to "clean" fuels.
- buy local products, reduce transportation emissions & fuel consumption.
- remember that every product you buy that is imported has fuel consumption and emissions attached to it. (how do you think it gets here from China, teleportation? not to mention how much cr*# is put into the environment when it is manufactured in a country that has little to no regulation on manufacturing.)
2007-05-09 05:06:13 · answer #3 · answered by beth 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why not tell our government to stop overtaxing gas. They all say they don't want to overburden the poor, but poor people have to buy gas for their cars too and a large part of the price of gas is tax. It may be local, county, state, or federal, they all want their share. Then they point at the oil companies and say " they are making too much money". At least they are providing something we can use.
2007-05-09 12:05:05 · answer #4 · answered by srdongato2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
skip the boycott...that never works...the rest of your ideas make much more sense, but only if done on a continuing basis...here's some other stuff we can do, also...make sure our tires are properly inflated, engines tuned up, oil changed regularly...set up our errands in a logical pattern to save miles-no extra trips to this store and then that store and then across town for dinner, then back home, then back out again to socialize...unless we start BEING smarter it won't matter how intelligent we look for one day-the oil companies have already seen city streets clogged with mammoth sized SUV's with one person inside each one, all heading out 4 blocks to pick up chinese food to take back home, and concluded that we are a society of lazy pampered morons...
2007-05-08 14:24:10 · answer #5 · answered by spike missing debra m 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
what about forming local groups which finance the replacing of gas at local gas stations with electricity and have electric powered cars instead have a buy only local energy and electric car campaign fund a local car dealer spread money around town to local buinesses make sure no buisness gets to big again buy local
2007-05-08 07:33:25 · answer #6 · answered by darren m 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Use no fossil fuel at all. We all know in the grand scheme of things this will not hurt the oil companies at all. But it might show them that if they continue down this road we the people can be angered into action.
2007-05-08 15:20:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Now if we could the do nothings in DC to Echo your outstanding suggestion maybe there would be a difference made, AS it is and is going to be nothing will change some promises will be made and unkept, (like the Border Wall) some slight news coverage compared to Paris BS that's going on now and the wind blows by and nothing has changed. Don't hit pocketbook you don't hit sh*t
2007-05-07 16:16:47 · answer #8 · answered by BUILD THE WALL 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I hate to be a wet blanket (oh, who am I kidding) but if we did that every day, then and only then could you conclude that America is ready to be more energy efficient. If we were smarter we would have built more refineries and then we would have more gas.
2007-05-07 18:42:56 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Do anything not to use gas in order that the oil companies will know that people wanted other sources of energy.
2007-05-07 18:03:33 · answer #10 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋