[Ed_NYC]

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[Phantom Lord]

our own Gulf, Alaska, etc...

Left wing environmental wacko extremists have done damn well to prevent us form going after these sources.

[Blackyce]

Oil is a global commodity. It makes absolutely no difference who we buy it from, unless every other nation that consumes oil also boycotts the M.E. The only thing we can do is protect ourselves from supply shocks by diversifying our sources of supply.(exploration and exploitation)

[TomB]

So, assuming we can acutally pin down oil companies who only buy "middle-east" oil, and boycot them, where will the other oil companies get the extra oil they need to fill the need?

We need to start exploiting our own supplies, but boycotting oil companies won't help.

[Eowyn-of-Rohan]

While you're at it, start boycotting products manufactured in China, too

[Cicero]

Blackyce took the words out of my mouth. If we buy more oil from Russia or Latin America, someone else will simply buy more oil from the Middle East.

However, if we used less oil altogether, that would actually help. The only plausible way of doing that is nuclear power for electric plants; but that will be politically difficult to accomplish. The Dems and the media would have a field day if Bush tried it.

[HoustonCurmudgeon]

This is so stupid, but I will not even try to explain it to someone who would post this. PLEASE go to any local community college or a good high school and take an economics course.

[HoustonCurmudgeon]

OH now that I look at your profile and see that you live in Queens NY, I may understand. Did you go to PS 193 in the early 60's and a guy with a Texas accent kicked your brains out? If so I'm sorry.

[Willie Green]

We want to present alternatives to purchasing oil from the middle-east.

Pretty tough to do by merely calling for a boycott.

U.S. Petroleum & Crude Oil Overview
(thousand barrels per day)

	1960	1965	1970	1975	1980	1985	1990	1995	2000
U.S. Crude Oil Production	7,035	7,804	9,637	8,375	8,597	8,971	7,355	6,560	5,834
U.S. Petroleum Imports	1,815	2,468	3,419	6,056	6,909	5,067	8,018	8,835	11,093
Total	8,850	10,272	13,056	14,431	15,506	14,038	15,373	15,395	16,927
Imports as % of Total	20.5	24.0	26.2	42.0	44.6	36.1	52.2	57.4	65.5

Congress has failed miserably in its responsibility to formulate an Energy Policy that would make us less reliant on imported oil. In fact, in the 30 years since the original Arab Oil Embargo, our dependence on foreign oil has skyrocketed from 25% to over 65%.

The technology exists to reduce our consumption of oil and make our economy less vulnerable to the whims of OPEC tyrants. Construction of modern, efficient mass-transportation systems in our nation's most densely populated regions and urban areas provide such an opportunity. And nuclear and clean-coal electric generating technology can easily supply the power to operate these systems, cleanly and safely.

[mhking]

According to the website, if you are boycotting Middle Eastern Oil (i.e., Saudi Arabia), then you should shun Exxon/Mobil, Chevron/Texaco, Valero, Marathon (including Speedway, Starvin' Marvin, SuperAmerica, Ashland & Pilot), and Motiva. BP/Amoco (including Arco) "imports little or none from the mid-east and should be your last choice if no others are available."

Safe brands include Citgo, Conoco, Philips 66, Sunoco, and Coastal.