Joe wrote:
: Gas Station To Offer 'Terror-Free' Oil
: February Grand Opening Planned
:
: POSTED: 3:29 pm EST January 22, 2007
: UPDATED: 7:08 pm EST January 22, 2007
:
: OMAHA, Neb. -- Area drivers will soon be able to fill up with gasoline
: made from "terror-free oil."
:
: KETV in Omaha reports that a gas station is about to open near 129th
: and Q streets named Terror Free Oil, and the idea is to offer
: consumers petroleum products from countries that do not sponsor
: terror.
:
: The gas station is associated with the Terror-Free Oil Initiative. The
: group's objective is to encourage Americans to buy gasoline that
: originated from countries that do not export or finance terrorism. A
: representative said that Omaha's will be the first of several
: terror-free oil gas stations to open across the country.
:
: "The terror-free oil initiative is dedicated to encouraging Americans
: to buy gasoline that originated from countries that do not export or
: finance terrorism," according to the group's Web site.
:
: Chris Decker, professor of economics with the University of
: Nebraska-Omaha, said the idea may make for good marketing.
:
: "From a business perspective, it's kind of a neat way to differentiate
: yourself from the competition. To me, that sounds an awful lot like
: what we in environmental economics refer to as eco-labeling. Like,
: when you purchase a can of tuna with a symbol that there was no harm
: to dolphins to catch the tuna," Decker said.
:
: Will drivers make a special trip? Mary Ann Buscher said the station
: got her attention, with its bright red, white and blue advertising,
: but she isn't sure when or if she'll stop there.
:
: "I wouldn't go out of my way to go there, probably. No, I wouldn't,"
: she said.
:
: The grand opening is Feb. 12.
:
: Survey says.
:
: Would you buy your gasoline from a station that receives its inventory
: from countries that don't sponsor terrorism?

wouldn't that rule out buying any petroleum products from USA or UK
companies?
or is "Shock and Awe" in some way different from terrorism?



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: Yes, and I'd go out of my way to do it. 1431 65%
: Yes, if I was passing by. 400 18%
: Only if it was the least expensive. 280 13%
: No, it's not that big a deal to me. 96 4%

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