NOT BUYING Russian sourced petrol or heating oil

[tuscan_raider]

If at all possible

Call me naive that's fine

I May have to wait longer or pay more that's fine too

Starting research now... anyone able to help with a head start gratefully received

I will post findings here

[s1962a]

This is already happening, albeit very slowly

https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/statement-o...

[tuscan_raider]

Agree ... hoping consumer power will act faster than usual pathetic public sector...

[mickyh7]

What would happen if you needed some Medicine for your child, and it came from Russia?

[Donbot]

Best avoid Chinese stuff as well if you are an ethical person.

[tuscan_raider]

mickyh7 said:

What would happen if you needed some Medicine for your child, and it came from Russia?

Fuk knows.

Not sure why relevant. I make lots of ethical choices (food etc) but lets try and keep this thread on topic

[tuscan_raider]

Donbot said:

Best avoid Chinese stuff as well if you are an ethical person.

Thanks. I do

[ianrb]

How are you going to know what the source of the petrol/oil is?

[bloomen]

ianrb said:

How are you going to know what the source of the petrol/oil is?

Its taste.

[tuscan_raider]

ianrb said:

How are you going to know what the source of the petrol/oil is?

Don't know yet. Ask them is my start point. Maybe there a way ...hence research

[Slackline]

ianrb said:

How are you going to know what the source of the petrol/oil is?

The media will let him know

[DaveCWK]

Sorry OP, you have subcontracted this choice to others, and now have little individual say.

[dandarez]

tuscan_raider said:

Donbot said:

Best avoid Chinese stuff as well if you are an ethical person.

Thanks. I do

What do you wear? I'd check the labels if I were you. What mobile do you have? I'd check if I were you. What TV, electrical items, gadgets etc do you have? I'd check if I were you. I can't be bothered to go on much more. Why? The list is fking endless.

Perhaps you're a naturist? Perhaps the parts on your car too? There is a global chip shortage (that's car parts not food) guess where the majority come from?

If we decided to chuck out everything made in the Big C, I'm pretty sure our house would be virtually empty.

[Roofless Toothless]

If you used the brand name of the fuel as a guide to origin, this might not even be possible.

I met a guy some years back who worked for one of the major petrol companies who told me that at any particular garage the fuel comes from the nearest refinery, not necessarily one with the same brand name, the nearest of which could be the other end of the country. Each supplies all the local garages, and the only time the fuel becomes ‘Shell’ rather than ‘Texaco’ for instance is when the shot of additives is added on delivery.

You would need to examine the source of all the oil coming to the refinery, which may vary a lot over time if they are buying from multiple sources.

[klan8456]

bloomen said:

ianrb said:

How are you going to know what the source of the petrol/oil is?

Its taste.

Petrol has terroir

[TCX]

Best avoid,USA,UK,Saudi,etc etc,and as previously mentioned China,not just because of their human rights record,but the Russian goods,oil,gas,minerals that would've come West will now go east,at cut price,which we will then pay top dollar for hth

[anonymous-user]

dandarez said:

tuscan_raider said:

Donbot said:

Best avoid Chinese stuff as well if you are an ethical person.

Thanks. I do

What do you wear? I'd check the labels if I were you. What mobile do you have? I'd check if I were you. What TV, electrical items, gadgets etc do you have? I'd check if I were you. I can't be bothered to go on much more. Why? The list is fking endless.

Perhaps you're a naturist? Perhaps the parts on your car too? There is a global chip shortage (that's car parts not food) guess where the majority come from?

If we decided to chuck out everything made in the Big C, I'm pretty sure our house would be virtually empty.

I hear this all the time. Yes it's hard to avoid stuff from China, especially embedded stuff like chips but I'm increasingly of the view that this is just an excuse for laziness and cheapness. Just because it's difficult to do and impossible on some things that doesn't mean it's not worth trying on the things we can. I just did it with an air conditioning system opting for a Japanese one made in Thailand instead of the 4 grand cheaper Chinese one made in China. I'm fairly confident the Mitsubishi is going to last longer and cost less than the last piece of st Chinese Lennox it replaces after just 4 years. We can't sit around moaning about the loss of manufacturing when we then go out and buy the cheapest cr@p we can from China.

[ARHarh]

Mitsubishi manufacture in China. How sure area you it was made in Japan, and not just assembled from chinese parts.

[tuscan_raider]

Ignoring all boorish and off topic comments...

Heres where I have got to so far

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60661611?at_me...

ETA another one

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/mar/08/s...

Edited by tuscan_raider on Saturday 12th March 17:53

[mickyh7]

tuscan_raider said:

Ignoring all boorish and off topic comments...

Heres where I have got to so far

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60661611?at_me...

ETA another one

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/mar/08/s...

Edited by tuscan_raider on Saturday 12th March 17:53

You mean all of the comments you didn't want to see?