We're barely a month into the year and anti-science politicians are already twisting the facts.
Ninety-eight senators voted to affirm that climate change is real, then 49 senators turned around and said that it's not man-made.1
Senator James Inhofe, chair of the committee that oversees the Environmental Protection Agency, said that climate change is natural and cyclical, then called climate scientists "arrogant" and said, unequivocally, "Man can't change climate."2
With views like this getting traction in Congress, 2015 isn't going to be pretty. There will be bad bills to stop. Past victories to protect. What we do is going to matter, a lot. Not just in Congress, but with businesses and state leaders across the country.
Defend scientists from attack. When Virginia's attorney general disrupted Dr. Michael Mann's climate research with a politically-motivated investigation, we rallied 800 scientists to his defense and stuck by his side through years of court battles.3
Combine science and grassroots power. UCS has convinced 12 major companies (big ones like General Mills and Proctor & Gamble) to use only sustainably-sourced palm oil—avoiding tons of global warming pollution and saving wildlife habitats and tropical forests. And we have even more companies on our target list for 2015.
Ramp up wind and solar energy in the states. States like Michigan, Minnesota, and Illinois are going to be the battleground on renewable energy as they implement new national limits on power plant pollution—so we're on the ground mobilizing scientists and activists to put renewable energy first.
Join thousands of UCS supporters who are becoming card-carrying members this month—to defend science and push for smart solutions to the biggest challenges we face. Become a UCS member today >>
Sincerely, Ken Kimmell President Union of Concerned Scientists
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