Earth First! Action Update
Archive of the Earth First! Action Update – the newsletter of the UK EF! network 1991-2012
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Carmageddon

Carmageddon is here now! That's the message that a new EF! campaign will be sending out.

Presently there are 19 million cars in Britain with a predicted 35 million by the year 2025. With this kind of increase in car use, roads and pollution an uncompromising BAN THE CAR message is clearly needed.

It is in the shadow of successful campaigns such as those calling for lead free petrol and catalytic converters that existing anti-car campaigns now run. Both campaigns are seriously flawed when side effects are considered and have enabled the motor industry to launch the fallacies of the 'green car' and 'responsible motorist'. Carmageddon aims to expose the whole car cycle including production, oil use, road building and the car's effect on humans, other species and the environment.

The time for compromise has past. The car culture is destroying the Earth, either the car goes or the Earth goes. There’s plenty of targets for both lone EF!ers and groups, so !!!

For more information contact:
Jason Torrance.
N London EF!