What You Can Do: Be Part of the Half the Oil Solution

• Spread the Word: Using Less is the Real Oil Solution
• Support Strong Fuel Efficiency and Global Warming Emissions Standards
• Help Unleash the Potential of Electric Vehicles 
• Encourage the Development of Better Biofuels
• Reduce Your Personal Oil Use

Clean vehicle and fuel technologies provide the foundation for the Half the Oil Plan, a realistic path to cut projected U.S. oil use in half over the next 20 years.

Working together, we can make the plan a reality and move America toward a cleaner, healthier, Half the Oil future.

You can help make it happen! Take action today on any one (or more!) of the following items and voice your support for practical, science-based solutions to reduce our oil use.  

Spread the Word: Using Less is the Real Oil Solution

• Urge the President to commit to the necessary steps to make the Half the Oil plan a reality. By supporting efficiency and innovation across our transportation system, we can slash our oil use, save consumers billions at the gas pump, and position the United States as a global leader in transportation technology.
• Share the Half the Oil Plan with your networks on Facebook or Twitter and help build the Half the Oil rallying cry. Here’s some sample language to get you started:

• Join our growing team of experts. Are you working each day to make oil savings solutions a reality? We need your voice to educate policymakers, the media, and the public about how we can make even more progress! Visit our Oil Solutions at Work page and share your experience and expertise.
• Rebut misinformation about high gas prices. Show your community that oil savings is the real solution with a letter to the editor of your local paper. See sample Half the Oil letters to the editor.
• Contact your legislators and tell them to support oil saving solutions. Learn about ways to effectively engage policymakers.   

Support Strong Fuel Efficiency and Global Warming Emissions Standards

Thank the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Transportation for leading the way to strong clean car standards that will cut oil use from cars and light trucks by millions of barrels each day.

Unleash the Full Potential of Electric Vehicles

Ensure your city or state is ready for a clean electric vehicle (EV) future. As more EVs hit the roads, every city and state can invest in infrastructure and incentives for EV ownership and continue ramping up renewable energy, such as wind and solar, to maximize the climate benefits of EVs.

Urge your governor or mayor to unleash the full potential of EVs across the United States. 

Encourage the Development of Better Biofuels

Tell your member of Congress to support clean biofuels and not put roadblocks in front of its growth.

Innovative companies are making fuel from sustainable non-food sources such as perennial grasses and agricultural waste, and clean biofuels have the potential to grow to commercial scale, displacing dirty oil and corn ethanol. 

Reduce Your Personal Oil Use

Maximize the fuel efficiency of your vehicle. No matter what kind of vehicle you drive, check out these six easy steps to maximize your vehicle’s fuel economy today.

Buy a fuel-efficient or advanced vehicle the next time you are in the market. Learn more at the Hybrid Center. Already drive a hybrid or EV? Tell us about it by joining our Hybrid/EV owners list!

Get there greener on your next trip. Whether traveling by plane, train, or automobile, make your next travel decision climate-friendly & oil saving. Our report, Getting There Greener, shows you how.

Reduce Car Pollution

The oil industry is trying to block standards that would reduce car pollution and require cleaner fuels. Help fight back—urge the new EPA administrator to make cleaner gasoline a top priority.

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