Today's the day. On a proportional basis, the U.S. has effectively run out of domestic oil for the year and will be forced to rely completely on foreign imports for the rest of the year. For seven months straight—every time we fill up our cars and trucks, we'll be sending our money directly overseas. In 2006, we'll spend some $230 billion on foreign oil—nearly $450,000 every minute.
To mark the day, Environmental Action has pulled together a diverse coalition of groups including security experts, environmentalists, consumers, and labor unions—all of whom agree that America's dependence on oil is one of our greatest threats and that it is time to move beyond decades of rhetoric to actually do something.
We've lauched a snazzy interactive new website: www.dependenceday.org.
Check it out. Get involved. Tell your friends. Call your Members of Congress. Help turn the tide.