Anti-oil activists have found an outlet for their frustration over the Gulf oil spill. In several states this week, they are protesting, holding vigils, and calling for boycotts against BP.
The demonstrations are likely to be similar to the protest held in Washington last Friday where Public Citizen and seven other activist groups waved signs, chanted and held a mock citizen's arrest of BP CEO Tony Hayward.
But there is one notable exception: Most of the protests being held in cities throughout the United States are planned for individual service stations or convenience stores bearing the BP logo. However, because the company doesn't own or operate the vast majority of the BP-branded U.S. retail outlets, the impact on the company is doubtful.
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