Green Options » New Roads New Pollution http://greenoptions.com/tag/new-roads-new-pollution Posts tagged 'New Roads New Pollution' Wed, 17 Dec 2008 08:22:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en U.S. Economic Stimulus Package Needs to Keep it Clean: New Roads Means New Pollution http://planetsave.com/blog/2008/12/17/economic-stimulus-package-new-roads-means-new-pollution/ http://planetsave.com/blog/2008/12/17/economic-stimulus-package-new-roads-means-new-pollution/#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2008 08:22:43 +0000 Derek Markham http://planetsave.com/blog/2008/12/17/economic-stimulus-package-new-roads-means-new-pollution/

A new campaign launched by Friends of the Earth calls for investing in clean options for transportation, not in building new roads.

The government’s new stimulus package is in grave danger of being hijacked by the road-building industry to redirect billions of dollars toward new roads that we simply don’t need. New Roads = New Pollution aims to mobilize grassroots activists to fight for a clean investment in our future.

“More roads mean more pollution and more dependence on oil—hurting our economy, security and climate. Investments in clean transportation alternatives, as well as road and bridge maintenance and repair, create more jobs than new road construction and help families save money on gas. Focusing an economic stimulus package on such clean investments should be a no-brainer.” - Colin Peppard, Friends of the Earth

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