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[Wild Bill]

Here's the link:

http://finance.sympatico.ca/home/fruit_giant_to_avoid_oilsands-derived_fuel/6086131c

"A major American food company is promising to avoid using fuel from Alberta's oilsands."

"We are committed to directing our transportation providers to avoid, where possible, fuels from tarsands refineries," says a letter from Chiquita vice-president Manuel Rodriguez to Aaron Sanger of the environmental group ForestEthics.

"We will identify all fuel providers for these (Chiquita-)owned or dedicated trucking fleets and work with ForestEthics to identify any connection between Chiquita's fuel providers and tarsands refineries toward the goal of eliminating fuel from these providers that is connected with tarsands refineries."


Of course, they will have no problem at all continuing to buy "blood oil" from Saudi Arabia, a country which recently executed some poor woman for witchcraft.

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-12-13/news/chi-saudi-woman-beheaded_1_beheads-saudi-arabia-executions

"A woman was beheaded in Saudi Arabia for practicing witchcraft and sorcery, the kingdom's Interior Ministry said, prompting Amnesty International to call for a halt in executions there."

The executives running Chiquita are boneheads! I've added their name to my list of food source countries which I won't buy. No more Chiquita bananas for me!

I urge all my fellow Canadians to do the same.

[Michael Hardner]

Bill, you shouldn't be so sensitive. There is a lot of opposition to that project so you may as well get used to bad press.

[bill_barilko]

I love Bananas-had one for brekkie today in fact.

[bill_barilko]

Tomorrow too!

[Wild Bill]

Bill, you shouldn't be so sensitive. There is a lot of opposition to that project so you may as well get used to bad press.

Of course I am aware that there's a lot of opposition, Michael. That's freedom!

Still, it's also freedom to do unto others as they have done unto you. I don't respect what Chiquita is doing. It appears to be a cheap shot to get some marketing brownie points. Then again, that was also a free choice.

I am under no illusions that when I refuse to buy Chiquita bananas or raisins from Iran it will make any difference to the world. I also don't expect to have millions of fellow Canadians follow my example. Unlike some posters on this board, I don't assume my values are everyone's values!

However,it makes a lot of difference to me! It bolsters my self respect!

I just want to go to sleep at night without feeling like a hypocrite.

[cybercoma]

Don't forget Walgreens, Lush and Avon.

[waldo]

Still, it's also freedom to do unto others as they have done unto you.

interesting that you take a corporate initiative as a personal affront? Oh wait... that's right... many on the right are now predisposed to accepting corporations as people!

[eyeball]

interesting that you take a corporate initiative as a personal affront? Oh wait... that's right... many on the right are now predisposed to accepting corporations as people!

What's really comical is listening to these people getting all weepy and ethical over blood oil. I guess it's never too late in the day for abject hypocrisy.

[Topaz]

Lets look at China. We know of the Human Rights issue there and you would think countries would be avoid trading with this country but no, ALL countries have corporations setting up shop there and we in Canada are trading with them and their products have toxins in them. So what's that say our Canada. The all mighty dollars speaks first unless you care about the environment and the generations to come, hopeful having clean air to breath! It's one thing for the Tories to throw their weight around the House of Commons but you better be careful with the rest of the world and what Kent did at the environment conference may come back and bite the Tories were the sun don't shine on all fronts when dealing with other countries except the US. So for those don't like what Chiquits doing, go buy Dole.

[Wild Bill]

interesting that you take a corporate initiative as a personal affront? Oh wait... that's right... many on the right are now predisposed to accepting corporations as people!

I couldn't care less if they are people or a collective entity, Waldo. Someone somewhere in that corporation made a marketing decision with which I disagree. They have that right. That's freedom!

I also have the right to refuse to give any of my money to them, by purchasing their products. I'm not expecting to be omniscient and practice a perfect boycott. i don't expect their stock to crash because I bought someone else's bananas to put on my Cheerios. I don't expect to start a movement across the country that will bring them to their knees!

I simply don't feel right about giving them my money, so I won't!

It's a simple as that. Others can make their own decisions.

Edited by Wild Bill, 19 December 2011 - 08:56 AM.

[guyser]

Chiquita is on thin ice trying this BS.

There is a reason for the moniker "banana republic" and the source is Chiquita. Total hypocrites but meh, they want to market this way, let them.

[waldo]

I simply don't feel right about giving them my money, so I won't!

It's a simple as that. Others can make their own decisions.

I applaud your joining the ranks of Time's 2011 Person of the Year... the Protestor. Just so you have your targets properly aligned... you'll need to include the following companies in your personal boycott in support of the tarsands/BigOil:

Chiquata Brands, FedEx, Whole Foods, LUSH Cosmetics, The Gap, Timberland, Levi Strauss, Quiksilver, Walgreens, Trader Joe's, Avon, American Eagle Outfitters, Liz Claiborne

[Manny]

I applaud your joining the ranks of Time's 2011 Person of the Year... the Protestor. Just so you have your targets properly aligned... you'll need to include the following companies in your personal boycott in support of the tarsands/BigOil:

Chiquata Brands, FedEx, Whole Foods, LUSH Cosmetics, The Gap, Timberland, Levi Strauss, Quiksilver, Walgreens, Trader Joe's, Avon, American Eagle Outfitters, Liz Claiborne

Poor Wild Bill is finding it very hard to sleep at night...

[The_Squid]

I like Chiquitas stance on this...

[Wild Bill]

I applaud your joining the ranks of Time's 2011 Person of the Year... the Protestor. Just so you have your targets properly aligned... you'll need to include the following companies in your personal boycott in support of the tarsands/BigOil:

Chiquata Brands, FedEx, Whole Foods, LUSH Cosmetics, The Gap, Timberland, Levi Strauss, Quiksilver, Walgreens, Trader Joe's, Avon, American Eagle Outfitters, Liz Claiborne

Waldo, most of those were already on my list! Especially Levi Strauss! For an old hippy to lose his blue jeans supplier is a terrible thing!

So you aren't shocking me with anything new! I don't buy much anyway anymore. I put my money into guitar maps for rock and roll!

I also don't think I'll worry about Lush Cosmetics...

Anyhow, as I've said, I'm not all anal about it! I can't know everything and if I find I've inadvertently bought something from a country on my chit list it's not the end of the world. It's all but impossible to totally avoid Chinese stuff in this day and age. I do love to try to find used stuff first, especially tools. I just bought a house and I found lots of old yard tools made of real metal. Likely at least 50 years old and still going strong! Much better value than that Chinese plastic WalMart crap that breaks after 2 seasons...