John,
I wanted to make sure you saw this campaign.
We're working with over a dozen progressive partners to turn up the pressure on Congress to reverse Louis DeJoy’s disastrous decision to purchase more than 100,000 mail delivery trucks that only get 8 miles per gallon.
We’ve already surpassed our first goal of 100,000 letters sent and now as we approach 150,000 letters, we need you to take action.
Get us to over 150,000 letters sent before the deadline. Please tell Congress to reverse DeJoy’s decision now!
I included my email from last week below since there's a lot more info if you need it before you sign. But here's the bottom line:
- Last week, the House Oversight and Reform Committee held a hearing about the mail service’s “next generation" 8 mpg delivery vehicles
- Transportation is the largest single source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States
- It’s not too late to stop this catastrophically bad contract from moving forward
- With the Green Postal Service Fleet Act of 2022, Congress can reverse DeJoy’s decision and electrify the USPS fleet before it's too late.
Let's get this done. Thank you for taking action today.
John,
Every day the climate crisis gets worse and in the U.S., transportation is the largest source of carbon emissions, producing over 28% of greenhouse gases.
That’s why Louis DeJoy’s finalized plan to have the U.S. Postal Service purchase over 100,000 new gas-powered trucks that only get 8 miles per gallon must be reversed.
Thankfully there is a bill that would stop DeJoy’s purchase of these gas-guzzling vehicles, The Green Postal Service Fleet Act of 2022.
This bill would prohibit the United States Postal Service from carrying out its contract for a new generation vehicle fleet unless the fleet is at least 75 percent electric.
With 68 co-sponsors in the House currently, we need to get every member of Congress in the House and Senate on board and pass The Green Postal Service Fleet Act.
Tell Congress: Block DeJoy’s Bad Deal! The USPS contract must require at least 75% electric trucks.
If we’re going to stop catastrophic climate change before it’s too late, we have to take it on anywhere and everywhere we can.
We can make a huge leap forward by ensuring America’s second-largest vehicle fleet, one-third of the federal government's entire fleet isn’t powered by 8 miles per gallon trucks that have the efficiency of a hummer.
There is no reason why the USPS fleet can’t go electric. We just have to take on DeJoy and push Congress to act.
Tell Congress: Block DeJoy’s Bad Deal! The USPS contract must require at least 75% electric trucks.
Thank you for doing your part in calling on our leaders to stop DeJoy.
- Tre
Tre Graves
Digital Organizing Coordinator
Democracy for America
