Don’t Let Automakers Limit your Clean Car Options
The fuel economy standards set in 2012 are still the country’s most successful national policy in reducing oil use and global warming emissions—all while saving people like you and me money at the pump.
But now these standards are up for review and automakers are trying to water them down. Don’t let them! Demand that the EPA and DOT strengthen the standards.
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My name is Gloria Akello, and I am 15-years-old. I love to read, sing, and play basketball with my friends. I am also an orphan in Uganda. When I was 3, my mother was killed by rebels from the Lord’s Resistance Army while she was trying to prepare dinner for my family. I lived with my father – a hunter and my hero – until he died when I was 8. Since then, my brothers and I have been on our own. In my country, growing up as a girl orphan isn’t easy. Rape and forced marriage aren’t far off, and there’s nobody to share your feelings with. At least that’s how it felt until I started learning, and realized that with an education I could have a future and help make my country better. I want to become a midwife so that I can help other women in Uganda and use the strength my parents gave me to make the world a better place. In 2014, I met an American volunteer named Jared Hill. Jared and his family miraculously helped me to secure a place at a school in Indiana and agreed to sponsor my F1 student visa so that I could come to the United States and get an education. Unfortunately the U.S. government has denied my visa because, as an orphan, they say I have no reason to return to Uganda and will break the law by remaining in the U.S. after I finish school. I know that if I stay in Uganda I will not be able to get the education I need to make my dreams come true. Tuition fees here are high, and as an orphan my opportunities are limited. I felt so blessed when I met Jared and his family, and believe that it is a sign that I am meant to do something great. I pray that no matter where I end up I will be able to continue my studies, but my greatest hope is that I am able to receive the same type of education I read about in stories and see on film. I know that knowledge is power, and it is power that no one can take away from me or any other orphan girl. I am so grateful for your support. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Gloria Akello
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Experts say if we do nothing… we’ll lose these majestic creatures in our lifetime.
We have a chance to stop all the slaughter. But only if we act quickly.
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