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Activists Hold 'Day of Intervention' at North American Ford Dealers; Dealers Asked to Pressure Detroit to Stop Pushing OilAddicted GasGuzzlers.

Europe Intelligence Wire

| November 18, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Financial Times Ltd. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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SAN FRANCISCO -- Activists will today begin protesting at Ford dealers across the United States and Canada as part of an international "Day of Intervention" to force the EPA's worst-ranked automaker to stop driving America's oil addiction. The mass action is a direct response to Ford's broken promises to improve fuel efficiency and the controversial decision to eliminate its popular natural gas and all-electric vehicle programs.

Creative interventions ranging from street theater to one-on-one meetings with dealers will confront Ford with a message that its gas guzzling fleet is a leading cause of global warming and a danger to public health, national security, economic stability and human rights. …

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