Where to Buy Gas and Alternative Fuels

Gas Companies Compared

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     •  Responsible Shopper – Gas & Oil Companies
     •  Sierra Club
     •  Nation Master Encyclopedia’s list of Gas Stations to see who owns whom.
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     •  Better World Handbook
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Company Responsible Shopper Grade Sierra Club Grade Pros Cons Saudi Gas
Petro-Canada / Sunoco / Suncor 1 out of 6 (most responsible): C- Top of the Barrel Suncor division dedicated to Alternative Fuels. Endorses the CERES Principal. Has an Eco Carwash. Only Available in Ontario. Clean Air Council had lawsuit against. No
Amerada Hess 2 out of 6: C- Environment and Social Responsibility are two of their six core values Only Available on East Coast No
BP / AM PM / ARCO / Aral / SOhio 3 out of 6: D Top of the Barrel Put up solar powered lights at all their gas stations. Joined Green Peace in calling on nations to address Global Warming. Drilled in Artic Wildlife Refuge. On Green Peace Filthy 50. On Friends of the Earth’s Secret Polluters List. Possibly
Chevron / Texaco / Caltex / Ampol 4 out of 6: D Middle of the Barrel   Social and Environmental Issues Yes
Shell / Saudi Aramco / Royal Dutch 5 out of 6: D- Middle of the Barrel Heavily involved in alternative fuels. Heavily involved in making Iceland the first hydrogen based economy. Keep reporting that their oil fields don’t have as much capacity as once estimated. Human Rights/Social issues. Alternative fuel investments limited to shale oil and oil from coal. Yes
Petroleos de Venezuela / PDV America / Citgo ? Middle of the Barrel For Global Warming Credits. Support Nature Conservancy. Started an initiative with Nature Conservancy to adopt schools and educate them about the environment.   No
Valero / Diamond Shamrock / Ultramar / Beacon / Total ? Middle of the Barrel     ?
Exxon / Mobil / Esso 6 out of 6 (least responsible): D Bottom of the Barrel   Remember the Valdez (Alaska Oil Spill) Yes
Phillips 66 / Conoco / Union 76 / Circle K / Jet Oil / Coastal Petroleum ? Bottom of the Barrel Double Hull their vessels. Environmental Pros. Environmental Cons. No
Marathon Ashland / Speedway / SuperAmerica / America / Pilot / Starvin’ Marvin’s ? ?   Named by Clean Air Trust as Clean Air Villain of the Month. Involved in buying Yukos (now extinct), the Russian Oil Company, in a questionable secret deal with the Russian Government. Yes
Sinclair ? ?     No
Tesoro / Mirastar ? ? Double Hulled Tankers. Hawaii Oil Spill No
Safeway / Vons / Pavilions / Dominick’s / Pick & Save Foods / Randall’s / Tom Thumb / Carrs / Genliardi’s ? ?   Need Safeway Card for Discount ?
Costco ? ? Pro-Labor Need Costco Card to Purchase. Crowded. ?
Portugal: Galp ? ?     No
Canada: Husky / Mohawk ? ?     No
Canada: Imperial Oil ? ?     No
Irving Oil ? ? First oil company ever to be recognized with a Clean Air Excellence award by the EPA for their low-sulphur fuels   No
ENI / Italian Petrol / Agip / API / IP ? ?     Yes
Kuwait / KPC / Q8 / KOC ? ?     No
Russia: Lukoil / Getty ? ?     Yes
Brazil: Petrobras / BR ? ? Biodiversity protection, eco-efficiency of activities and operations, contingency control mechanisms and the social, economic and cultural interface of oil and gas exploration and production activities in the Amazon region. Ethanol from Sugar Cane   No
CNPC / PetroChina ? ?     No
Malaysia: Petronas ? ?     No
Petroleos Mexicanos / Pemex ? ?     No
Poland: PKN Orlen / Benzina / Orlen / UniPetrol ? ?     No
Norway: StatoilHydro/Statoil ASA ? ? Built Windfarm in UK   ?
France: Total / Petrofina / Elf Aquitaine ? ? Solar Energy Producer   ?
Saudi Arabia: Aramco ? ?     Yes
Russia: JSC Gazprom-Neft ? ?     ?
Iran: NIOC / Petropars ? ?     No
Japan: Seven & I Holdings / 7-11 ? ?     ?