"America is addicted to oil."
-- President Bush, State of the Union 2006
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America consumes over 19 million barrels of oil per day. More
than 70% of that is for transportation; we burn most of our oil as gasoline in our cars, trucks and
SUVs. Like any addiction, our oil dependence has serious
consequences. We are at war for oil. Tailpipe emissions
contribute to global warming. Oil extraction destroys forests and
communities in countries like Nigeria, Colombia and Ecuador.
It's time for change... It's time to break our addiction.
Oil permeates our lives - from the cars we drive to heat for
our homes, to the plastics in our computers and offices. So where
do we start?
Let's start by Jumpstarting the auto industry: the single
largest cause of our oil addiction comes from passenger vehicles.
Ford Motor Company's vehicles guzzle more gas than any other
automaker in the country. Ford's global warming emissions
threaten our environment while rising gas prices threaten our
economy. That's not American innovation. That's just bad
business.
We demand that our nation's leaders, both civic and corporate,
make a real commitment for change. It's time to take action,
starting with automakers like Ford Motor Company.
Join us in a 12 Step Program to break our dependence on oil.
We've admitted that we have a problem. It's time to start the
solution.
