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UCS is standing up for science. Will you stand up for UCS?


Please help UCS expose and challenge attacks on science by becoming a member of the Union of Concerned Scientists today.

 http://www.ucsusa.org/forms/sign-up-for-ucs-science-network.html

Amidst the inflammatory rhetoric of media personalities and polarizing politics found in our national and state capitols these days, it’s becoming harder and harder to find leaders who are willing to stand up for science and for practical solutions to America’s energy and climate challenges.

“The fact that there may be some global warming doesn’t necessarily establish that it’s caused by humans. If you look at climatological data going back centuries or millennia, we have periods of cooling, like the Ice Age, and warming. So it’s cyclical. We’re going to have public hearings on the topic.”

—Representative Mo Brooks (R-AL), chair of the House of Representatives’ science committee’s subcommittee for research and science education

You can help UCS expose and challenge attacks like this on science—become a member today.  http://www.ucsusa.org/forms/sign-up-for-ucs-science-network.html

That’s why UCS is leading the charge to beat back fraudulent claims about climate change, educate decision makers and the public about the real facts on global warming, and advance science-based solutions to protect human health and the environment.

Please become a member today.  http://www.ucsusa.org/forms/sign-up-for-ucs-science-network.html

Right now we’re witnessing an all-out war on science and hard-fought environmental and public health protections. Consider these facts:

A Fox News managing editor directed his staff to highlight criticisms of climate science whenever they mention the fact that Earth is warming.

The new vice-chairman of the House Science Committee has threatened to launch hearings to question basic scientific findings by climate scientists.

Oil giant ExxonMobil has spent millions to run a sophisticated disinformation campaign designed to deceive the public about the certainty of climate change science.

Recently elected governors, representatives, and senators have pledged to roll back many of the scientifically sound, global warming emissions reduction measures we’ve won in the last few years.

We need you help to defend science, shine a spotlight on the real facts about climate change, and to protect our environment, health, and security. Please become a member of UCS today. http://www.ucsusa.org/forms/sign-up-for-ucs-science-network.html

Sincerely,

Kevin Knobloch

President

P.S. When you join UCS, you join more than 77,000 UCS members from all walks of life who understand that climate change isn’t a belief—it’s a scientific fact. People like you who want to work together to protect human health and our environment. Please join us today. http://www.ucsusa.org/forms/sign-up-for-ucs-science-network.html

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a message from Nancy Pelosi …Extreme Assault on Women’s Health


House Republicans have begun the most radical restrictions on women’s health in our lifetimes.

Their extreme agenda would punish women and businesses by increasing their taxes if their health insurance covers the full range of reproductive health care. It would cut off funding for women’s health care clinics that offer reproductive health services. They are also refusing to drop their attempt to redefine rape.

We cannot and must not stay silent in the face of this extreme effort to undermine women’s health and reproductive freedom in our country.

I am asking for your urgent support to help us raise $100,000 for the DCCC’s Women’s Health Rapid Response Fund so we can hold the Republicans accountable.

please contribute ….click on the link below

http://www.dccc.org/page/m/1d63c406/1b9dd8ab/515b6646/4e0d113f/1592667947/VEsE/

In the face of this extreme agenda, we cannot stay silent.

With your urgent support, we will speak out strongly against the Republicans’ effort to deny millions of Americans access to reproductive health care.

Thank you,

Nancy Pelosi

Democratic Leader

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Jon Wants to Talk Facts, Not Tone — Watch Now!


 

 Tonal Recall

Jon thinks the health care bill doesn’t actually kill jobs and

 that calling it a “job killer” is like calling sleep an “awake killer.”

Watch Now!

http://email.comedycentral.com/a/hBNNeEUBAhkQSB8Xd1CNsfnhM.B8U2fbOg/video

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iReport Assignment: 30th anniversary of AIDS epidemic (via Anderson Cooper 360)


iReport.com CNN 2011 marks 30 years since the AIDS epidemic began, and is an important time of remembrance for those whose lives have been affected by the disease. Has AIDS and HIV touched your life or that of someone you know? Have you been inspired to take action … Read More

via Anderson Cooper 360

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Pregnancy — a blessing or a death threat?


CARE -- You can help stop mothers from dying  

Your gift can help mothers live and create bright futures for generations to come.  

Francisca gave birth at home because there was no health center nearby in rural Nicaragua. She was lucky — she didn’t endure complications during pregnancy or childbirth. But hundreds of thousands of women and their babies are not as fortunate. Almost every minute of the day a pregnant woman needlessly dies because she can’t get trained medical assistance in time.

Inspired by delivering her own child, Francisca became a community midwife. She’s delivered dozens of healthy babies. Thanks to CARE‘s comprehensive midwife training programs, Francisca’s also saving the lives of mothers. You can help, too, by making a tax-deductible gift to support CARE’s work around the world.

Pregnancy should be a time to celebrate, not a time to fear death. But, in some poor countries, one in seven women die during pregnancy and childbirth. These women aren’t dying because the health community doesn’t know how to prevent their deaths. They are dying because the world doesn’t care enough. Do you?

Women’s lives should be saved because they matter — as humans, as mothers and as valuable contributors to society. At CARE, we’ve learned that healthy mothers are one of the keys to overcoming poverty — they can give their children the foundation they need to chart their way out of poverty for good. Healthy moms have a better chance at giving birth to babies who can thrive and grow up strong, and healthy moms are more likely to earn an income and send their children to school.

That’s why CARE made reducing maternal mortality one of our top priorities. From training women like Francisca to be midwives to educating families about reproductive health, CARE helps save lives and empowers women to create a brighter future for themselves, their families and their communities.

Let’s not leave surviving pregnancy, childbirth and infancy to chance. Your tax-deductible contribution can help save the lives of poor mothers and their children — and create a healthier, more prosperous society for all.

Thank you for your support.

Sincerely,

Helene D. Gayle, MD, MPH
President and CEO, CARE