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Another fossil fuel industry attack … Union of Concerned Scientists


Here We Go Again—Another Fossil Fuel Industry Attack on Science

Tell your member of Congress: Don’t block standards that protect our health and environment—vote no on the Gasoline Regulations Act.

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The House of Representatives will soon vote on yet another fossil fuel industry-backed bill, attacking clean air and public health. It is critical that we stand up for strong standards based on independent science, not false economic claims from big polluters.

The Gasoline Regulations Act (H.R. 4771) is an all-out attack on our clean air and public health. The bill would force the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to give undo weight to the industry’s economic claims when setting what should be, first and foremost, science-based standards that protect our health and environment.

The legislation delays standards that would save lives and save money by reducing sulfur in gasoline.

The bill also attacks standards that would limit ozone and other harmful air pollutants from power plants and global warming emissions from oil refineries. Some members of Congress may even attempt to amend the bill to prevent the EPA from moving forward with their historic draft standard to limit global warming pollution from new power plants.

Fossil fuel lobbyists and their allies in Congress are attacking the EPA with false claims about the impact that these proposed standards might have on gas prices. But we know that this bill will have no effect on fuel prices, but would have a lasting, negative impact on public health.

Congress needs to hear from Americans like you who support the EPA’s efforts to protect our health from dirty energy and dirty fuels.

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Tell your member of Congress: Don’t block vital standards for our health and environment—vote no on the Gasoline Regulations Act.

Take Action Today!

Sincerely,

Chrissy Elles
Outreach Associate
UCS Climate & Energy Program

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… Nicole Haber, Climate Reality

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Thank you for supporting the historic limit on carbon pollution in the United States. This landmark rule is essential to ending carbon pollution in the U.S.

 We know solutions to the climate crisis can seem out of reach. But with this new rule, we can do something right away to move a step closer to solving the climate crisis.

 I wanted to share something with you as a small token of our appreciation. We made this short video that shows the reality of climate change, how the new Carbon Pollution Standard works, and how you can get involved.

 Share this video with your friends and family. Put it on your Facebook page. Tweet it. With your help, we can ensure that everyone knows about this essential step towards reducing the pollution that’s warming our planet.

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 Thanks again,

 Nicole Haber
 Digital Director
 The Climate Reality Project

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Thanks for standing up to big polluters and saying NO to new carbon pollution …Kevin S. Curtis, Climate Reality


Thanks for standing up to big polluters and saying NO to new carbon pollution.

You sent a message supporting a historic limit on carbon pollution in the U.S. It will bring us one step closer to solving the climate crisis. As of today, we and the rest of the environmental community have sent the EPA a record-breaking 1.5 million comments supporting the proposal.

But we’re not done yet. If we want to make an impact, we need everyone to get involved.

Share our petition with your friends and family. Post it on your Facebook page and on your friend’s Facebook page. Tweet it!

Ask your friends to give carbon the finger.

Some days it seems impossible to make progress – but not today. Today there is something you can do. Ask your friends to join you in sending a message to our leaders: No new carbon pollution in the United States.

http://forms.climaterealityproject.org/share-the-standard

Thanks again,

Kevin S. Curtis  Chief Program and Advocacy Officer  The Climate Reality Project

Thanks for standing up to big polluters and saying NO to new carbon pollution.

You sent a message supporting a historic limit on carbon pollution in the U.S. It will bring us one step closer to solving the climate crisis. As of today, we and the rest of the environmental community have sent the EPA a record-breaking 1.5 million comments supporting the proposal.

But we’re not done yet. If we want to make an impact, we need everyone to get involved.

Share our petition with your friends and family. Post it on your Facebook page and on your friend’s Facebook page. Tweet it!

Ask your friends to give carbon the finger.

Some days it seems impossible to make progress – but not today. Today there is something you can do. Ask your friends to join you in sending a message to our leaders: No new carbon pollution in the United States.

http://forms.climaterealityproject.org/share-the-standard

Thanks again,

Kevin S. Curtis  Chief Program and Advocacy Officer  The Climate Reality Project

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41 Million Cars — GONE … Union of Concerned Scientists


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Time is running out on the opportunity to double the impact of your membership gift to the Union of Concerned Scientists.

Time’s running out! Give today and your gift will be matched dollar-for-dollar. Act today and your gift to the Union of Concerned Scientists will go twice as far—putting science to work for a healthy environment and a safer world.

Become a member, click here.
 

A generous supporter has pledged to match all donations dollar-for-dollar—up to $250,000—but only if you act by the end of the week!

Your support of UCS makes a vital difference in building a healthier environment and a safer world. If you’re still looking for a reason to support UCS, how about this one:

41 million fewer cars.

Picture a four-lane highway packed bumper to bumper with idling cars stretching all the way around the earth at the equator. Now picture the tailpipe emissions from all those cars and think about how much that would speed up global warming.

UCS supporters like you helped push through tough emissions standards for new cars and trucks that will require automakers to produce vehicles that emit roughly half of the global warming emissions of a new automobile today. By the year 2030, this effort alone will keep more than 300 million tons of carbon dioxide from being released into our atmosphere. That’s like taking 41 million cars off the road.

 time is running out to take advantage of this special opportunity. Please act now. Join more than 85,000 other members of UCS—become a member of UCS today.

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With your help, we will:

  • expose corporations, front groups, and policy makers who mislead the public and undermine understanding of climate science;
  • fight to shut down old and dirty coal plants and increase investment in wind, solar, and other clean, renewable sources of energy; and
  • actively protect scientists in the government and academia from politically motivated personal attacks.

You are a key partner in all this work. Please act now and take advantage of this special, short-term opportunity.

With your help, I’m confident we can win more important victories in the year ahead and the years to come.

Kevin Knobloch Sincerely,
Kevin Knobloch
Kevin Knobloch
President

P.S. Remember: this special opportunity only lasts through the end of the week. Your gift will be matched dollar-for-dollar—but only if you act now!
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Tell Congress that sustainabl​e agricultur​e is the right investment – repost


Today the Backyard, Tomorrow the Farm!

 Most gardeners will be planting bulbs for next spring and taking steps to protect perennials from harsh winter weather over the next few weeks. But did you know that actions you take now can also help in the fight against global warming?

The following advice from a gardening expert offers a simple step you can take this fall to be a climate-friendly gardener by increasing your soil’s ability to store carbon—a key component in the leading cause of global warming. After you read the tip, take action to call for the same kind of actions on our nation’s farms.

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In Your Garden…

Tracey Payton, a horticulture educator from Norman, Oklahoma, offers this tip on how to be a climate-friendly gardener.

“Mulch is a great way to protect bare soil, and most importantly for the climate-friendly gardener, it can help prevent carbon loss. Uncovered soil is vulnerable to releasing more carbon than it stores. Mulch also has other benefits, such as protecting against temperature fluctuations that can damage plants, suppressing weeds, and reducing moisture loss and soil erosion. Using mulch can be as easy as an additional 2-3 inch layer of compost or straw in the garden; in the flower bed, cotton seed hulls, bark mulch, or wood mulch can be used. Do only keep mulch about 2-3″ deep and away from perennial plant stems to prevent rot and other moisture problems.”

More information about how healthy soil can lock up carbon may be found in The Climate-Friendly Gardener. This guide also contains more valuable tips and information on how to fight global warming in your own backyard.  http://action.ucsusa.org/site/R?i=CbQwBKQYI1GwQMSDdIzNGA

On the Farm…

If gardeners can adopt practices to combat global warming on a small scale, think what could be accomplished if similar steps were taken on the millions of acres of farmland across the country!

Similar to mulching, one of the most effective farm practices to store carbon in the soil on a large scale—while building soil health and preventing erosion—is widespread planting of “cover crops” in the winter. A sort of living mulch, cover crops protect farm fields when other crops aren’t growing. They also have the benefit of releasing nitrogen—one of the main ingredients in fertilizers into the soil just in time for spring-planted crops, which can reduce the need for added fertilizer (another source of  global warming emissions).

We can help expand the adoption of this practice by making sure that the next Farm Bill rewards farmers who plant cover crops. Voted on every five years, the Farm Bill helps determines what food farmers will grow and what practices they will employ. This bill includes programs to help farmers successfully adopt a wide array of sustainable agriculture practices, including the planting of cover crops.

Write to your members of Congress and demand farm policies that help farmers protect our water, air, and land while producing the food we need!

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Sincerely,

Jenn Yates
National Field Organizer
UCS Food & Environment Program