I've uploaded a flyer I handed out at the last Earth Day and put
on "Green Cars."  A bit of late notice here, but I hope you find it
useful.  It's on the Flyer Exchange page at
http://www.chicagocriticalmass.org/flyer_display.php and is ID#18

------------------ Reply Separator --------------------
Originally From: Jym Dyer <jym@...>
Subject: [critical-mass] Earth Day Critical Masses!
Date: 04/17/2002 02:27pm
=v= Alas, too many Earth Days are trying to pitch so-called
"Clean Cars," and as you can see, ours puts 'em at the top of
the list.  This got started in the year 2000, when Earth Day
was essentially an exercise in greenwash marketing of these
things.  People got upset about this, and the Earth Day Network
started to promote Earth Day as a Car Free Day:

http://www.earthday.net/goals/carfreeday.stm

Madison, Wis is having an Earth Day Bicycle Ride but it will be "street
legal" (to show how well bicycling can function as an alternative to
noisy, polluting and global warming automobile driving.

See http://madisonindymedia.org calendar for April 22 for more
information on the ride and reason for the ride.

Mike

=v= Critical Mass rides on Earth Day is something that's popped
up all over the U.S.  I just found out about one that was
announced for San Francisco's Earth Day, which is great!  They
just said there's be a ride and announced it on their flier:

http://earthdaysf.org/

=v= Alas, too many Earth Days are trying to pitch so-called
"Clean Cars," and as you can see, ours puts 'em at the top of
the list.  This got started in the year 2000, when Earth Day
was essentially an exercise in greenwash marketing of these
things.  People got upset about this, and the Earth Day Network
started to promote Earth Day as a Car Free Day:

http://www.earthday.net/goals/carfreeday.stm

Yet here we are with cars at the top of the list yet once more.
Our work is still cut out for us.

=v= Who else out there is having an Earth Day CM?  Are folks
working with (or, alas, in spite of) the local Earth Day events
to spread the car-free message?
     <_Jym_>

P.S.:  Also, and it seems I find myself saying this every year,
it would be nice if the directions to the event were given for
modes of transportation other than the car.  If there's an Earth
Day announcement on your local Indymedia, you might want to add
this information, like I did here:

http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2002/04/122952.php

> To be fair, this was written in 1997 before there was a CM in
> Houston.

=v= Of course.  What I'm commenting on is the expressed anti-CM
attitude from the self-appointed bike-poobah attempting to speak
on behalf of all of Houston's bikers.  I've noticed this happen
in city after city after city.  These bike-poobahs always get
taken by surprise when a blossoming of velorutionary culture
makes them irrelevant.
     <_Jym_>

Last Friday I met a new Masser named Dan who had just moved from Houston to
Chicago and rode in his first Chicago CM.  He said he rode with Houston CM and
Chicago's was a lot bigger.  Actually it was a small ride for us, about 150
riders.  No doubt the earlier rain discouraged people from riding their bikes to
work that day, plus it was Good Friday Passover/Easter/Spring Break weekend so a
lot of people were out of town.

-Bob Matter
-----------
"Chicago is an October sort of
  city even in spring."
    --Nelson Algren

Daniel Kliman wrote:
>
> To be fair, this was written in 1997 before there was a CM in
> Houston.  This was also shortly after the notorious July 1997 SF ride
> where there was a police action.
>
> I hung out with a Houston masser a fair bit at Bikesummer in
> Vancouver, and he tells me that Houston's CM only draws about 20
> people per ride.  One would hope they are growing.
>
> Now, if they are doing so well without a CM, why is Houston the most
> polluted and most obese city in the U.S.A.?
>
> Dan

To be fair, this was written in 1997 before there was a CM in
Houston.  This was also shortly after the notorious July 1997 SF ride
where there was a police action.

I hung out with a Houston masser a fair bit at Bikesummer in
Vancouver, and he tells me that Houston's CM only draws about 20
people per ride.  One would hope they are growing.

Now, if they are doing so well without a CM, why is Houston the most
polluted and most obese city in the U.S.A.?

Dan
------------------ Reply Separator --------------------
Originally From: Jym Dyer <jym@...>
Subject: [critical-mass] There's a CM in Houston
Date: 04/03/2002 12:23pm


=v= The mainstream advocacy group in Houston once printed the
following in their newsletter:

http://bikehouston.org/news/haba_dec1997.html

| Note that Channel 11's Mr. Barnes had to go to Maryland and
| San Francisco to find vigilante cyclists.  Here in Houston,
| cyclists are not yet politically violent.  There is no
| critical mass here.
|
| Frankly, we are doing okay withoout [sic] it.

=v= The "politically violent" part is sheer nonsense of course,
but the bit about "doing okay without it" is apparently not
true:  Houston's bicyclists have started a Critical Mass.  I
just met some of them.
     Hee hee,
     <_Jym_>

=v= The mainstream advocacy group in Houston once printed the
following in their newsletter:

http://bikehouston.org/news/haba_dec1997.html

| Note that Channel 11's Mr. Barnes had to go to Maryland and
| San Francisco to find vigilante cyclists.  Here in Houston,
| cyclists are not yet politically violent.  There is no
| critical mass here.
|
| Frankly, we are doing okay withoout [sic] it.

=v= The "politically violent" part is sheer nonsense of course,
but the bit about "doing okay without it" is apparently not
true:  Houston's bicyclists have started a Critical Mass.  I
just met some of them.
     Hee hee,
     <_Jym_>

--------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "SSI Mailbox" <ssi@...>
To: Undisclosed-recipients:;
Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2002 14:34:01 -0500
Subject: SSI Alert: Industry Influences IPCC Chair Nomination
Message-ID: <sca9c177.002@...>

******************** EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ********************

ISSUE: Today, April 2, several energy companies and auto
manufacturers are scheduled to meet with senior State
Department officials, where they are expected to press the
Bush administration to oppose the re-nomination of Robert
Watson as Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change.

ACTION: Urgently call and/or fax your concerns to Paula
Dobriansky, Under Secretary of Global Affairs at the State
Department, and copy to James Connaughton, Chairman of the
Council on Environmental Quality at the White House and Dr
John Marburger, Director of the Office of Science,
Technology and Policy.

MAIN MESSAGE: Express your outrage that the Bush
administration is actively soliciting guidance from the
fossil fuel industry on the leadership of the IPCC. Urge the
Administration to not undermine the scientific integrity of
the IPCC by opposing Robert Watson's reelection to the IPCC
Chair. Watson is highly regarded in the climate science
community and is doing an excellent job of leading the IPCC.

DEADLINE: As soon as possible - preferably today, Tuesday,
April 2.

************************************************************

*** THE ISSUE ***

According to a report in today's New York Times (see below),
senior State Department officials are meeting today with
lobbyists from several energy companies and auto
manufacturers to solicit their advice on whom the Bush
administration should support for the next Chair of the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

The report notes that the fossil-fuel industry has been
lobbying the administration for the past year to remove
Robert Watson from the position of Chair of the IPCC. In a
letter leaked to the Natural Resources Defense Council, the
senior environmental advisor from ExxonMobil, Arthur Randall
III, wrote to the White House a year ago asking that Watson
be replaced.

As you will recall from yesterday's SSI Update, the US has
thus far failed to nominate Watson for the position of chair
of the IPCC. Today's New York Times article makes it clear
that fossil fuel industry lobbyists are actively encouraging
the US to oppose Watson. SSI has serious concerns that
industry is seeking to undermine the scientific integrity
and credibility of the IPCC process. This comes on the heels
of much publicity regarding the enormous influence of
industry lobbyists in shaping the administration's energy
policy.

It is critically important that the administration hears
quickly from climate scientists on this crucial issue. As
the New York Times notes, several influential climate
experts including Ralph J. Cicerone, chairman of the
National Academy of Sciences panel that assessed the IPCC
report for the US government last year, have weighed in to
support Watson's nomination. Watson is widely regarded as
having done an outstanding job in guiding and maintaining
the scientific focus and integrity of the IPCC.

The New York Times article also notes that the only other
candidate thus far nominated to lead the IPCC is Dr Rajendra
K. Pachauri, an Indian engineer and economist. Pachauri,
currently one of five vice chairmen of the IPCC, is highly
regarded but has no grounding in atmospheric science. SSI is
concerned that should the administration follow industry
advice to endorse Pachauri's nomination, it would signal an
intention to diminish the scientific focus and authority of
the IPCC. As noted in yesterday's SSI Update, several
industrialized country and developing country governments
are asking the US to support Watson, or to consider
supporting Watson and Pachauri as potential co-chairs.

*** THE ACTION ***

Call and/or fax Paula Dobriansky at the State Department
expressing your outrage at the fossil-fuel industry's
influence on critical scientific leadership. Use the main
messages and supporting messages below as appropriate.

Also send a copy of your fax to James Connaughton, Chairman
of the Council on Environmental Quality at the White House
and Dr. John Marburger III, Director of the Office of
Science and Technology Policy.

Paula Dobriansky
Under Secretary for Global Affairs, Department of State
Phone: 202-647-6240
Fax:      202-647-0753

James L. Connaughton
Chairman, Council on Environmental Quality, White House
Phone: 202-456-5147
Fax: 202-456-2710

John H. Marburger III
Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy
Phone:  202.456.7116
Fax:        202.456.6021

*** MAIN MESSAGE ***

* Express your outrage that the administration is actively
soliciting guidance from the fossil fuel industry on the
leadership of the IPCC. Urge the administration to not
follow industry advice and undermine the scientific
integrity of the IPCC by following industry advice to oppose
Robert Watson's reelection to the IPCC Chair.

*** TIMING ***

Contact the State Department by this afternoon, Tuesday,
April 2nd.

*** SUPPORTING MESSAGES ***

In your call or fax, make clear that you are speaking from
your perspective as a scientist. You may wish to note the
New York Times article and to discuss some of the following
points according to your position as a climate scientist.

1. It is critically important that the scientific integrity
of the IPCC be maintained.  It is disturbing that the
Administration is seeking advice from the fossil fuel
industry on the leadership of this important scientific
body.

2. A strong climate scientist with excellent management
skills is needed as chair of the IPCC. . Robert Watson has
these skills and is highly regarded in the climate science
community for his leadership of the IPCC. Efforts by the
fossil fuel industry to discredit his leadership are
unfounded.

* Robert Watson has provided the leadership necessary to
ensure the integrity of science during the IPCC process and
an individual of his caliber is needed to continue the
process.

*Watson is highly regarded as an atmospheric chemist, is
chief scientist at the World Bank, and has held the unpaid
position of chair of the IPCC since 1996.

*Watson has done an outstanding job in upholding the
integrity of the IPCC and producing the IPCC Third
Assessment Report (TAR). Influential climate experts,
including Ralph J. Cicerone, have already vouched their
support for Watson's re-nomination as chair.

3. The credibility of the IPCC's findings were strongly
affirmed by a report by the National Academy of Sciences
(NAS) published in response to President Bush's request for
an independent assessment on the state of climate science.

* The NAS report confirms once again the broad scientific
consensus that has emerged over the last decade - that
human-caused climate change is underway and, if ignored,
could have severe impacts on natural and managed ecosystems
and human systems, such as health and water resources.

************************************

NOTE: Please send us an email message that tells us what
action you took. If you actually send a letter, please send
us a "blind copy." (A blind copy simply means that you do
not indicate anywhere on your letter that you are sending a
copy to us.) Send to: ssi@... or UCS, 2 Brattle
Square, Cambridge, MA 02238-9105 (attn. Jason Mathers).

***************************
New York Times Article
< http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/02/science/02CLIM.html >
April 2, 2002

Dispute Arises Over a Push to Change
Climate Panel

By ANDREW C. REVKIN

After a year of urging from energy industry lobbyists, the
Bush administration is seeking the ouster of an American
scientist who for nearly six years has directed an
international panel of hundreds of experts assessing global
warming, several government officials have said.

The specialist, Dr. Robert T. Watson, chief scientist of the
World Bank, is highly regarded as an atmospheric chemist by
many climate experts. He has held the unpaid position of
chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
since the fall of 1996. Now his term is expiring and the
State Department has chosen not to renominate him to head
the panel, which is run under the auspices of the United
Nations and the World Meteorological Organization.

Dr. Watson is an outspoken advocate of the idea that human
actions - mainly burning oil and coal - are contributing to
global warming and must be changed to avert environmental
upheavals.

Last night, a State Department official said the
administration was leaning toward endorsing a scientist from
India, which along with other developing countries has been
eager for a stronger role in the climate assessments.

But many influential climate experts say they have written
to the department supporting Dr. Watson.

One of those letters was sent last month by Dr. Ralph J.
Cicerone, an atmospheric scientist who is chancellor of the
University of California, Irvine, and chairman of a National
Academy of Sciences panel that assessed the international
panel's climate analyses last year at the behest of the
White House.

In an e-mail message sent to the State Department, Dr.
Cicerone urged the administration not to withdraw its
support for Dr. Watson and, if it did, at least to replace
him with another atmospheric scientist.

Otherwise, "such a change would greatly reduce the emphasis
on science in I.P.C.C.," he said, referring to the climate
panel. He also said it would be "very, very difficult to
find anyone better than Watson."

But energy industry lobbyists and some Republican elected
officials have criticized Dr. Watson as biased and focused
on building a scientific argument to justify cutting the use
of coal and oil. In a letter to the White House a year ago,
for example, Dr. Arthur G. Randol III, senior environmental
adviser for ExxonMobil, said Dr. Watson used leaks of drafts
of his panel's climate reports to further his "personal
agenda."

"Can Watson be replaced now at the request of the U.S.?"
read the letter. A copy was given to The New York Times by
the Natural Resources Defense Council, a private
environmental group. Dr. Randol did not respond yesterday to
requests for comment. But White House officials said his
letter had no bearing on decisions about the panel.

The only other significant candidate nominated for panel
chairman is Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri, an Indian engineer and
economist who is now one of five vice chairmen. He is highly
regarded, but many scientists said his lack of grounding in
atmospheric science made him an unsuitable choice.

Nevertheless several lobbyists for energy companies and auto
manufacturers are scheduled to meet with senior State
Department officials this afternoon, when they are expected
to press the administration to endorse Dr. Pachauri.

One of the lobbyists said that in a two-man race, it was
necessary for industry to make a choice - and that the
choice should not be Dr. Watson.

The panel's assessments of climate change underpinned
negotiations leading to two climate treaties, the latest of
them the Kyoto Protocol, which calls for cuts in emissions
of heat-trapping gases. President Bush rejected it a year
ago.

The panel's findings have been criticized as overly dire by
energy industry officials and a few scientists. But many
other experts have endorsed them, including the panel
convened by the National Academy of Sciences.

Campaigners at private environmental groups yesterday
attacked the efforts to replace Dr. Watson.

Some climate panel scientists said that other countries were
planning to push for Dr. Watson to remain, and that it might
be possible to craft a compromise in which the two
scientists served as co-chairmen.

In an interview, Dr. Watson said the most important thing
was to keep the panel from becoming divided into factions.
"We've always worked well by consensus," he said. "I would
hope it does not come down to a divisive vote."









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Susie Stephens was one of the founders of Thunderhead and a ceaseless
advocate for bicycling as transportation. She was killed in
an "accident" (we're trying to get it investigated as the
circumstances were suspicious) in St. Louis last week. We kicked off
the CM ride in STL with a vigil at her "accident" site. Pictures
will soon be available on our website www.stlcriticalmass.org
--------------------------
SUSIE STEPHENS REMEMBRANCE TO BE HELD NATIONWIDE MONDAY

Please get together this Monday, April 1st and raise a glass at 9pm
EST, 6pm PT, to join us all in a simultaneous remembrance of Susie
Stephens, who was killed last Thursday in St. Louis when she was
struck by a bus while crossing the street. Solidarity events are
planned in Seattle, Washington, Washington, DC, and other cities
across the country. We will gather to celebrate Susie's life, her
contribution to our lives, our organizations and most importantly,
our hearts.

Susie's family plans to hold a memorial service for her in early May
in the Methow Valley. We'll pass along the information when we
receive it. In lieu of flowers, her family suggests that donations be
made in her name to one of the following organizations: Bicycle
Alliance of Washington, Methow Conservancy, Thunderhead Alliance.

See http://www.bicyclealliance.org/, http://www.methowconservancy.org
or http://www.thunderheadalliance.org for further information. The
National Center for Bicycling and Walking (http://www.bikefed.org)
and Bikes Belong Coalition (http://www.bikesbelong.org) have also
posted information and tributes to Susie Stephens.

Marty,

These stickers are great!  You should also upload the PDF to the
Worldwide CM flyer exchange at
http://www.chicagocriticalmass.org/flyer_exchange.html

Hope you found a mass in Memphis and are having a good Passover,

Dan

------------------ Reply Separator --------------------
Originally From: "blayde314" <mrkatz@...>
Subject: [critical-mass] BinLaden Stickers
Date: 03/26/2002 01:45am

I made these stickers months ago.  They can be printed on Office
Depot Premium Matte Bumper Stickers.  They make 8 stickers that can
be cut from one sheet.

I've placed them in the files section at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/critical-mass/files/Flyers%20-%
20Posters/

Hello,

This email message is a notification to let you know that
a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the critical-mass
group.

   File        : /Flyers - Posters/binladenstickers.doc
   Uploaded by : blayde314 <mrkatz@...>
   Description : Picture of Bin Laden saying "Put more gas in your SUV.  Help
fund my network" MSWord Format

You can access this file at the URL

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/critical-mass/files/Flyers%20-%20Posters/binladens\
tickers.doc

To learn more about file sharing for your group, please visit

http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/groups/files

Regards,

blayde314 <mrkatz@...>

I made these stickers months ago.  They can be printed on Office
Depot Premium Matte Bumper Stickers.  They make 8 stickers that can
be cut from one sheet.

I've placed them in the files section at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/critical-mass/files/Flyers%20-%
20Posters/

ayleen crotty wrote:
>
> This page is unavailable, feds already shut you down or something?
>
> ayleen


You can see it and copy it with a right click and "save image as" from
the bottom of the Indy CM page:

http://www.geocities.com/indycm

I guess Geocities is trying to block people from linking to images
stored on its servers.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

-Bob

Excellent!  The SUV appears to be taking over the world, as your "ad"
depicts -->which is true.

SUV driving damages are more insidious than 9/11, but are no less harmful
to society and human health.  I will share the ad with other
antiautocentrics, as you suggest, in preparing for a critical mass ride
against the SUV on 22 April, Earth Day No. 32, in Madison and hopefully
other cities.

But right now, I need to prepare testimony against our proposed state
government budget cutting measures, that will end energy efficiency
programs for the poor, yet not touch a dime of new transportation
projects funding, including a new 4 lane highway from Middleton to Sauk
City, Wisconsin (a distance of about 20 miles) which will only serve SUV
using urban sprawlers who still prefer to congest our highways and warm
our planet rather than living in the same city in which they work.

Mike Neuman, Madison, WI, USA
Slow global warming:  bike and walk more, drive and fly less; use less
greenhouse gas emitting energy in recreation, in the home and in your
daily living. Conserve, NOW!
http://www.geocities.com/mtneuman/tribute_flag.html

Greetings cycling comrades.  Normally I don't watch TV, so I am out of
the loop on a lot of pop culture, commercials, etc.  However tonight I
watched the Academy Awards, and was dismayed by the government's "Where
do terrorists get their money?" commercial running alongside Cadillac's
Escalade commercial, "The world's most powerful SUV."

As soon as the Academy Awards were over I created this ad
http://www.geocities.com/indycm/terror.jpg
and posted it to the Indianapolis Critical Mass web page.  Please feel
free to copy it and include it in your own pages and publications.

Ride on,

-Bob Matter
Hammond, Indiana
United States of Automobiles, Inc.

> You can upload and download any kind of flyer by going
> directly to
> http://www.chicagocriticalmass.org/flyer_exchange_intro.html
> or follow the link from the main ccm page at
> http://www.chicagocriticalmass.org/
> (There's only one so far, so start adding 'em!)

=v= The "Screed!" site was/is a similar project based in San
Francisco.  The guy who created it is taking a break from
activism, so I've ended up hosting it here:

http://www.scorcher.org/screed/

All are welcome to download, alter, reuse, etc. the fliers on
this site.  They're San Francisco Bay Area fliers, but you can
change them as needed.
     <_Jym_>

Massers,

In response to all the requests for flyers and
templates recently, and the current Chicago CM
flyering
campaign, I have set up an online database for sharing
them. You can upload and download any kind of flyer by
going directly to
http://www.chicagocriticalmass.org/flyer_exchange_intro.html
or follow the link from the main ccm page at
http://www.chicagocriticalmass.org. (There's only one
so far, so start adding 'em!)

Jim


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On Sun, 17 Mar 2002 15:04:35 -0800 (PST) Michael Burton
<mickhailb@...> writes:
> Thanks-- and what city would that be???
>
>
> --- Michael T Neuman <mtneuman@...> wrote:
> > I'm not the moderator, but I sure like reading about
> > good work of
> > anti-auto centrist in other cities.
>
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I'm not the moderator, but I sure like reading about good work of
anti-auto centrist in other cities.

Cyclistas y Ratistas:

Saturday's Chicago Rat Parade Brigade was a smashing
success!

As St. Patrick rid the Emerald Isle of snakes, we paid
homage to our bastard patron, St. Ratrick, by
exorcising autos from our fair city. To wit:

- As the Rat Patrol approached the parade ground
proper, an ex-oil company executive and current chief
warmonger was seen fleeing the festivities,
undoubtedly fearing our righteous wrath. You'll be
glad to know he took with him a large limousine, as
well as a whole entourage of noisy, polluting
ironboxes-- Good riddance!

- In recognition of the Rat Patrol's many
contributions to Chicago civic life, the kind parade
marshalls twice excused us from participating in the
procession. The constable's second pardoning of the
Patrol was an especially charitable act. He
undoubtedly understood the parched nature of our
palates, allowing us to proceed to Cal's to quench our
arid thirst.

- Rats spread the messsage of the upcoming Critical
Mass ride quicker than the bubonic plague, thanks to
the omnipresent billets.

St. Ratrick must have been proud!

Viva Los Ratones,
miguelito

PS: More info www.bikewinter.org,
www.chicagocriticalmass.org,
www.foreverfreeandclear.org

PPS: Please excuse cross postings.

PPPS: Is this an appropriate type of posting for this list???

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To: Preserveourclimate@yahoogroups.com,bikies@...,
	  sustaindane@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2002 07:58:54 -0600
Subject: Senate Bailout on Auto/SUV CAFE Standards
Message-ID: <20020317.075855.-342685.0.mtneuman@...>

This could be an interesting program, provided Tom Clark doesn't overly
defend the auto and motorcycle culture.

**********
8:00 AM  Tom Clark - 03/18C
The US Senate last week rejected a plan to raise fuel economy
standards for cars and trucks.  But Tom Clark’s guest after eight
says we need higher automobile mileage standards.Guest: Ann
Mesnikoff, Washington Representative for the Global Warming and
Energy Program of the Sierra Club

(The program is repeated later on Wisconsin Public Radio (AM), at 8 PM.)



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As one of the organizers of Bikesummer 2002, we'd love to get you some info on
BS 2002 in Portland.

I've sent teh word out to our committee andhopefully someone will contact you
about the logistics of sending things your way.

As a former host of a ska radio show with a fella whose band (Secret Cajun Band)
played regularly with MU330 back in the day, it's good to hear they're
embarking on a Brit tour.

Ayleen

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Quoting Daniel Kliman <dankliman@...>:

MU330 is embarking on a huge tour of Great Britain, and, as always,
want Critical Mass informational tables at their shows.  Can someone
help out with finding contacts for CM in the various cities and get
that info to me?  I'm a bit overwhelmed with things right now to do
it myself.

The tour schedule is on their website at
http://www.mu330.com/tourdatesprinter.html

3 of the members of MU330 are regular massers, and all are
supportive.  Rob Bell http://www.mu330.com/rob.html is a particularly
avid cyclists and cycling advocate and activist.

Check out http://www.stlcriticalmass.org/Gallery/MU330.html for pics
of our table at a show of theirs last year.  Oh yeah, Rob is on the
left, not the center, of the top picture as the picture had been
changed, but the text has not (yet).

Dan


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MU330 is embarking on a huge tour of Great Britain, and, as always,
want Critical Mass informational tables at their shows.  Can someone
help out with finding contacts for CM in the various cities and get
that info to me?  I'm a bit overwhelmed with things right now to do
it myself.

The tour schedule is on their website at
http://www.mu330.com/tourdatesprinter.html

3 of the members of MU330 are regular massers, and all are
supportive.  Rob Bell http://www.mu330.com/rob.html is a particularly
avid cyclists and cycling advocate and activist.

Check out http://www.stlcriticalmass.org/Gallery/MU330.html for pics
of our table at a show of theirs last year.  Oh yeah, Rob is on the
left, not the center, of the top picture as the picture had been
changed, but the text has not (yet).

Dan

I guess the Wisconsin senators did vote against the truck exemption from
stds. after all.  That does not make up for what they did on the other
vote, however.

More bad news on Feingold/Kohl vote on auto/truck efficiency stds. The
voted yes to a Miller (D-GA) amendment that excludes pick-up trucks from
any future agency efforts to raise fuel economy.  What's wrong with these
guys anyway.  I'm embarrassed to say I voted for both of them.

--------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Union of Concerned Scientists Action Network
	 <action@...>
To: mtneuman@...
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 17:25:31 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Calls, Letters and Emails Needed to Senators on Disappointing
Fuel Economy Vote
Message-ID: <4757104.1016155531656.JavaMail.IWAM_EUG-APP01@eug-app01>

Dear UCS Action Network Member,

Please take a moment to read the message below and then contact your
Senator about a vote on fuel economy that took place yesterday that
sent our nation's energy policy hurtling backwards.  Due to the
specificity required in the messages sent, we have decided that it
would be best to ask you to send a short personal message as opposed
to using the pre-written letter tool that you become accustomed to
from recent alerts.  Don't worry, the letter tool has not gone away
and will be a part of future alerts that UCS sends out.  Thank-you
for your help and understanding on this critical issue.

Rebecca Cochran
National Field Organizer
Clean Transportation Program
*********************************************************************
*********************************************************************

Action: Calls, Letters and Emails Needed to Senators Regarding
Disappointing Fuel Economy Vote.

The Issue:

Yesterday afternoon the US Senate chose to bow to special interests
instead of standing up for energy security and a cleaner environment.
Despite the best efforts of champions such as Senators John Kerry
(D-MA), John McCain (R-AZ) and Fritz Hollings (D- SC)  the Senate
voted 62 - 38  to adopt a "do-nothing"  fuel economy amendment to the
Senate energy bill.  The Levin (D-MI) -Bond (R-MO) amendment was
practically written by the auto industry and stripped a stronger fuel
economy provision from the bill.  To add insult to injury, they then
voted 56 to 44 to support a Miller (D-GA) amendment that would
exclude pick-up trucks, 20% of all vehicles sold, from any future
agency efforts to raise fuel economy.

Three Easy Steps
1. Please go to the list below to find out how your senators voted on
fuel economy and pick-up trucks.

2. Contact your senators to either THANK them for voting "NO" on the
"do -nothing" Levin-Bond amendment or to EXPRESS YOUR DISAPPOINTMENT
to those who voted "YES," killing chances to raise fuel economy and
curb our dependence on oil.
  Go to www.ucsaction.org/directory.asp?step=13 to find out how to
contact your senators.

3. If your senators voted to exempt pick-ups from future efforts to
raise fuel economy, please express your disappointment.

TALKING POINTS, VOTES and BACKGROUND BELOW

TALKING POINTS: (More details following chart below)
Thank-you for opposing Levin-Bond
Thank-you for standing up for responsible fuel economy policy,
resisting the misinformation  of the auto industry, and opposing the
Levin-Bond amendment on fuel economy.

I'm disappointed that you supported Levin-Bond.
As a citizen who is concerned about energy security and the
environment, I am very disappointed that you supported the Levin-Bond
amendment to the Senate energy bill.  At a time when we need to
reduce our dependence on oil, you voted to maintain the status quo.

I' m disappointed that you exempted pick-ups.
I am disappointed that you voted in favor of exempting pick-up trucks
from future efforts to raise the nation's fuel economy. Pick-up truck
drivers deserve to benefit from the technology available to improve
fuel economy, saving millions at the gas pump.

States Senators Voted for Levin-Bond  Voted to Exempt Pick-ups

AK Stevens         Yes                           Yes
AK Murkowski       Yes                           Yes
AL Sessions Yes                           Yes
AL Shelby         Yes                           Yes
AR Lincoln         Yes                           Yes
AR Hutchinson Yes                           Yes
AZ McCain         No                           No
AZ Kyl         Yes                           Yes
CA Boxer         No                           No
CA Feinstein No                           No
CO Campbell Yes                           Yes
CO Allard         Yes                           Yes
CT Dodd         No                           No
CT Lieberman No                           No
DE Carper         Yes                           No
DE Biden         No                           No
FL Graham         No                           No
FL Bill Nelson No                           No
GA Miller         Yes                           Yes
GA Cleland         Yes                           Yes
HI Akaka         No                           No
HI Inouye         No                           No
IA Harkin         No                           Yes
IA Grassley Yes                           Yes
ID Craig         Yes                           Yes
ID Crapo         Yes                           Yes
IL Durbin         No                           No
IL Fitzgerald Yes                           No
IN Lugar         Yes                           Yes
IN Bayh         Yes                           No
KS Brownback Yes                           Yes
KS Roberts         Yes                           Yes
KY McConnell Yes                           Yes
KY Bunning         Yes                           Yes
LA Breaux         Yes                           Yes
LA Landrieu        Yes                           Yes
MA Kerry         No                           No
MA Kennedy         No                           No
MD Sarbanes No                           No
MD Mikulski Yes                           No
ME Snowe         No                           No
ME Collins         No                           No
MI Stabenow Yes                           No
MI Levin         Yes                           No
MN Dayton         No                           No
MN Wellstone No                           No
MO Bond         Yes                           No
MO Carnahan Yes                           Yes
MS Cochran         Yes                           Yes
MS Lott         Yes                           Yes
MT Baucus         Yes                           Yes
MT Burns         Yes                           Yes
NC Helms         Yes                           Yes
NC Edwards         No                           Yes
ND Conrad         Yes                           Yes
ND Dorgan         Yes                           Yes
NE Ben Nelson Yes                           Yes
NE Hagel         Yes                           Yes
NH Robert Smith Yes                           Yes
NH Gregg         Yes                           No
NJ Corzine         No                           No
NJ Torricelli No                           No
NM Domenici Yes                           Yes
NM Bingaman No                           No
NV Ensign         Yes                           No
NV Reid         No                           No
NY Schumer         No                           No
NY Clinton         No                           No
OH DeWine         Yes                           Yes
OH Voinovich Yes                           Yes
OK Nickles         Yes                           Yes
OK Inhofe         Yes                           Yes
OR Gordon Smith No                           Yes
OR Wyden         No                           No
PA Specter         Yes                           No
PA Santorum Yes                           Yes
RI Reed         No                           No
RI Chafee         No                           No
SC Thurmond Yes                           Yes
SC Hollings No                           No
SD Daschle         No                           Yes
SD Johnson         Yes                           Yes
TN Thompson Yes                           Yes
TN Frist         Yes                           Yes
TX Gramm         Yes                           Yes
TX Hutchison Yes                           Yes
UT Bennett         Yes                           Yes
UT Hatch         Yes                           Yes
VA Warner         Yes                           Yes
VA Allen         Yes                           Yes
VT Jeffords No                           No
VT Leahy         No                           No
WA Murray         No                           No
WA Cantwell No                           No
WI Kohl         Yes                           No
WI Feingold Yes                           No
WV Byrd         Yes                           Yes
WV Rockefeller     No                           Yes
WY Enzi         Yes                           Yes
WY Thomas         Yes                           Yes

BACKGROUND

Instead of taking meaningful action on fuel economy, the Senate chose
to overwhelmingly support an amendment concocted by Senators. Levin
(D-MI) and Bond (R-MO) that punts the issue to Bush's National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and to adds loopholes
that will actually increase oil use.   The Levin-Bond amendment
stands in stark contrast to an amendment written by Senators. John
Kerry (D-MA) and John McCain (R-AZ) that proposed to the nation's
fuel economy to 36 mpg by 2015.  Due to an extensive lobbying and ad
campaign by the auto industry, the Levin -Bond amendment was able to
capture 62 votes on the Senate floor, effectively killing the
Kerry-McCain proposal.  A vote for the Levin-Bond amendment, in
effect, was an endorsement of the status quo, including our dangerous
and growing dependence on oil. NHTSA already has authority to
increase CAFE standards, but has done almost nothing to upgrade
standards since implementing the last Congressionally-mandated
increase in CAFE standards passed in 1975.

The Senate then displayed stunningly convoluted logic by first
passing the decision on fuel economy standards to NHTSA and then
subsequently voting for an amendment that permanently exempts pick-up
trucks from the agency's future rulemakings.

  Increasing the fuel economy for cars and trucks is fundamental to
reducing our nation's demand for oil and decreasing the amount of
carbon dioxide polluting the air and fueling global warming. The US
consumes over 8 billion barrels of oil products each year, sending
more than $200,000 overseas every minute and gas-guzzling cars and
light trucks are responsible for 20 percent of the carbon dioxide the
United States pumps into the air each year. Increasing fuel economy
would save would save one million barrels of oil each day. This is
more than 12 times the projected daily yield from the Arctic National
Wildlife Refuge and could save consumers over $20 billion per year at
the gas pump.

Today's passenger cars have to meet average fuel economy standards of
27.5 miles per gallon. Light trucks are only required to average 20.5
mpg. A recent report by the National Academy of Sciences concludes
that US automakers have the technology to improve the fuel economy of
our cars and light truck to nearly 40 mpg over the next 10 to 15
years. In a recent analysis, UCS concludes that a 40 mpg average can
be attained by 2012 while enhancing safety and maintaining
performance.


   FOR MORE INFORMATION
To learn more about vehicle fuel economy standards visit the Clean
Vehicles page at www.ucsusa.org





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Probably not too early to plan for it. For those who are unaware,
BikeSummer ( abreviated "BS" ) is a month long gathering of bike
activists ,enthusists and biketopians . This is the fourth annual
gathering , this year being held in Portland Oregon the month of
August . Check out the website at Bikesummer.org and get a feeling for
what its all about . A wild month of rides / activism / entertainment
/ community building / whatever you want it to be will be taking place
and we Bikesummer folk look forward to meeting y'all and sharing a
great month with you ..

ride carefully..

> I wouldn't mind doing something here in Chicago.
> It's on April 22, right?

=v= Chicago Critical Mass did some good stuff last year.
See below for some talk about this year's plans.  Check
out http://www.chicagocriticalmass.org/ for more info.

=v= Earth Day is a great time for an extra Critical Mass ride,
or at least some sort of pro-bike and/or anti-car activity.
I handed this flier out in San Francisco, for Earth Day 2000,
which was essentially an exercise in marketing "green" cars:

http://www.things.org/~jym/critical-mass/ed2000-side1.html

http://www.things.org/~jym/critical-mass/ed2000-side2.html

A clipping from that day's paper was also xeroxed onto the
flier:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2000/04/22/ED48796.DTL

=v= In response to concerns about Earth Day 2000 being used to
greenwash car sales, the Earth Day people declared an "Earth Car
Free Day" in 2001, and again this year:

http://www.earthday.net/goals/carfreeday.stm

     <_Jym_>

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To: chi-crit-mass@...
From: "Robert J. Matter" <rjmatter@...>
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2002 15:16:59 -0600
Subject: [*CCM*] Earth Day Festival April 20, 2002
Message-ID: <3C8FC1CB.D96BAD8E@...>

The Earth Day Festival is on Saturday, April 20, 2002, 9:30
AM - 4:30 PM in the Diversey Yacht Club parking lot, east of
the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, 2430 N. Cannon Drive.

This is a great opportunity to connect with people
sympathetic to bicycling.  Last year we handed out hundreds
of CM flyers at the festival and the ridership numbers at
the subsequent CM ride swelled.

Two shifts of two people standing just inside the main gate
handing out flyers to the unwashed masses as they walk and
bike in works well.  We could use two shifts, 9:30 AM to
1:00 PM and 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM, and a couple extra people
each shift to cover for breaks.  I'll volunteer for one of
the early spots, but I may have to leave at noon instead of
1:00 PM.  Who else can volunteer?

Hacksaw, can we count on you for a couple thousand 4-up
flyers?

- -Bob Matter
- -----------
"Only when the last tree has died and
  the last river has been poisoned and
  the last fish has been caught will we
  realize that we can not eat money."
    --19th Century Cree Indian

------- End of Forwarded Message

I wouldn't mind doing something here in Chicago.  It's on April 22,
right?

Dan

Is this site still active?  Is there anybody out there?  Anybody
interested in joining in a multi-city critical mass bike ride
extravaganza on Earth Day 2002 to promote biking and walking, as
alternatives to driving and flying, in order to begin to slowing the rate
of global warming?
Mike

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