Been there and Done that and believe me I do not want to go back to it. Give
me 80 everywhere except in the city...or better still, lets go AutoBahn
everywhere.....in other words no limits
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From: Tim Castleman
To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 2:18 PM
Subject: [biofuel] Help lobby the lobbyists?
by Tim Castleman
www.drive55.org
In my efforts to promote the Drive 55 Conservation Project I have contacted
over 80 organizations dedicated to political activism oŠn behalf of human
rights and the environment.
It has been frustrating to be ignored by all of them, but I think I know why,
and this is what I need some help with. These groups all have a lot oŠn their
agenda already, and limited resources to apply to the issues they are concerned
with.
The Drive 55 Conservation Project proposal is not very appealing to many
people, though most would certainly agree it has no downside whatsoever. I
think we would all agree that the general public tends to follow trends. In
other words, if a popular actor, celebrity or political action group says
something is cool, then the public tends to agree and will modify their
behavior or take action accordingly.
Once a trend takes hold with a certain percentage of the people, it quickly
spreads and becomes popular with the rest. As unpopular as the Drive 55
Conservation Project proposal may seem now, if these organizations could be
convinced to endorse it, the chances of success improve substantially.
Therefore, I am asking for your help to lobby these organizations, urging
them to endorse the project. Please look over the list, and if you find you are
a member or supporter of any of them, take a few minutes to send a letter or
e-mail asking them to endorse the Drive 55 Conservation Project. If they hear
from you it will help them to have confidence there is public support and
encourage their endorsement.
Thank you in advance for your care and concern for this fragile environment
we all share. All of the following have been contacted requesting their support
of the Drive 55 Conservation Project. None have indicated they would. Please
take action today!
Act for Change.com
Al Franken
Alternatives Magazine
AlterNet.org
Arianna Huffington
Arizona Democracy Group
Arizona Green Party
Boycott USA.org
BoycottAmerica.org
BoycottBush.org
BoycottUS.net
CA League of Conservation Voters
Campus Greens
CleanAirNow.org
Cockeyed.com (gas price watcher)
Co-Op America
Corporate Watch.org
DemocracyNow.org
Democrats.com
DNC (Democratic National Committee)
EarthdayResources.org
Ecopledge.com
EcoVote.org
EMS (Environmental Media Services)
Essential.org
e-thepeople.org
EthicalConsumer.org
ForUSA.org
Freetheplanet.org
Friends of the Earth
Frootsmag.com
Global Exchange
Green Party of California
GreenCorps.org
GreenpartyUS.org
Greenpeace
Greens.org
HIA (Hemp Industries Association)
IndyMedia.org
InFact.org
International A.N.S.W.E.R. (L.A, S.F., D.C. & NYC)
Kucinich for President
League of Conservation Voters
Michael Moore
Motherearth.org
Motherjones.com
MoveON.org
National Council of La Raza
National Energy Policy Initiative
National Head Start Association
Natural Capitalism
NewEnergyFuture.com
NonViolence.org
NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council)
Peace-Action.org
Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR)
PIRG.org
Protecting Arizona's Family Coalition
Protest.net
Rainforest Action Network
RNC (Republican National Committee)
Rock the Vote
Rocky Mountain Institute
SacGreens.org
Salon.com
SF Chronicle
Sierra Club
Sierra Student Coalition
Sojourners
Soros Foundations, OSI, New York
StopSpending.org
StudentPIRGs.org
The Detroit Project
The Nation Magazine
Thom Hartmann .com
TrueMajority.com
TruthOut.com
United for a Fair Economy (UFE)
USPirg.org
VoiceYourself.com (Woody's Harrelson's site)
VoteNoWar.org
VoterMarch.org
Wellstone Action (wellstone.org)
Women's Action for New Directions (WAND)
Working Assets
Working for Change
A web-linked list is online now at www.drive55.org under the "Action" section.
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