cartoon time

check this out

http://www.nrdc.org/flipandchilly/default.asp?ms=fcpmrgk


at the end of the cartoon is an option to send a letter to congressmen and such to force automakers to start implementing these gas saving designs in all cars. cleaner cars, cleaner air, longer lives.

 

skip the video, but send the letter

 

just an aside, i sent the letter recomended at the end of the "video"


got this in return

Your e-mail has been received by the National Transportation Library (NTL) Reference Service, which is an electronic referral service handling e-mail sent to the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) *general* e-mail address. We locate answers online whenever possible, direct people toward sources of information, and also provide direct Operating Administration (OA) contact information when appropriate.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is currently accepting comments, under Docket Number NHTSA-2005-22223, on its recent notice of proposed rule-making on reforming the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) program.
To view this docket, including all comments submitted to date, please see the DOT Docket Management System (DMS) search page at: http://dms.dot.gov/search
In the Docket Number search box, enter the number 22223 and click on 'Search.'
To file your own comments, click on "Comment/Submissions".
For assistance in filing comments electronically, please click on the 'Help' links appearing at both the tops and bottoms of DMS web pages, or go directly to: http://dms.dot.gov/help
You can find information on the proposed fuel economy standards on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration web site at http://nhtsa.gov/portal/site/nhtsa/menuite...!2087744781
The notice of proposed rule-making can be found at http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/ruling...-PR-24Aug05.pdf
To see Secretary Mineta's August 23, 2005 statement on the new standards, go to http://www.dot.gov/affairs/dot112-05.htm