A Call to Action - From California Interfaith Power and Light
June 7th, 2007
The following message and request for support is intended primarily for the URI Cooperation Circles in California. It is an advocacy call for support from California Interfaith Power and Light, a Cooperation Circle based out of Oakland.
For those of you in California, please consider supporting this endeavor and please share with others in your Cooperation Circles.
A Call to ACTION: Clergy Sign-on Letter
California passed AB 1493 in 2002 — a landmark law which sought to limit greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles sold in California. The bill requires all auto manufacturers use the most feasible and cost-effective methods for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks. We continue to wait for its implementation. Science tells us we can wait no longer.
Major auto manufacturers, including Toyota Motors, have brought suit against the state of California in an attempt to avoid complying with AB 1493. Ironically, Toyota has worked hard to develop a sound reputation for environmental stewardship; they arguably have much to lose by suing the state over this bill.
CIPL now circulates a sign-on letter, which we urge you to send along to your contacts. We will send the complete letter, with signatures, to Toyota Motors, asking them to withdraw from the lawsuit opposing AB 1493. Please take a moment to read the letter. Add your name to our growing number of members in the faith community who support laws to protect our planet from global warming. The deadline for signing on is June 18, 2007. The message is clear:
“As representatives from many faith traditions, we ask that Toyota withdraw its lawsuit opposing AB 1493, California’s landmark law to limit greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks.
We urge that Toyota, the world’s largest automobile manufacturer, play a leadership role in the greatest moral dilemma of our time: the race to stop the catastrophic damage that is being done to our sacred planet and its citizens by global warming.”
Please add your signature in support of our letter by clicking HERE. Please be sure to include your:
1. Name
2. Religious Affiliation
3. Congregation/Organization
4. City/Region in California
To read a full text of the letter, click HERE, or to reach our website click HERE.
Thank you for all your support! For questions call 510-444-4078 x 319.