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Friday, April 6, 2012
FedEx: We need to get off oil
Oil Scare Turns FedEx On To Energy Efficiency
By
John Ydstie
The rising cost of oil isn't just a hit to the family budget. Businesses are hurt, too. Few are more affected than firms like FedEx. It deploys nearly 700 planes and tens of thousands of trucks and vans every day to deliver packages around the world. And few business leaders are more focused on finding alternatives to petroleum-based fuels than FedEx CEO Fred Smith...
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Get Illinois Off Oil!
FedEx gets it--we need to get off of oil. We cant drill our way into energy independence, and dependence on oil threatens our security, economy and environment.
Tell your legislators that its time for Illinois to follow FedEx's lead and get off of oil.