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Tell Automakers Why You Want Green Cars Today
Target: CEOs of world's six largest automakers, DaimlerChrysler, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Nissan, ToyotaSponsored by: The Center for a New American Dream
The need for fuel-efficient cars has never been greater. With just four percent of the world's population, the United States consumes a quarter of global oil consumption; U.S. passenger vehicles alone guzzle 10 percent of the world's oil!
We spent $250 billion on this oil habit last year alone, and as a result we're less secure, more polluted, and economically weaker.
Existing technology such as advanced hybrid engines could dramatically decrease our oil consumption -- if only more automakers would grasp the urgency of the situation and incorporate efficient technology in many more vehicles.
Think about the people, places, and things that would be better off if automakers do their part to help us break our oil dependence and transition to a more sustainable future. Then encapsulate these images into your favorite art form, or just a simple note, and add that to this petition. We'll deliver your comments and images to Detroit and Tokyo. We want Bill Ford, Rick Wagoner, and the other CEOs to truly grasp what's at risk... and to respond.
Existing technology such as advanced hybrid engines could dramatically decrease our oil consumption -- if only more automakers would grasp the urgency of the situation and incorporate efficient technology in many more vehicles.
Think about the people, places, and things that would be better off if automakers do their part to help us break our oil dependence and transition to a more sustainable future. Then encapsulate these images into your favorite art form, or just a simple note, and add that to this petition. We'll deliver your comments and images to Detroit and Tokyo. We want Bill Ford, Rick Wagoner, and the other CEOs to truly grasp what's at risk... and to respond.
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# 150:
9:42 pm PST, Dec 31,
Christina Eavyn Warner, Illinois
# 149:
9:26 pm PST, Dec 31,
Ivy Little, New Mexico
# 148:
7:29 pm PST, Dec 31,
Fiona Tse, Hong Kong
Let's do more for our environment - our home.
Let's do more for our environment - our home.
# 147:
7:25 pm PST, Dec 31,
Skooter Lee Lepard, Louisiana
# 146:
5:55 pm PST, Dec 31,
Name not displayed, Oregon
# 145:
5:22 pm PST, Dec 31,
Jesse Adams, Illinois
# 144:
5:10 pm PST, Dec 31,
Name not displayed, California
# 143:
4:57 pm PST, Dec 31,
Robert Kern, Nevada
It's the wave of the future; why not be among the first to ride it?
It's the wave of the future; why not be among the first to ride it?
# 142:
3:54 pm PST, Dec 31,
Eliott Scheffler, Nebraska
In such a mobile country as this, where one expends vast volumes of fuel daily, it would be wonderful to have cars that do not have a negative impact on the environment.
In such a mobile country as this, where one expends vast volumes of fuel daily, it would be wonderful to have cars that do not have a negative impact on the environment.
# 141:
3:24 pm PST, Dec 31,
William K Lawrence, New York
# 140:
3:20 pm PST, Dec 31,
Daniel Himmelstein, Massachusetts
Cutting back on pollution is not only good for the environment, but it is good for my health.
Cutting back on pollution is not only good for the environment, but it is good for my health.
# 139:
3:00 pm PST, Dec 31,
Name not displayed, Oregon
# 138:
2:56 pm PST, Dec 31,
Duane Adcock, Indiana
save our air
save our air
# 137:
2:12 pm PST, Dec 31,
Elizabeth Oehrn, Sweden
Because they are better for the environment
Because they are better for the environment
# 136:
1:32 pm PST, Dec 31,
Name not displayed, Illinois
# 135:
1:21 pm PST, Dec 31,
Amy Wheeler, New York
# 134:
12:35 pm PST, Dec 31,
Gail Mcglone, Florida
# 133:
11:54 am PST, Dec 31,
Susan Dunne, Ohio
# 132:
11:36 am PST, Dec 31,
Name not displayed, Ohio
# 131:
11:19 am PST, Dec 31,
Valerie Catrice, Michigan
# 130:
11:09 am PST, Dec 31,
Betty Gregory, Indiana
# 129:
11:07 am PST, Dec 31,
Wendy Honigman, Florida
Green is certainly better than pollution. Since Bush doesn't believe there's global warming, we need to do all that we can to see the world doesn't get much warmer.
Green is certainly better than pollution. Since Bush doesn't believe there's global warming, we need to do all that we can to see the world doesn't get much warmer.
# 128:
10:53 am PST, Dec 31,
Kelsey Lissner, California
# 127:
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10:31 am PST, Dec 31,
Kat Rudd, California
I would like us all to have "green" eco friendly cars for many reasons. One reason being to decrease global warming. I prefer inhaling cleaner air without so much smog. It would also be nice to cut down so much of the oil dependency. If we weren't so dependent on oil, we wouldn't have to keep disrupting nature. Cleaner vehicles mean a cleaner & healthier environment. Less cancers, less environmental accidents, etc. What's the real gamble? Right now we're gambling with the state of our environment and health in such a way that is to make everything non-viable. If you just go ahead and produce a bunch of eco-friendly cars, people will buy them. The environment and quality of life of all living things cannot be measured by a dollar amount. The money won't be worth a thing if there is nothing to enjoy or experience. It would be a win-win situation if you would just start really producing eco-friendly cars and discontinue the old. Where old jobs cease, there will always be some other new task or job to take it's place. We want a greener environment for a better and higher quality of life. We want to go to the oeans and see it bursting with life, and not see black oily sludge wash up with the beaches littered with scattered remains of dead shorebirds and other marine life. We want to see tall green trees in out forests shooting upward not fallen over yellowed, blackened, dry, sick and/or dying vegetation. We would benefit far more as would you if you would just take the plunge in truly moving forward with creating and building more eco-friendly cars and stop cranking out the old. Driving is fun. I've enjoyed it as far as learning to drive and just travelling around over the years. But it cannot continue the way that it has in the form that it has. We are all responsible for the oceans and marine life within it as well as the terrestial animals and environment. You have the ability to make a greater impact on that. Please make the change over to greener cars. If you have children or grandchildren, look to them and think about their health in years to come. The easy money you might be making now with just turning out the old kind of cars won't amount to much if they fall ill with some kind of cancer or other illness...Or if they are suddenly rendered infertile due to all the toxins. Not all the money in the world will make them better at that point. If you happen to respect/care about and/or appreciate the wildlife...Think of the difference it can make to them. I strongly urge you to please push forward with the greener eco-friendly cars for the sake of all. |
# 126:
10:30 am PST, Dec 31,
Niina Kesamaa, Finland
# 125:
10:06 am PST, Dec 31,
Destiny Wilson, Indiana
# 124:
9:37 am PST, Dec 31,
Name not displayed, Arizona
I'm ready for a Hydrogen car! I know the technology is ready and it works! So what are you waiting for? I'm ready NOW to start driving clean and stop wasting our precious oil reserves that we have left.
I'm ready for a Hydrogen car! I know the technology is ready and it works! So what are you waiting for? I'm ready NOW to start driving clean and stop wasting our precious oil reserves that we have left.
# 122:
8:07 am PST, Dec 31,
Katherine Estes, Virginia
# 121:
8:05 am PST, Dec 31,
Rhonda Winter, Maryland
# 120:
8:03 am PST, Dec 31,
Lo Lo, Michigan
# 119:
8:01 am PST, Dec 31,
Naga Sat, Canada
for the continuity of the human race!! no clean air = death
for the continuity of the human race!! no clean air = death
# 118:
7:50 am PST, Dec 31,
KellyMarie McClintock, Canada
I'd like automakers to focus on greener cars, especially for the American market, so this administration doesn't try to invade Canada for our oil. :)
I'd like automakers to focus on greener cars, especially for the American market, so this administration doesn't try to invade Canada for our oil. :)
# 117:
7:05 am PST, Dec 31,
Jennifer Wexel, Michigan
# 116:
6:11 am PST, Dec 31,
Jennifer B. Zappone, New Jersey
The environment demands it!
The environment demands it!
# 115:
5:30 am PST, Dec 31,
Patricia Kube, Wisconsin
# 114:
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5:04 am PST, Dec 31,
Anna M-G, United Kingdom
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# 113:
4:23 am PST, Dec 31,
Joy Brown, California
# 112:
4:00 am PST, Dec 31,
Cindy Goustin, Michigan
# 111:
2:54 am PST, Dec 31,
Nayana Cohen, New Mexico
# 110:
2:22 am PST, Dec 31,
Melanie Cota, Minnesota
# 109:
2:10 am PST, Dec 31,
Name not displayed, California
# 108:
1:05 am PST, Dec 31,
Ael Sunrise Bird, Australia
# 107:
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1:00 am PST, Dec 31,
Philip Clarke, Canada
because global warming is only going to get more worse, we need to reduce are emissions, that is why we really need green cars now. |
# 106:
12:36 am PST, Dec 31,
Paul Nash, Australia
# 105:
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12:28 am PST, Dec 31,
Connie Lin, Pennsylvania
green cars help the enviroment. we need to stop/reduce the damage we are doing to our enviroment/ planet. |
# 104:
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12:00 am PST, Dec 31,
Sarah Wesch, Michigan
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# 103:
10:48 pm PST, Dec 30,
Name not displayed, California
It is essential that we go green NOW! We have the knowledge, now we must put it to use. Our enviornment depends on it. Our country depends on it. Our world depends on it. Our lives depend on it. Stop the greed and start the solution!
It is essential that we go green NOW! We have the knowledge, now we must put it to use. Our enviornment depends on it. Our country depends on it. Our world depends on it. Our lives depend on it. Stop the greed and start the solution!
# 102:
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10:45 pm PST, Dec 30,
Anna Asbury, Kentucky
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# 101:
10:32 pm PST, Dec 30,
Name not displayed, Canada