Randy Dreiling
Please post off topic!
--- Michael Blahut <magic-@hotmail.com> wrote:
I think a family talk is needed.
From: "Maureen Kirk, OSPIRG Executive Director"
<Maur-@ospirg.org>
To: MAGIC-@HOTMAIL.COM
Subject: OSPIRG : The auto-industry strikes back
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 16:13:49 -0500
Hi Mike,
I found out yesterday that the Alliance of
Automobile Manufacturers, Tonkin
auto dealerships (one of the largest dealers in
Portland), and several
state legislators are suing the state of Oregon,
attempting to block the
Clean Cars program. We need to fight back by
letting auto dealers know
that they are out of touch with their customers who
support common-sense
solutions to global warming.
Please take a moment right now to let Tonkin auto
dealerships know that if
they don't remove their name from the lawsuit you
will take your business
elsewhere. Then ask your family and friends to do
the same by forwarding
this email to them.
To take action, click here or paste this link into
your web browser:
http://pirg.org/alerts/route.asp?id=99&id4=ES
Background
On Friday, September 9th, the Alliance of
Automobile Manufacturers financed
a lawsuit against the Oregon Department of
Environmental Quality and
Environmental Quality Commission attempting to
block or delay the Clean
Cars program. Joining them in the suit were
several auto dealerships
including the Tonkin group; Mercedes Benz of
Portland and Wilsonville and
Coos Bay Toyota; and Senator Ted Ferrioli,
Representative Wayne Scott and
Representative Susan Morgan. This lawsuit wastes
taxpayer money by forcing
the state to expend resources defending the Clean
Cars program that is good
for Oregon's environment and good for Oregon's
economy.
The auto industry has threatened to use "every
arrow in [their] quiver" to
stop the clean cars program, including a ballot
measure. If the experience
in other states is any guide, that is not all they
will try. In Washington
state, their tactics included automated phone banks
to inflate the
appearance of grassroots opposition. We've even
heard reports of people
who were approached about being paid to write
letters.
To my knowledge, Oregon is the only state other
than California that the
auto industry has sued directly for addressing
global warming pollution.
We can only speculate about what they will try here
next.
In the face of bullying auto industry tactics and
their barrage of false
propaganda, let's remind auto dealers in our
communities of the facts about
this issue. The Clean Cars program is good for our
environment and our
economy. It will drastically reduce global warming
pollution from light
cars and trucks while at the same time increase
consumer choice and reduce
the cost of owning and operating a car. We should
support Governor
Kulongoski, who is continuing Oregon's legacy of
environmental leadership
by bringing Clean Cars to Oregon.
Please take a moment right now to let Tonkin auto
dealerships know that if
they don't remove their name from the lawsuit you
will take your business
elsewhere. Then ask your family and friends to do
the same by forwarding
this email to them.
To take action, click here or paste this link into
your web browser:
http://pirg.org/alerts/route.asp?id=99&id4=ES
Sincerely,
Maureen Kirk
OSPIRG Executive Director
Maur-@ospirg.org
http://www.OSPIRG.org
P.S. Thanks again for your support. Please feel
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