This weekend’s a good one to enjoy car-free, what with all the bike-friendly events going on. So whether you want to constructively manage your anger about the BP oil spill, or simply seek the freedom to tweet in transit without killing yourself, sign up for the Weekend Without Oil and pledge to reduce your addiction to oil Aug. 21 – 22.
Transportation’s obviously a big oil-sucker, but Weekend Without Oil actually challenges signers-on to go beyond the obvious. That means locavoring to keep your food travel footprint light — and saying no to plastic bags. So make sure you remember your reusable bags when you take advantage of the bike valet at your local farmers market!
Weekend Without Oil has 11 total actions — which you can choose to look at with a glass half full or glass half empty attitude. Debbie Downers may feel deprived when told to commit to buying no DVDs, clothes, or books for an entire weekend. But Pollyannas will plan to enjoy a day of free reading at a LEED-certified library, visit Give + Take for guilt-free fashion swaps, take in free films at the Bikeside Speaks event on Saturday night, and hear cellist Ben Sollee perform at the bike-fueled Tour da Arts on Sunday.
Will you spend your Weekend Without Oil?
Stop the use of chemical and military grade weapons on US citizens.
Sign the petition here:
https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions#!/petition/condemn-use-tear-gas-and-pepper-spray-and-other-chemical-weapons-peaceful-protesters-united-states/DnVflyGC
Comment by Billy — November 21, 2011 @ 2:12 am