Where should you buy your gas?

2005 social responsibility rankings for gas stations

Just in case you're interested, the Better World Handbook has posted of chart of gas retailers according to their commitment to social responsibility. Not surprisingly, ExxonMobil, which has repeatedly denied the science of global warming and is a major supporter of the Bush administration and the Republican Party, finishes dead last with a grade of "F".

For more information on this subject, see:

• Oil & Gas: Long-Term Contribution Trends from opensecrets.org
• Exxpose Exxon website
• ExxonMobil political contribution policy (official ExxonMobil website)
• Stop ExxonMobil Alliance website

Related information:

Major Oil Company Lobbying Expenditures in 2005

The top ten oil companies reported spending $33,173,092 lobbying the Congress and the Executive branches in 2005:

• ChevronTexaco $8,550,000
• ExxonMobil $7,140,000
• ConocoPhillips $5,098,084
• Marathon $4,290,000
• BP $2,880,000
• Occidental $2,042,177
• Shell $1,478,831
• Ashland $904,000
• Sunoco $540,000
• Anadarko $250,000

The top ten oil company PACs giving to Members [of Congress] in 2005-2006 were:

• ExxonMobil giving $265,050 (90% to Republicans)
• ChevronTexaco giving $167,000 (77% to Republicans)
• Occidental $156,590 (89% to Republicans)
• Ashland $102,740 (75% to Republicans)
• Marathon Oil $90,600 (84% to Republicans)
• Sunoco $89,500 (75% to Republicans)
• Anadarko $44,500 (96% to Republicans)
• ConocoPhillips $49,500 (88% to Republicans)
• Shell Oil $29,500 (93% to Republicans)
• BP $64,000 (78% to Republicans)

In the full 2003-2004 cycle, these ten oil company PACs gave:

• ExxonMobil $728,545 (95% to Republicans)
• Occidental $361,000 (81%)
• ChevronTexaco $350,300 (88%)
• Ashland $306,600 (87%)
• ConocoPhillips $242,000 (88%)
• BP $220,499 (62%)
• Marathon Oil $181,250 (83%)
• Anadarko $178,000 (94%)
• Sunoco $148,630 (80%)
• Shell Oil $85,000 (84%)

(Source: PoliticalMoneyLine)