Vermont Gubernatorial Candidate Scudder Parker is Electric Car Friendly!

From Renee...check out the flood update from TeaTimeTim in the comments of the previous post.



Friday night Hubby and I and Son*in*Burlington went to see the film Who Killed the Electric Car? and heard a panel (which included Scudder) speak to the issue.

Did you know that after developing electric cars and testing them on the roads in California and Arizona to rave reviews from those who drove them (all were leased, none were allowed to be sold), all the vehicles were taken back and (sitting down?) crushed, despite protests.

Why? It's a combination of the usual culprits:
Big Business ~ (in this case Auto Industry, deeply connected to Big Oil)
Energy Commission ~ whose chair had already agreed to be part of the Hydrogen Fuel Cell project
Consumers ~ who believed the propaganda that electric cars are unreliable and impractical

What's really exciting is that Scudder Parker has background in Alternative Energy and served for 13 years, mostly during Howard Dean's time as Vermont's Guv and Scudder is willing for Vermont to be a leader in sustainable energy alternatives.

Gotta get this guy elected and unseat the Republican currently sitting in Howard Dean's chair!
www.scudderparker.com

See jc's design

Possible action item: If you'd like to help Scudder's campaign and jc, you can purchase some campaign buttons and have them sent to campaign headquarters:
Scudder Parker for Governor
P.O. Box 1112
Montpelier, Vermont
05601
Attn: Lauren Weiss

How are you minimizing your dependence on oil?
(I know that you're working on it. Driving a hybrid, buying locally to minimize trucking, etc.)

~ listener

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