[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
> 
> 
> Ralph Copleman
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