added 2007 Thu May 31 20:42:08 by STONERS
Activist shareholders push salary caps, global warming at annual meeting; customers plan month-long boycott.
Activist shareholders push salary caps, global warming at annual meeting; customers plan month-long boycott.
added 2007 Tue May 15 19:36:08 by STONERS
And they surely won't come down today, which, as anybody with an e-mail account already knows is the day of the great American "gas out." As MSNBC.com's John Schoen wrote last week, such one-day boycotts have "exactly zero chance of having an impact on gas prices."
And they surely won't come down today, which, as anybody with an e-mail account already knows is the day of the great American "gas out." As MSNBC.com's John Schoen wrote last week, such one-day boycotts have "exactly zero chance of having an impact on gas prices."
added 2007 Mon May 14 19:15:26 by STONERS
Our column last week ΓΆβ;¬" on the folly of this week's e-mail-hyped gasoline 'boycott' ΓΆβ;¬" drew a ton of mail. Many readers took issue with our view that not buying gas on Wednesday ΓΆβ;¬" and just topping off on Tuesday or Thursday ΓΆ&ac
Our column last week ΓΆβ;¬" on the folly of this week's e-mail-hyped gasoline 'boycott' ΓΆβ;¬" drew a ton of mail. Many readers took issue with our view that not buying gas on Wednesday ΓΆβ;¬" and just topping off on Tuesday or Thursday ΓΆ&ac
added 2007 Mon May 7 18:40:29 by STONERS
With gasoline prices topping $3 a gallon again, a number of readers, including Greg in Louisiana, are wondering about a proposed one-day "gas boycott" that has a goal of taking $2.3 billion in oil company profits. Aside from circulating some questionable math, organizers of this event stand exactly zero chance of having an impact on gas p
With gasoline prices topping $3 a gallon again, a number of readers, including Greg in Louisiana, are wondering about a proposed one-day "gas boycott" that has a goal of taking $2.3 billion in oil company profits. Aside from circulating some questionable math, organizers of this event stand exactly zero chance of having an impact on gas p
added 2007 Tue May 1 20:21:32 by Wil
The constitutional court in Turkey has annulled last Friday's parliamentary vote to elect a new president. The only candidate, Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, failed to win the required majority after a boycott by secularist opposition parties.
The constitutional court in Turkey has annulled last Friday's parliamentary vote to elect a new president. The only candidate, Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, failed to win the required majority after a boycott by secularist opposition parties.
added 2007 Fri Mar 2 20:24:33 by TheAttacks
The RIAA should love the free publicity from this, right? Wrong. This is the RIAA we're talking about, after all. The past few days has seen a sudden influx of blogs getting shut down after the RIAA harasses their hosting providers.
The RIAA should love the free publicity from this, right? Wrong. This is the RIAA we're talking about, after all. The past few days has seen a sudden influx of blogs getting shut down after the RIAA harasses their hosting providers.
