Have you checked out the video of us crashing GM CEO Rick Wagoner keynote speech in front of 2000 auto reporters asking him to sign a pledge to commit to be a leader in fuel economy? In addition to this action, we had a series of others, which included an Oil Addicts Anonymous meeting, a Greenwash Car Wash, and the Oil Enforcement Agency (OEA) impounding of a huge Ford Expedition XXL. See how we became the environmental group reporters came to her the other side of automakers green PR hype.
Committments Not PR at the LA Auto Show!!
Jumpstart Ford supports Proposition 87!
What's the affliction? Oil Addiction! And what the Prescription? Yes on 87!
Check out the great street theater that Jumpstart Ford and Vote Solar activists did in support of California's Proposition 87! Big Oil is kicking down a lot of money to defeat Prop 87 - but we are smart enough to simply follow the money. VOTE YES ON 87!
Grannies Rage for Zero Emission Vehicles!
On September 30th, 2006 our friends in the Peninsula Raging Grannies Action League attended the 34th annual Electric Vehicle Rally in Palo Alto, CA. Dozens of gasoline-optional vehicles came to the rally with representatives from lots of companies and organizations all supporting electric, emissions-free transportation!
The Freedom From Oil Photo Contest had wonderful images sumbitted - and the winners of the contest (that YOU voted for) were featured in a full-page ad published in The Progressive!
You can see the results of the Freedom From Oil Contest here.
It went so well, we'll surely do this again soon, so keep those cameras ready!
The Freedom From Oil Action Camp was a huge success!
In America's Heartland, 100 activist, organizers, trainers, experts, oil affected and climate impacted communities and others attended the camp to build tools to put pressure on America's biggest oil addicts. Even President Bush and Big Oil Executives wanted to get in the action.
South Florida raises the pressure!
On May 4th, Jumpstart Ford activists, along with Emerge Miami, Democracy for America, Greenpeace Miami, and members of the Green Party, blockaded the entrance to Maroone Ford Dealership in Fort Lauderdale in protest of Ford’s leading role in America’s oil addiction. Read about the success of the action here!
Jumpstart Ford Visiting New Orleans
- Nine Months after Hurricane Katrina in the Lower Ninth Ward. Click on the photo above to see more images.
Fossil Fools Day: April 1, 2006
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Dealer Blockade : March 21, 2006
Jumpstart Ford blockades the entrance to the Palo Alto Ford Dealer.
