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Dear friend of VCN,
Last week, President Obama outlined his plans to hold BP accountable for the Gulf coast disaster and renewed his call for a clean energy bill that will reduce our dependence on oil.
One thing we can all do is reduce our use of petroleum-based products. Here are a few helpful tips from our friends at the Audubon Society:
- Drive less. Take public transit. Carpool.
- Combine your driving errands to reduce vehicle miles traveled.
- Insist that meetings and other activities be held near public transit.
- Stop using plastic bottles. It is estimated 17 million barrels of oil are used to make them. Nearly 90 percent are not recycled but go to landfills where it takes many years for them to decompose.
- Stop using plastic bags. It is estimated 100 billion plastic shopping bags are used each year, made from around 12 million barrels of oil. They are slow to biodegrade and many end up in trees and waterways and threaten wildlife.
Special thanks to those who donated nearly $2 million dollars to the Gulf Coast recovery efforts during the Larry King Telethon last night. (view highlights)
Join others on Saturday June 26th for HANDS ACROSS THE SAND, a national day of action. On beaches all over the U.S., folks will join hands for 15 minutes, from 12:00 to 12:15pm, to send a strong message to our elected leaders that the time has come to end our dependence on dirty dangerous energy and to fast-track clean renewable energy. For more info, visit HandsAcrossTheSand.com.
Best wishes,
Nathan Lott
Executive Director
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