Stop Esso campaign

Stop Esso campaign

The Stop Esso campaign is a campaign by Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth and People and Planet aimed at boycotting the oil company Esso, known as ExxonMobil in the United States, because they claim it is doing damage to the environment.

The campaign claims that Esso is:
* not investing in renewable energy sources
* denying the existence of global warming
* undermining the Kyoto Protocol.

top Esso (France) website injunction

Greenpeace was sued in France by Esso, who alleged that the company's reputation was damaged by the campaign's use of a parody Esso logo featuring dollar signs in place of the letters "ss".

Esso claimed that the $$ resemble the SS of the Nazi paramilitary organization [http://www.guardian.co.uk/oil/story/0,11319,751901,00.html] . A French court ruled in favour of Esso, granting them an injunction against the French website. The campaign then moved their French web site to the USA. Another French judge has subsequently overturned the original ruling, so the site has moved back to France. The Stop Esso campaign continues to use the dollar sign logo.

Esso's greenhouse gas production

Stop Esso's consumer boycott has focused on the greenhouse gas production and climate change policies of Esso. Some of Esso's critics claim the company produces twice the CO2 pollution of a country such as Norway Fact|date=October 2008. Company data revealed a 2% increase in greenhouse gas production in 2004 to 135.6m tonnes. Supporters of Stop Esso argue that BP has a similar level of production as Esso with nearly 50% less greenhouse gas emissions. One environmental consultancy believed Esso underestimated its greenhouse gas production because it excluded petrol stations and tankers. It estimates Exxon's production at over 300m tonnes. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,3604,1321223,00.html]

Esso's reaction

In response to Stop Esso, Esso gave financial support to climate change research. However, it continued to encourage President Bush and other world leaders not to sign the Kyoto Protocol which mandates decreased production of greenhouse gases.

A proportion of Esso's greenhouse gas production arose because of the flaring of gas in Nigeria. When natural gas is brought out with oil, Esso in Nigeria burned the gas rather than processing it. Esso pledged to cease this practice by 2006. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,3604,1321223,00.html]

Stop Esso days held so far

*UK
**December 1, 2001 - about 306 Esso stations boycotted
**May 18, 2002 - about 400 Esso stations boycotted
*Luxembourg
**October 25, 2002 - all 28 Esso stations boycotted

ee also

*Esso
*ExxonMobil
*Alternative political spellings

External links

* [http://www.stopesso.com International Stop Esso Site]
* [http://www.greenpeace.fr/stopesso/ Greenpeace's French Stop Esso Site]
* [http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/blog/climate/the-case-against-esso Greenpeace UK Blog - The Case Against Esso]
* [http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/climate/climatecriminals/esso/case.cfm Greenpeace UK - The case against Esso]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Esso — Infobox Company name = Esso foundation = 1911 location = products = Oil, FuelEsso (S.O.) is an international trade name for ExxonMobil and its related companies. IPA|/ˈɛsoʊ/ ( S O ), it is derived from the initials of the pre 1911 Standard Oil,… …   Wikipedia

  • Satiric misspelling — Names and words are sometimes intentionally and satirically misspelled for a rhetorical purpose. This is often done by replacing a letter with another letter (for example, k replacing c), or symbol (for example, $ replacing s, @ replacing a, or ¢ …   Wikipedia

  • Boycott — A boycott is a form of consumer activism involving the act of voluntarily abstaining from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some other organization as an expression of protest.EtymologyThe word boycott entered the English language during… …   Wikipedia

  • List of boycotts — This is a list of boycotts. Historical Milestones * March 1769, in opposition of taxation without representation, merchants in Philadelphia joined the boycott of British trade goods. * the boycott of Captain Charles Cunningham Boycott, an English …   Wikipedia

  • Business action on climate change — includes a range of activities relating to combatting global warming, and to influencing political decisions on global warming related regulation, such as the Kyoto Protocol. Major multinationals have played and to some extent continue to play a… …   Wikipedia

  • Tesco — For other uses, see Tesco (disambiguation). Coordinates: 51°42′18.89″N 0°1′36.37″W / 51.7052472°N 0.0267694°W / 51.7052472; 0.0267694 …   Wikipedia

  • Exxon — This article is about the fuel brand. For the current corporate entity, see ExxonMobil. For the unrelated genetic term, see Exon. Exxon Products: Gasoline Convenience store At some locations: Diesel fuel Car wash …   Wikipedia

  • ExxonMobil — For other uses, see Exon (disambiguation). This article is about Exxon Mobil Corporation. For subsidiaries, see Exxon and Mobil. Exxon Mobil Corporation Type Public Trad …   Wikipedia

  • Advertising — This article is about the form of communication. For other uses, see Advertiser (disambiguation). Advert redirects here. For the band featuring musician Gaye Advert, see The Adverts. For content guidelines on the use of advertising in Wikipedia… …   Wikipedia

  • USS Atascosa (AO-66) — was an Atascosa class fleet oiler constructed for the U.S. Navy for use in World War II. She had the dangerous task of supplying fuel and ammunition to ships in ship in, and near, combat area in both the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. SS… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”