r.whitlock
BP Solar
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July 11, 2010
It recently came to my attention that a set of 48 parking pay stations installed in downtown Olympia, at a cost of some several hundred thousands of dollars to city tax-payers, are equipped with solar panels manufactured by none other than the now notorious BP Petro-chemical company.
I wish that the city of which I am part would no longer do business with companies that are engaged in such harmful and abusive practices. BP is a good example. And there are many others, ranging from Motorola, to IBM, to Coca-Cola, and the list is long.
In an enlightened and altruistic socio-economic system, that is full of individuals who are awake with an understanding of the interconnectedness of all beings, companies that engage in harmful activities would not receive business.
It is wrong for people to hurt each other, and the actions of people who are responsible for the conduct of these large companies, as well as the actions of people who are responsible for the conduct of city governments, are no exception.
I want the City of Olympia to boycott BP, return these solar panels and request compensation for the cost of installation, because the people of the City of Olympia do not deserve to be party to the high crimes of BP!
This economic system is full of criminal activity, whether it is over-fishing of the oceans, mountaintop removal, or exploitation of labor: criminal activity ought to be challenged and opposed in the light of day by governments at all levels, very much including municipal and city governments.
BP Solar
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July 11, 2010
It recently came to my attention that a set of 48 parking pay stations installed in downtown Olympia, at a cost of some several hundred thousands of dollars to city tax-payers, are equipped with solar panels manufactured by none other than the now notorious BP Petro-chemical company.
I wish that the city of which I am part would no longer do business with companies that are engaged in such harmful and abusive practices. BP is a good example. And there are many others, ranging from Motorola, to IBM, to Coca-Cola, and the list is long.
In an enlightened and altruistic socio-economic system, that is full of individuals who are awake with an understanding of the interconnectedness of all beings, companies that engage in harmful activities would not receive business.
It is wrong for people to hurt each other, and the actions of people who are responsible for the conduct of these large companies, as well as the actions of people who are responsible for the conduct of city governments, are no exception.
I want the City of Olympia to boycott BP, return these solar panels and request compensation for the cost of installation, because the people of the City of Olympia do not deserve to be party to the high crimes of BP!
This economic system is full of criminal activity, whether it is over-fishing of the oceans, mountaintop removal, or exploitation of labor: criminal activity ought to be challenged and opposed in the light of day by governments at all levels, very much including municipal and city governments.