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by Steven D on Fri May 19th, 2006 at 01:14:48 PM EST
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A much better way of attracting the attention of company boards is consumer power.

A couple of million people not tanking their cars at Exxon or Esso for a week would really make them sit up. For the consumer it is easy, as there are so many alternatives at the same price. The question is: how to organize such a protest. This medium is ideal, but no-one has cracked it yet.

But I think we will see, over the next few years, the development of these kinds of actions. I am awaiting a further move by Shell (for instance) to shift their 'passive - we think green' campaigns into higher gear. It's crap of course - they are not really very green, but it would open the floodgates.

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by Sven Triloqvist on Fri May 19th, 2006 at 02:15:49 PM EST
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Chevron has been running ads for "awareness" in some sense... What exactly, except for the liability issue, could the oil company expect in returns for those moves ? Look like "right guys" ? Stabilize demand and prices for the best of everyone ? Dunno. It certainly is better if oilcos testify about energy scarcity / climate change issues.

Pierre
by Pierre on Fri May 19th, 2006 at 03:45:49 PM EST
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It's about changing perceptions.

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by Sven Triloqvist on Fri May 19th, 2006 at 06:03:10 PM EST
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And it's about market share. If an oil/petrol company can attract more people to tank at their stations. of course they win.

But I suspect a perceptual cartel. No company wants to make the first move because such a move would be an admittance of responsibility. But it will happen...

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by Sven Triloqvist on Fri May 19th, 2006 at 06:07:24 PM EST
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