Greenpeace protest against Esso

The Stop Esso campaign is a campaign by Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth and People and Planet aimed at boycotting the oil company Esso because they believe it is doing damage to the environment. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Greenpeace protest. ... Greenpeace protest. ... Friends of the Earth is an international network of environmental organizations in 70 countries. ... People & Planet is the largest student network in the UK campaigning to alleviate world poverty, defend human rights and protect the environment. ... A boycott is a refusal to buy, sell, or otherwise trade with an individual or business who is generally believed by the participants in the boycott to be doing something morally wrong. ... This article needs to be wikified. ...

The campaign claims that Esso is:

• not investing in renewable energy sources
• denying the existence of global warming
• undermining the Kyoto Protocol.

Stop 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".

A leaflet produced by the campaign, for example, said 'Don't buy E$$o', and also featured a tiger hand setting fire to the Earth.

Esso claimed that the $$ resemble the SS of the Nazi secret police[1] (http://www.guardian.co.uk/oil/story/0,11319,751901,00.html). A French court came down on the side of Esso granting them an injunction against the French website, so the campaign moved their French web site to the USA. Another French judge has subsequently overturned the original ruling, however, so the site has moved back to France. The Stop Esso campaign continues to use the dollar sign logo. Download high resolution version (343x721, 37 KB)Jpeg, much smaller file File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (343x721, 37 KB)Jpeg, much smaller file File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Nazi party used a right-facing swastika as their symbol and the red and black colors were said to represent Blut und Boden (blood and soil). ...

Esso's Greenhouse Gas Production

Stop Esso's consumer boycott has focused on the greenhouse gas production and climate change policies of Esso. Esso's critics point out the company produces twice the CO2 pollution of a country such as Norway. 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 understimated its greenhouse gas production because it excluded petrol stations and tankers. It estimates Exxon's production at over 300 tonnes. [2] (http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,3604,1321223,00.html) 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... BP (formerly British Petroleum and briefly known as BP Amoco) (NYSE: BP) is a petroleum company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, and one of the top four oil companies in the world (along with Shell, ExxonMobil, and Total). ...

Exxon's Reaction to Stop Esso Campaign

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. George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician and the 43rd (current) president of the United States. ...

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.[3] (http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,3604,1321223,00.html) 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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

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External links

• International Stop Esso Site (http://www.stopesso.org)
• Greenpeace's French Stop Esso Site (http://www.greenpeace.fr/stopesso/)