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I found a few references to this email which has been circulating for a year or so.
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/outrage/nogas.htm
http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/oilterrorism.htm
Both have more detailed facts, including that these numbers are off AND the companies that import is not accurate...
 
Brad
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Larry Fisher
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 10:20 AM
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Subject: [Chevelle-List] Fw: (no subject)

 

OK. WHAT THE HELL!
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Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 6:50 PM
Subject: (no subject)

Subject: Where Do You Buy Your Gas?


> Where do you buy your 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.
>
> Major companies that import Middle Eastern oil (for the period 9/1/00
> -- 8/31/01).
>
> Shell....................... 205,742,000 barrels
> Chevron/Texaco....... 144,332,000 barrels
> Exxon /Mobil........... 130,082,000 barrels
> Marathon................. 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 (aka: Phillips 66)
> Sinclair 0 barrels
> BP/Phillips 0 barrels
> Hess 0 barrels
>
> All of this information is available from the Department of Energy
> and can be easily documented. Refineries located in the US are
> 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 one hundred and twenty people. If each
> of you send it to at least ten more (120 x 10 = 1200) ... and those
> 1200 send it to at least ten more (1200 x 10 = 12,000) .. and so on,
> by the time the message reaches the sixth generation of people, we
> will have reached millions of consumers!
>
> If those millions get excited and pass this on to ten friends each,
> then millions more people will have been contacted! If it goes one
> level further, you guessed it... MILLIONS MORE PEOPLE!!!
>
> Again, all you have to do is send this to 10 people.
>
> How long would all that take? If each of us sends this e-mail out to
> ten more people within one day of receipt, all MILLIONS UPON MILLIONS
> of people could conceivably be contacted within the next 8 days!
> --


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