That is not true. Check out the link.
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/outrage/nogas.htm
-- -Josh 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L""BARRY OLIVER"" <DHSPA58@dhs.state.il.us> wrote in message news:se4ce11c.094@mail.dhs.state.il.us... > > Found this... > > > Who do YOU support when you fill up your gas tank? > > I am happy to report that the gas that I buy at 7-11 in Seattle comes from > South America. I attained this info by calling the number on my gas > receipt. First, they told me that 7-11 sells CITGO gas. > > (Did I know this?) > (No) > > Then, I was given a number to call to determine where CITGO gas comes from, > which lead me immediately to the answer to my question. CITGO gets its oil > from South America. > > Now, here's the "forward"........ > > Why didn't George W. think of this? > > Gas rationing in the 80's worked even though we grumbled about it. It might > even be good for us! > > The Saudis are boycotting American goods. We should return the favor. > > An interesting thought is to boycott their GAS. Every time you fill up the > car, you can avoid putting more money into the coffers of Saudi Arabia. > > Just buy from gas companies that don't import their oil from the Saudis. > > Nothing is more frustrating than the feeling that every time I fill-up the > tank, I am sending my money to people who are trying to kill me, my family, > and my friends. > > I thought it might be interesting for you to know which oil companies are > the best to buy gas from and which major companies import Middle Eastern > oil. > > (For the period 09/01/00 - 08/31/01): > > Shell............................205,742,000 barrels > Chevron/Texaco..........144,332,000 barrels > Exxon /Mobil...............130,082,000 barrels > Marathon/Speedway....117,740,000 barrels > Amoco...........................62,231,000 barrels > > If you do the math at $30/barrel, these imports amount to over $18 BILLION! > > Here are some large companies that do not import Middle Eastern oil: > > Citgo....................0 barrels > Sunoco.................0 barrels > Conoco................0 barrels > Sinclair.................0 barrels > BP/Phillips............0 barrels > Hess....................0 barrels > > All of this information is available from the Department of Energy and each > is required to state where they get their oil and how much they are > importing. They report on a monthly basis. Keep this list in your car; > share it with friends. Stop paying for terrorism......... > > But to have an impact, we need to reach literally millions of gas buyers. > It's really simple to do!! Now, don't wimp out at this point...keep reading > and I'll explain how simple it is to reach millions of people!! > > I'm sending this note to about thirty people. If each of you send it to at > least ten more (30 x 10 = 300), and those 300 send it to at least ten more > (300 x 10 = 3,000) and so on, by the time the message reaches the sixth > generation of people, we will have reached over THREE MILLION consumers! If > those three million get excited and pass this on to ten friends each, then > 30 million people will have been contacted! If it goes one level further, > you guessed it..... THREE HUNDRED MILLION PEOPLE!!! > > > > > > > > > > -Barry > MCP, A+, Network+, Server+ > > Efficiency is doing things right. > Effectiveness is doing the right things. > Character is doing the right thing when nobody is looking. > > Contact Info: > ================= > 217-899-6105 Cell > 217-467-8673 Page > 214-558-6000 Desk > ================= > > Alternate Email: > ================= > barryoliver@novanis.com > Username: barrysuperhawk > on AIM, Yahoo, MSN and AT&T Instant Messenging clients > ================= >
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