Demand Political Independence from Big Oil

Dirty oil is gumming up our political system. While oil giants like ExxonMobil report record breaking annual profits, our politicians continue to use OUR tax money to subsidize and support Big Oil to the tune of billions of dollars every year. Why? Perhaps because oil companies donated over $25 million to candidates in the US during the 2004 campaign, and they�ve already invested over $5 million in the 2006 elections. It's time to ensure that our representatives represent us, not the oil companies. It's time for a separation of oil and state.

Oil is at the core of concerns like the health of our communities, global warming, war, national security, and even poverty and developing country debt. Clean energy advocates and activists have noted for decades that the barriers to a clean energy transition are political, not technical. Hybrid cars, biodiesel, energy efficiency, and wind power are available technologies today - and yet last year's Energy Bill gave oil companies over $4 billion of our tax money.

But what's good for Exxon, Chevron, and others is not necessarily good for the rest of us.

America needs a tune-up. It's time for an Oil Change. Ask politicians who are serious about kicking the oil habit to begin by pledging to stop receiving campaign contributions from the oil industry. Demand political independence from Big Oil.
Dear [your Representative]

I am deeply concerned about the extent of Big Oil's influence on Washington. Oil is at the core of many of my concerns like the health of our communities, global warming, war, national security, and even poverty and developing country debt.

And yet politicians of both parties continue to use our tax money to subsidize Big Oil to the tune of billions of dollars every year. Why? Perhaps it's partly because oil companies donated over $25 million to candidates in the US during the 2004 campaign, and they've already invested over $5 million in the 2006 elections. The next step to ending our collective addiction to oil is reducing oil's influence over our politicians and demanding political independence from Big Oil.

Now more than ever, the barriers to a clean energy transition are political, not technical. Hybrid cars, biofuels, greater energy efficiency, solar and wind power are completely viable technologies today � they just need to be given the chance to fairly compete.

I urge you to immediately stop taking money from Big Oil, and start the transition to clean, secure sources of energy now. The dirty oil money gumming up our political system must be removed. Once it's gone, the possibilities for a sound economy, clean energy, peace, and real security will be much brighter.

[your comment here]

Sincerely,

[your name]
[your address]
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