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Comprehensive boycott of BP needed

To the editor:

How long do we need to wait for someone to call for a comprehensive boycott of everything owned by British Petroleum (BP)? It may be that I come from a generation that exercised their rights in a more open and damaging way. Apparently, the only way that BP will pay attention to those of us who care about the wetlands of south Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi is by having all of us damage their bottom line.

It may take some time. Things like this usually do. The right things. Since our own government is so impotent when it comes to international corporations, it has to be left to us ... the people ... the consumers of the product that we know is so bad for us in every way. I am hoping to begin something that should have been done right after Arab Oil Embargo of the mid-70s. I am hoping that I might be able to call upon peoples patriotism, willingness to do whats right, and a chance that will, in the long run, cost us all more money.

For the most part, the damage is done to the Gulf of Mexico. Its time for us to do some damage of our own. I would like to see Mr. Cheney under oath, in front of a house committee, telling us all something that never occurred to him to tell us ... the truth. The truth about what really went on when he and his fellow oil company shills created our current energy policy. Unfortunately, the Supreme Court ruled that there was no chance that it would ever happen.

Please consider what I propose. Your children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren will thank you.

Bob White

Three Rivers

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1. Wouldn't a boycott to BP do more harm to the people who own and work for the BP stations?


2. Wouldn't a boycott to BP take away money and resources needed to do the clean up?


3. Wouldn't a boycott to BP take away money and resources needed to compensate those affected by the environmental damage?