Clean Car Campaign

Driving Forward: News From The Clean Car Campaign

Winter 2003 (149 k PDF)
Getting the Lead Out Decades after the U.S. ban on lead paint and leaded gasoline, lead use has been eliminated or significantly reduced in many industries throughout North America. Despite this progress, lead remains a significant environmental and public health threat throughout our country, especially for children.

Summer 2003 (304 k PDF)
What Difference Does a Pledge Make?: Skeptics wonder if these pledges can really make a difference? The answer is yes! In fact, taking the Clean Car Pledge has already mobilized thousands of individuals to seek out and purchase green vehicle options. Don't believe us? To help answer the question "What difference does a pledge make?" we surveyed a sample of our Clean Car pledgers to learn how taking the pledge has affected their actions. Nearly 7,000 people responded to the survey and the results showed that the pledge has made quite an impact.

January 2003 (252 k PDF)
Automakers' Carbon Burdens: Over the past decade, automakers have put their design and marketing talents into anything but addressing their products' contribution to climate change.

March 2002 (212 k PDF)
Switch the Switch: For years the Mercury brand has been used to sell automobiles, while the element mercury has invisibly and unnecessarily come along for the ride in many U.S. makes and models. Find out what can be done about it.

October 2001 (180 k PDF)
Pick Up the Pace: Fuel economy for pickup trucks has lagged behind cars for too long. Here are 5 ways to catch up.

May 2001 (396 k PDF)
Why They Buy: Cleaner Car customers talk about buying and driving the new gas-electric hybrids.