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Ethical Consumerism is an important movement toward corporate reform, through which individuals recognize their own role in systems of oppression, and take personal steps toward resistance and  positive change.

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[edit] Criticism

[edit] Business Ethics

• Attorney General Greg Stumbo Sues Marathon Oil Corporation, Marathon Petroleum Company, LLC and Speedway SuperAmerica, LLC for $89 Million for Gouging Kentucky Consumers at the Pump following Hurricanes: "Attorney General Greg Stumbo announced groundbreaking litigation filed today in Franklin Circuit Court against Marathon Oil Corporation, Marathon Petroleum Company, LLC and Speedway SuperAmerica, LLC, charging the corporations with profiteering during the time of emergency following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The companies are alleged to have overcharged Kentucky consumers more than $89 million in grossly excessive motor fuel pricing."

[edit] Political Influence

• An ultra-secretive network rules independent oil trading.: "U.S. companies are forbidden from bribing officials. If they do, it can prove damaging. The Securities & Exchange Commission, for example, is probing Marathon Oil (MRO ), ExxonMobil (XOM), Amerada Hess (AHC), Chevron (CVX), and others for allegedly bribing President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea and his relatives for oil rights. The companies say they're cooperating with the SEC and that they acted lawfully."