FedEx CEO says clean energy isn’t a partisan issue

I must give props to the CEO of FedEx. This news is almost as sweet as that birthday check that comes in the mail from grandma.

He commissioned an awesome promo, which sums up a lot of issues facing our  transportation infrastructure. There’s no mention of peak oil but the facts speak volumes: America uses a quarter of the world’s oil and seventy percent of that goes to transportation.

Check the FedEx blog post after the jump.

FedEx Chairman, President and CEO, Fred Smith has said of our nation’s dependence on oil, “What is needed now is an urgent, national commitment to action.” As oil prices once again top $100 a barrel, we’re unveiling a video that we hope will help bring more attention to doing just that.

Seventy percent of oil used in the United States is for transportation fuel. In his testimony to Congress, Fred Smith outlined the incredible costs and burdens this dependence creates on families, businesses and our national security. There are better alternatives. And while we’re used to delivering overnight at FedEx, we know this shift is something that’s going to take a little longer . Check out this short piece about the current challenge and go here to find out what other steps you can take right now.