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John,
The Department of Transportation has set powerful new rules requiring states to track and reduce greenhouse gas emissions on the highways, in the short and long term. By measuring and reporting on these carbon emissions, states will have the capacity to create the crucial change we need to maintain a habitable planet.
However, Big Oil companies have already set their teams of lawyers onto the task of lobbying to prevent the new rules from ever taking effect.
This is why it’s so important for the state governors to take action now, and put procedures in place before Big Oil is able to block the implementation. It will be much harder for them to oppose procedures that are already in place.
Contact your governor today and urge them to set ambitious goals for tracking and reducing greenhouse gas emissions now!
Also in the new law are requirements to develop more fuel-efficient vehicles that will produce less pollution, along with the transportation infrastructure we will need to support these lower emission vehicles.
It also urges states to encourage less polluting alternative modes of transportation, such as better coordinated public transit via trains and buses, attractive bike lanes, and enhancing the “walkability” of cities with foot-traffic friendly planning.
Local and state governments need to hear from us at each level to make these changes happen!
Contact your governor today to encourage them set ambitious climate protection goals and “go big” in implementing the greenhouse gas emissions rule now.
Thank you for contacting the policymakers responsible for reducing carbon emissions in our cities and on our highways.
- Amanda
Amanda Ford, Director
Democracy for America
Advocacy Fund
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