[dvs] I'm counting
Grace Wicks
grace at whitedog.com
Tue Feb 5 09:43:19 EST 2008
How do I sign the pledge? I don't own a car and rarely drive as it is, but I
still count. G
On 2/4/08 11:09 PM, "Ralph Copleman" <rcopleman at comcast.net> wrote:
> Delaware Valley Sustainability (dvs at actionpa.org)
>
> We started with 22, and we're now up to 33 DVS subscribers who have
> pledged not to drive at least one day per week. A 50% improvement in
> just a few days. Wow. Many of you city-dwellers will find this
> easy. Good. Why, then are you not all signing up?
>
> As for the rest of us suburban types, will we make the sacrifice?
> Today my car sat all day. It just sat. And as things stand now, it
> will sit all day tomorrow, too. A good week for me. I'll put the
> extra day in the "bank" for when I can't be quite so local.
>
> I recognize that folks like Mary cannot make the pledge; I'm the first
> to acknowledge this notion is not for everyone. We all must do what
> we must. Thanks, Mary, for that reminder. Like Judy, I'm finding the
> need (and desire) to slow down, walk to places, do more on the phone,
> etc. My two favorites toys are my bicycle and my laptop. Though the
> laptop is, of course, an energy user, it's also an energy saver. The
> big thing Joyce and I are doing is wearing sweaters. We keep the
> house pretty cold, even while we're here.
>
> Everybody change a habit or two, please. We're running out of time.
> Consider the pledge.
>
> Ralph
>
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> Ralph Copleman
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Grace Wicks
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