Sheryl Crow Just Wrote Me!

Filed in archive Current News on April 24, 2007

Yes, the most beautiful she-rocker to ever come out after a biking fiasco, Sheryl Crow, wrote me today to advise me of the Global Warming Virtual March, the largest virtual protest movement seeking to address important Global Warming Issues. Here is Ms. Crow's lovely letter:

Hello fellow Virtual Marchers! The movement to stop global warming is
building, and you are all part of one of the most important moments in
human history, the moment when we all started to face the urgent issue
of global warming and committed to be a part of the solution! Our
collective voice is strong and growing louder by the day to force the
leadership of this country to immediately freeze and reduce carbon
dioxide emissions.

The Stop Global Warming College Tour is in full swing. Today we are at
Middle Tennessee State University, in Murfreesboro, TN, then on to
Vanderbilt University, University of Virginia, and University of
Maryland, with a final stop on April
22 at George Washington University in Washington, DC, where we'll be
joined by Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Larry David, carole king, Robert
Kennedy Jr. and other special guests for a celebration of Earth Day.

I am constantly amazed at how savvy, energetic and well-informed young
people are today. History has proved that students have always been at
the forefront of social change, and it is inspiring to see the passion
and commitment to stop global warming galvanizing on America's
campuses. From Liz Healy, a junior at SMU, working to get her campus
to buy clean energy, to a young man named Rodrigo at Texas A&M, who is
the head of the college organization "A&M Clean Energy Now," I am
encouraged by the fact that there are little grass fires being started
out there on this issue. Hopefully, before too long, the fire will be
raging.

Campuses can set the example for their communities and the nation! The
carbon footprint of higher education is significant. Most campuses are
so large, they are like small cities. Imagine what could be
accomplished on a campus, what the purchasing power of a university
could be in compact fluorescent light bulbs, green paper products, and
renewable energy.

At Texas A&M, the Dining Services are fueling their campus delivery
truck with biodiesel fuel made from used cooking oils generated by the
university's dining facilities. How cool is that? They are making
productive use of what would normally be considered waste. All
campuses should be doing this! This is a challenge of massive
proportions, one that desperately calls for vision and leadership from
students and higher education. From all the students we have met on
the road, I KNOW you are ready and willing to head this challenge!

For more on the Stop Global Warming College Tour, check out
stopglobalwarming.msn.com.

Keep Marching!

Signing off from the road,

Sheryl Crow

She even took pains to write while touring, how sweet!