The U.S. military is the single largest consumer
of oil in the world and the world's larger polluter,
generating 750,000 tons of toxic waste annually.
It maintains over 700 bases worldwide, contaminating
local communities and causing increased rates
of cancer, kidney disease, birth defects and miscarriages.
Nowhere is this more evident than in Iraq, where
oil spills have devastated bird and marine life,
bombs have destroyed water and sewage plants,
and the use of massive amounts of toxic depleted
uranium has led to skyrocketing rates of cancer
and birth defects.
We call on our representatives to stop funding
the devastating War for Oil in Iraq and instead
put our taxdollars into developing clean, green
sources of energy that will help us build a healthy,
peaceful planet. We also call on each other to
grow the garden of peace- check out our green
ideas below and help grow CODEPINK's
garden by sending an invite to your friends to
join!
IDEAS
FOR BEING A GREENER
CODEPINKER!
- Ride
the bus, train, bike or walk instead of driving
a car
- Don't
buy plastic water bottles. Use
an environmentally friendly water jug instead-
You can even 'hydrate for peace' with our CODEPINK
water bottle! VISIT
OUR STORE
- Invest
in energy saving light bulbs for your home,
office or apartment
- Buy
local, organic foods (Try our 'Make Coffee Not
War' coffee from a women's cooperative in Nicaragua-
its organic and fair trade!) VISIT
OUR STORE
- Wear sweatshop-free clothing or recycled clothes
from a vintage store
- Plant trees
(We planted trees and a beautiful cutting garden
in New Orleans last week to celebrate V-Day
and the women of the Gulf South- SEE
THE PHOTOS HERE)
- Take a
four-minute power shower
- Carry
reusable bags with you when you go shopping
(We have fabulous pink tote bags perfect for
light shopping and looking good while loving
the earth!) VISIT
OUR STORE
- Turn off
lights and appliances at the switch when not
in use
- Buy
the most energy and water efficient appliances
you can afford
- Clean with green cleaning products
MORE
RESOURCES:
- Check out these recent articles and books
about war and the environment!
- Naomi
Klein, and Stephen Kretzmann in The Nation,
12/20/2009
- Fight
climate change by ending war, by Andrea
Peloso, CODEPINK Toronto Coordinator, rabble.ca,
10/06/2009
- Green
Zone: The Environmental Cost of Militarism,
by Mike Davis (Forworded by) and Barry Sanders,
AKPress, 8/04/2009
- Why
we protest Chevron, by David Solnit, Direct
Action to Stop War, 4/08/2009
- Key
Oil Auction in Iraq Today: Foreign Companies
Could Produce Majority of Iraq's Oil For First
Time in 35 Years, by Antonia Juhasz, The
Huffington Post, 12/11/2009
- Read a great article and charts on the US Military's
oil consumption
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