PETITION CLOSED

  • The time period for signing this petition has ended.
Time to PLANT more trees along the interstates to reduce poisonous car exhaust fumes
  1. Signatures
    1,260 out of 1,500
    Petitioning
    1. Secretary Dale Bonner (+ 32 others)
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      • Secretary Dale Bonner
      • Department of Transportation
      • South Dakota Department of Transportation
      • Wisconsin Department of Transportation
      • Chief Deputy Commissioner (Charlie Kilpatrick)
      • Transportation Director (Joe McInnes)
      • Kansas Department of Transportation
      • Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department
      • Hawaii Department of Transportation
      • Transportation Commissioner
      • South Carolina Department of Transportation
      • Deputy Director John Blacker
      • Maine Department of Transportation
      • Alaska Department of Transportation (Deputy Commissioner Frank Richards)
      • Chief Communications Officer (Roger Wetherell)
      • Nebraska Department of Transportation
      • Arizona State Transportation Board
      • Michigan Department of Transportation
      • Department of Transportation
      • Louisiana Department of Transportation
      • Public Relations (Vermont Department of Transportation)
      • Director Jim Lynch
      • Montana Department of Transportation
      • Alabama Department of Transportation
      • Office the Secretary of Transportation
      • Cabinet Secretary (Gary Giron)
      • Oregon Department of Transportation
      • Alaska Department of Transportation (Commissioner Marc Luiken)
      • Communications (Susan Watkins)
      • California Department of Transportation
      • Commissioner Thomas Sorel
      • Commonwealth Transportation Board
      • Dick Kane
  2. Created By
    Casey Cameron
    Saint Elmo, IL
About this Petition Petition Letter

Urge the U.S. to increase tree planting! American drivers burn over 420 million gallons of gas every single day. That emits over 8 billion pounds of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere daily. According to the National Resources Defense Council, over 64,000 people suffer premature deaths each year because of air pollution. Lawmakers and transportation officials must recognize the environmental, health and economic impact of vehicle exhaust pollution and create a nationwide program to plant trees along our highway system.

 

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Trees improve air quality and absorb vehicle emissions

To Whom It May Concern

The National Resources Defense Council has estimated that over 64,000 people die prematurely each year due to unhealthy air. We have the opportunity to clean our air, improve the appearance of our expressways, and reduce the negative economic impact that unclean air causes on our health system.

We must adopt a program to plant trees along our interstate highway and state highway systems to offset the over 8 billion pounds of carbon dioxide that are put into the atmosphere on a daily basis.

Please introduce a proposal that will plant trees along our interstates, freeways and rural highways that will help correct these problems.

Thank you very much for your time,

[Your name]

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