We’ve been talking about ways to help out the Gulf Coast, and one big way to help is to cut down on our dependence on oil.

Every president since Richard Nixon has pledged to cut the nation’s dependence on oil, but it hasn’t yet happened.

Now you can help encourage President Obama to cut our nation’s dependence on oil by signing this letter from the Environmental Defense Action Fund.

It only takes a minute, and could help encourage our leaders to really make an effort to switch to cleaner energies.