It’s Getting Hot In Here

The EPA decision to deny California’s waiver for stricter auto emissions standards was very upsetting news. Those of us in the Global Exchange office were just burning with disappointment, and given the human rights implications of our dependence on oil, our gas-guzzling culture and global warming, we couldn’t let such unacceptable inaction slide without some noise.

So the very next day we went out and made some noise and we made a sight.

We are bewildered by such blatant irresponsibility, not only from the Bush Administration but also from the car companies –whose interests are frankly difficult to distinguish nowadays since it sounds like they share talking points. The EPA is supposed to protect people and the planet, not industry, and it’s definitely not a being a leader compared to students across the country who are transforming colleges into models of sustainable transportation in the face of our climate crisis. This is fuming the fight not just between Washington and Sacramento, but between those of us trying to protect our future and those trying to protect the auto industry.