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The local campaign
The Boycott Esso Campaign in Exeter started on the 4th July 2001 and will continue at the following Esso Filling Stations:- Fore Street, Heavitree.
- Alphington Road.
- Cowley Bridge Road.
Esso Blockaded - 29th September
On the 29th September 2001, we blockaded an Esso Filling Station in Alphington, Exeter with a "mass die-in" at the entrance to the forecourt. Each person that "died" represented an island nation that would disappear as a result of Climate Change; e.g. Tuvalu, Kiribati, Maldives etc. Some of us "played dead", while the rest of us held placards to protect the vulnerable.When the police arrived, we had a positive discussion, and stopped our blockade. We carried on placarding for the rest of the day.
Excellent TV coverage by Carlton TV.
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We also have a postcard campaign, with about 200 postcards sent to Ansel Condray (Esso Chairman) saying that they have joined the Esso Boycott.
The case against Esso
While the rest of the world is trying to stop global warming and protect the planet for future generations, Esso is busy drilling for more oil and polluting the atmosphere. What's worse, Esso is doing its best to stop other countries' attempts to prevent the world from heating up. Here are five reasons why we should boycott Esso products:- Esso pretends that global warming isn't happening even though it's a major cause of it. Esso spends millions of dollars on misleading propaganda every year.
- Esso has played a leading role in sabotaging international attempts to stop global warming. It would rather sell more petrol than protect future generations.
- Esso refuses to invest in clean, green energy and instead spends all its money on dirty oil and gas. Even Shell and BP will invest $500 million each over the next three years in green energy projects.
- Esso is the biggest oil company in the world - £12 billion in profits in 2000. If anyone can afford to help stop global warming it's Esso.
- Esso is among the most important groups that paid for George Bush's election campaign. As soon as George Bush became president, he said that the United States would pull out of international agreements to stop global warming - exactly the policy that Esso was promoting.
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