From: hcmal@usho29.hou281.chevron.com (C.M.Allsop)
Newsgroups: rec.backcountry
Subject: Re: Chevron - People Do? (sometimes)
Date: 28 Jul 92 19:02:09 GMT
Reply-To: jrgma@hou281.chevron.com
Distribution: usa
Organization: Chevron Information Technology Co.

In article <1992Jul28.165930.21438@nas.nasa.gov>, eugene@wilbur.nas.nasa.gov (Eugene N. Miya) writes:
|> In article <1992Jul28.005153.25971@eos.arc.nasa.gov> jbm@eos.arc.nasa.gov
|> (Jeffrey Mulligan) writes:
|> >Any of you who watch television probably know what I'm talking about:
|> >those schmaltzy ads where a couple of engineers replace some baby
|> >bunnies in their nest after the pipeline construction is finished;
|> >"Do people really go to that much trouble so that baby bunnies blah
|> >blah blah?" [Fade to Chevron logo] "People Do."
|> >
|> >So my question is, do you think this is just a bunch of BS, or is
|> >Chevron (or any other oil company) actually significantly more
|> >environmentally responsible that the others?
|> 
|> 
|> But they also hire scads of lawyers (I went to HS with one) and other
|> professions (geologists [ex-NASA, Jeff], and just roughnecks).
|> 
|> 2) BUT the fundamental purpose of a business is to make profits for its
|> share-holders.  That includes you and me when we invest in banks and
|> credit institutions that lend money as well as direct holders.
|> As businesses they are basically conservative thinking organizations
|> (they are also very large organizations).
|> 
|> 
In article <1992Jul28.165930.21438@nas.nasa.gov>, eugene@wilbur.nas.nasa.gov (Eugene N. Miya) writes:
|> The oil industry mentality is an interesting one.  There isn't one
|> mentality, it's not all evil, but it does have some macho aspects about it.
|> (A client of Dad's made drill bits.)  That mentality is what gets promoted
|> into the management and leadership of those companies and that is where you
|> will find the BS problem (not the lower level employees).
|> 
     Eugene, you nailed the oil companies (at least Chevron) pretty well
with that last comment and you summarized adequately the dangers of 
generalization. Let me, however, restate this in stronger terms. 
Chevron is not an entity; Chevron is comprised of many individuals 
like each of us. Some of us care very much about our environment and 
the natural world in which we live; others, unfortunately, do not. 
It is the responsibility of those of us who DO care (Chevron or not) 
to be ever diligent and try to educate those who do not to the 
legacy which they may be harming by their actions or lack thereof.
By all means, be aware of policy and actions of companies that 
have the potential of wreaking havoc on the environment. But also 
be aware of the positive actions as well as the negative ones and 
realize that not all of the actions of Chevron employees are 
orchestrated by the spin doctors for PR reasons.
     Just remember, every time YOU put gas or oil in YOUR car,
you must accept some (if only a small portion) of the responsibility 
for the health and well being of our environment. 
     OK, I'm off of my soapbox. Before the flames begin, maybe 
someone can answer one question for me. I have recently travelled 
quite a bit throughout areas in North America, primarily Texas, 
Colorado, Alberta and the southeast U.S. Why is it that the only place 
in all these travels where regular LEADED gasoline is readily available 
at every pump is California? Just curious.