Support change in environmental and energy policy...
Hello, my name is Bethann from Gasoline Boycott Day
and Citizens Take Charge! I am an editor for a daily
newspaper and the co-founder of Citizens Take Charge!,
my grassroots activist organization. We're trying our hardest
to connect and network with as many of you as we can.
A bit about us that we hope many people here would
call to everyone's attention...
Citizens Take Charge! is a nonprofit, grassroots org.
fighting for new and effective alternative energy
policy. The matter is going nowhere fast with Bush in
office. We should have had solid alternative energy
policies in place by now. But Bush has been a major
impediment to progress regarding this issue. Mother
Jones will be discussing his failures this week in
their magazine report...
The boycott has been extended another day. It will
begin on Jan. 20 (Inauguration Day). Repetitive
boycotts of gasoline will ensue. January 20th was
chosen to be our kick-off boycott because of the
significance of the day. A day in which an oil man,
who happens to be our president, will take office and
begin to plunge our environment into chaos. He will
continue the oil-driven Iraq conflict, he'll soon be
drilling for oil in protected lands in Alaska, and
he'll also be pursuing more off-shore drilling. These
are just SOME of his plans...
What we've initiated right now is a full-fledged
movement - a nationwide push for alternative energy
resource funding and legislation. January 20th is just
the beginning. Repetitive boycotts will ensue. We're
shooting for about 5 to 10 per year to accomplish our
goals. These boycotts of gasoline will occur on
specific days which are hopefully just as significant
and symbolic as Jan. 20. We're prospecting a few
national holidays, as well as some environmental
holidays, such as Earth Day (April), National Wildlife
Week (April), and World Environment Day (June).
So it's all about timing (for impact), message (for
demand), and unity (for common ground and cause). This
is a massive undertaking. It takes adequate funding,
resources, organization, planning, maneuvering, timing
and effort to achieve what we're hoping for. We have
support from all across the U.S. and we've teamed up
with universities who help us stay on top of the game.
Currently, we have Gasoline Boycott Day Boycott
Captains and Petitioners in 5 regions of the country
and we're branching out to more areas every single
day. We're not messing around this time. Other
gasoline boycotters in the past failed because they
lacked the foundation and support we have. We've only
begun to dig in the trenches and fight. We're working
to win the battle for new energy on the ground and
from the ground up. We mean business and we won't stop
until the plans drawn for alternative fuel sources
land on the floors of Congress.
I hope you can help us by just spreading the word.
There is so much environmental devastation happening
right now, especially with the Delaware oil spill.
When I was a recent guest on The Mike Malloy Show and
The Laura Flanders Show (Air America Radio), I briefed
them on the massive spill that took place on the
Delaware River Nov. 26. Mike and Laura hadn't even
heard of the week-old story. Both of them were shocked
and very upset to discover 473,000 gallons of crude
were missing in our water and that 3 states' habitats
were affected. At the same time, they were glad I
called it to their attention because they had missed
the big news. I told them not to feel bad because
"Bush TV" had barely covered the story.
Anyway, that's who we are and what we plan to do. I
hope that I've garnered your support for our
massive effort. We need you and we thank every
activist and American reading this comment for their
time.
Sincerely
Bethann
co-founder, Citizens Take Charge!
& Gasoline Boycott Day
http://www.gasolineboycottday.orgadmin@gasolineboycottday.org
citizenstakecharge@yahoo.com
"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then
they fight you, then you win." - Mahatma Gandhi