Feature story - October 11, 2007
Greenpeace activists converted U.S. Rep. John Dingell's office parking lot into a mock car dealership that sells the "Dingell Destroyer." The lot in Michigan is showing a fictional line of cars with features the powerful Democrat supports: poor fuel efficiency, dirty fuel sources like liquid coal, and exemptions from EPA pollution standards. Watch the advertisement above to learn more about it!
Don't buy Dingell's slick sales pitch
For most of us, politicians and used car salesmen have a few things in common - sometimes they tell you what you want to hear, but deliver something else. In the case of Rep. John Dingell from the Detroit area, he's taken the bait and switch game to a whole new level. That's because for decades, he's been protecting the auto industry at the expense of your health and the environment.
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We've had some fun pointing out Dingell's bad policies, but his lack of leadership on global warming is no joke. We're in a race against time to stop global warming, and Congress holds the key. As chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Dingell should be leading the charge for real solutions to global warming. But instead, he's acting like a lobbyist for the auto industry.
Dingell may talk a good game about global warming, but he's actually trying to sell you a lemon. If you take a look under the hood of his policies and kick the tires, you'll find that they just won't go.
For example, in a July interview on C-SPAN, Dingell announced he would propose the carbon tax but said he would introduce the idea "just to sort of see how people really feel about this." Then last week he added, "a carbon tax is going to carry with it a lot of pain."
Time to steer the country in a new direction!
This summer, Dingell voted against a national renewable energy standard and blocked a significant increase to fuel efficiency standards in a concession to the auto industry. Dingell now says he wants a carbon tax and a cap-and-trade system to reduce emissions, but his public comments suggest he may not be sincere.
Take Action
Tell Representative Dingell: no more lemons, we want action on global warming!