The U.S. military is the single largest consumer of oil in the world and the world’s larger polluter, generating 750,000 tons of toxic waste annually. It maintains over 700 bases worldwide, contaminating local communities and causing increased rates of cancer, kidney disease, birth defects and miscarriages.

Nowhere is this more evident than in Iraq, where oil spills have devastated bird and marine life, bombs have destroyed water and sewage plants, and the use of massive amounts of toxic depleted uranium has led to skyrocketing rates of cancer and birth defects.

We call on our representatives to stop funding the devastating War for Oil in Iraq and instead put our taxdollars into developing clean, green sources of energy that will help us build a healthy, peaceful planet. We also call on each other to grow the garden of peace- check out our green ideas below and help grow CODEPINK's garden by sending an invite to your friends to join!

IDEAS FOR BEING A GREENER CODEPINKER!

• Ride the bus, train, bike or walk instead of driving a car

• Don’t buy plastic water bottles. Use an environmentally friendly water jug instead- You can even 'hydrate for peace' with our CODEPINK water bottle! VISIT OUR STORE

• Invest in energy saving light bulbs for your home, office or apartment

• Buy local, organic foods (Try our 'Make Coffee Not War' coffee from a women's cooperative in Nicaragua- its organic and fair trade!) VISIT OUR STORE

• Buy recycled goods

• Wear sweatshop-free clothing or recycled clothes from a vintage store

• Print fliers on recycled paper DOWNLOAD OUR WINDOW SIGN HERE or our WAR IS NOT GREEN FLIER HERE

• Plant trees (We planted trees and a beautiful cutting garden in New Orleans last week to celebrate V-Day and the women of the Gulf South- SEE THE PHOTOS HERE)

• Take a four-minute power shower

• Carry reusable bags with you when you go shopping (We have fabulous pink tote bags perfect for light shopping and looking good while loving the earth!) VISIT OUR STORE

• Turn off lights and appliances at the switch when not in use
  

• Buy the most energy and water efficient appliances you can afford

• Clean with green cleaning products

MORE RESOURCES:

• Check out these recent articles and books about war and the environment!
  
• Naomi Klein, and Stephen Kretzmann in The Nation, 12/20/2009
• Fight climate change by ending war, by Andrea Peloso, CODEPINK Toronto Coordinator, rabble.ca, 10/06/2009
• Green Zone: The Environmental Cost of Militarism, by Mike Davis (Forworded by) and Barry Sanders, AKPress, 8/04/2009 
• Why we protest Chevron, by David Solnit, Direct Action to Stop War, 4/08/2009
• Key Oil Auction in Iraq Today: Foreign Companies Could Produce Majority of Iraq's Oil For First Time in 35 Years, by Antonia Juhasz, The Huffington Post, 12/11/2009

• DOWNLOAD, PRINT & DISTRIBUTE our 'War is Not Green' flier and don't forget to do it on recycled paper!

• DOWNLOAD & PRINT our 'War is Not Green' Petition and bring to your local Climate Justice event to help grow the CODEPINK garden with new members!
  
  
• DOWNLOAD & PRINT our 'War is Not Green' window sign and display it proudly and pinkly in the front window of your home or on the dashboard/back window of your car...
  

• Read a great article and charts on the US Military's oil consumption