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21st Century Transportation For America

Transportation is the main reason for our dependence on oil and makes up a huge portion of our global warming pollution; a lack of alternative options for transportation has led to worsening traffic. Unfortunately, plans for more and better public transportation languish on the drawing board because powerful developers and road-building lobbies have convinced the government has spent nine times more on highway subsidies than on transit since 1956.

 

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Product Safety Challenge

Rep. Kathy Castor (Tampa) joined Florida PIRG staff at the release of our 22nd annual toy safety report.  Given the recent wave of toxic product recalls, Florida PIRG, with U.S. PIRG, the federation of state PIRGs, is challenging corporate America to do better on product safety.  Read more | Take Action

Standing up for consumers

AT&T has agreed to repay customers $10 million for ring-tone charges that were advertised as being free. Florida PIRG's Brad Ashwell (right) stood with state Attorney General Bill McCollum in March as the deal was announced.

Read the Captol News Service story quoting Ashwell. 
 
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