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Tip: Your message to SUST-MAR must be html-free. So, BEFORE you hit SEND, please go to your "Format" pull-down menu and select "Plain text." In OE, select "Tools/Options/Send/"Plain Text"/Apply/Close." Thanks! ____________________________________________________________________________ . Greetings Canadian Energy Actioners! Please join us on Friday, April 1, and be one of thousands of people across the U.S., Canada and the U.K. coming together as part of the *2nd Annual Fossil Fools Day*. Last year, some 130 actions were organized to demand clean and renewable energy. This year, you can help us reach the goal of 360 events by organizing a Fossil Fools Day event on your campus. *TAKE ACTION: *To learn more about organizing an action, or to register an event, please visit, http://www.energyaction.net. Fossil Fools Day is an opportunity for students and youth to show strongsupport for clean energy solutions over fossil fuel addiction. If you have questions about Fossil Fools Day, please contact: billy@energyaction.net. *WHAT YOU CAN DO: *Some ideas for actions to take on April 1st... *Adopt a Ford Dealer Near You!* Ford Motor Company has the worst fuel economy in the automakers industry. By enlisting local Ford dealers as allies, we can convince corporate decision makers that there is a demand for fuel-efficient and zero-emission vehicles. Download an Adopt-a-Dealer action kit at http://www.energyaction.net. For Canadian Adopt a dealer info and materials please contact katewoznow@yahoo.com *Also, the first 50 local groups who commit to participating in the Adopt-a-Dealer campaign will receive an eye-catching pre-stenciled banner you can use at your dealership actions. *Expose a Fossil Fool!* There are so many people holding back progress, it's hard to pick just one. Will it be Dick Cheney? Peabody Coal? John Efford? Kenneth Lay? Organize an action on your campus that will expose a local or national Fossil Fool. Be creative. If your action focuses on climate change or clean energy, we want it to be part of Fossil Fools Day. Register your event at http://www.energyaction.net. *Tell Automakers to Innovate, not Litigate!* Automakers are currently locked in negotiations with the federal government about voluntary standards to regulate carbon emissions from are their vehicles. The feds have been considering putting regulation (with penalties) in place but are shying away from this option. On April 1st send a message to the federal government to follow California’s example and REGULATE!! In the U.S., car manufacturers are foolishly fighting progress when they could be reaping the benefits of technological innovation. The auto corporations are trying to block a landmark policy in California as well as prevent one being proposed in Canada that would require a reduction in carbon emissions. Send a message to the CEOs of the auto companies through Environmental Defense's website at http://actionnetwork.org/campaign/car_company_lawsuit? source=energyaction or send a letter to the Canadian Government encouraging them to stand strong and not back down to corporate demands! Draft letters will be posted soon on the Energy Action website - www.energyaction.net *Pass a Green Fleet Resolution On Your Campus!* You can launch a campaign on your campus to green the vehicle fleets of your university. Campuses can replace old dirty cars with hybrid, electric, and biodiesel vehicles to show how cost efficient and easy it is to be an energy innovator. Download a Green Fleets action kit at http://www.energyaction.net. *Nukes of Hazard - No to Lepreau, Non ŕ Lepreau* Despite commissioned reports advising against it and alternate proposals by leading environmental groups, the government of New Brunswick continues to entertain the idea of refurbishing Point Lepreau, the province's single nuclear facility. The price tag of refurbishment has been estimated at an astronomical $1.3 Billion. This is a financial burden that no generation of taxpayers should ever have to assume. Let's not allow the climate movement to be co-opted by the deeply invested nuclear industry. Don't be fooled, nuclear is no solution to the destabilization of our climate. It is a concern to both human health and public security and we have yet to find an acceptable method of disposing of its waste. It is time for large scale energy projects to come to an end. Sign on to the New Brunswick Environmental Network's Action alert or download postcards atwww.energyaction.net and avoid the green glow of false hope. The action alert can be accessed at: www.web.ca/nben/fax/campaigns/energy/energy_fax.htm We need to stand up and show that we will be safer, healthier and wealthier with energy innovation! Your Friends at Energy Action Black Mesa Water Coalition, California Student Sustainability Coalition, Climate Campaign, Energy Justice Network, Envirocitizen, Free The Planet!, Global Exchange, Greenpeace, Indigenous Environmental Network, LCVEF/Project Democracy, National Association of Environmental Law Societies, National Wildlife Federation's Campus Ecology Program, Rainforest Action Network, Student Environmental Action Coalition, Sierra Student Coalition, Sierra Youth Coalition, Southeast Student Energy and Climate Network, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, Students United for a Responsible Global Environment, Youth Environmental Network. ____________________________________________________________________________ Did a friend forward this to you? Join sust-mar yourself! Just send 'subscribe sust-mar' to mailto:majordomo@chebucto.ca
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