News - Boycott Citgo

A few months back I wrote about gas prices, trying to explain why they were so high at the time. Reducing America's demand for oil was a key issue I raised and among the many good reasons for doing so one is that so much of the money spent on oil ends up supporting the corrupt and authoritarian regimes of oil-rich countries in Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, etc.
While I still encourage Americans to reduce there consumption of oil wherever possible there is something else that can be done with far greater ease. Pass by the Citgo station when you need to fill up your tank. For those who are still unaware Citgo is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Venezualen government and Hugo Chavez depends on such oil money to subsidize handouts, fund his propaganda, and maintain his power. Not buying Venezualen gas would go a long way to undermine this power and while he never believed Americans to be capable of doing so the grassroots response to his U.N speech suggests that he might have been wrong. Do your part and boycott Citgo.