| Dear UCS supporter, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is leading a new assault on the Obama administration's historic power plant pollution limits. First, he told state officials to ignore the federal rules. Now he's pushing a bill to let even the most polluting states "opt out" of the rules altogether.1 And we have to stay alert, because if this bill does not succeed, you can be sure that he will try again and again to derail these rules. We worked for years pushing the EPA to limit the amount of carbon pollution that power plants can spew into the air. These limits are going to be finalized this summer, and we've got to mount an immediate, all-out effort to protect them—working directly with members of Congress, while leveraging experts and activists like you to do on-the-ground work in key states. We need your help to ramp up efforts now. Make a tax-deductible gift to the Union of Concerned Scientists to defend science and secure strong pollution limits. Help meet our end-of-month goal of $25,000—even $10 makes a difference when UCS supporters band together. New reports show global carbon dioxide concentrations have surpassed 400 parts per million. 450 parts per million is the upper limit of what scientists agree we can endure without triggering massive and devastating effects from global climate change.2 I know you agree that protecting against global warming is a moral imperative—it should be a national priority, not a political battle. Yet the country's most powerful senator is assailing new safeguards that could protect ALL of us for generations to come. You helped move these rules forward, and when they are finalized this summer it will be because supporters like you spent years pushing the EPA to follow the best available science. Now that these landmark limits are under attack, it's up to us—all of us—to defend the gains we've made. Please donate now. Here's our plan: Right now, we're bringing scientists to meet with members of Congress to debunk misinformation, working in battleground states like Virginia and Pennsylvania, and defending renewable energy policies in states across the country. Meanwhile, our proactive work continues: - In Minnesota, policy makers are putting our analysis to work to make this state's plan to increase renewable energy one of the strongest in the nation.
- In New Mexico, we're working with the governor's office to increase reliance on renewable energy and protect communities from drought and wildfires.
- In New Jersey, we're helping those affected by Hurricane Sandy demand investments in climate readiness.
- In Florida, we're helping organize coastal communities threatened by sea level rise to demand action from a state government that doesn't officially accept the science on climate change.
You make all of this work possible. We don't solicit funding from corporations or the government—we rely on individuals like you to power our work. It's campaigns and victories like these that have led Philanthropedia, a division of charity rating site GuideStar, to name us one of the top three most effective non-profits working on climate change. Chip in $10 now to give our experts, scientists, and activists the resources they need to win this fight and many more. Thanks, as always, for your support.  | Sincerely,
Ken Kimmell
President
Union of Concerned Scientists |
1. http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2015/03/mitch-mcconnell-climate-rules-obama;
http://www.courier-journal.com/story/watchdog-earth/2015/05/06/carbon-dioxide-levels-
reach-another-milestone/70897908/
2. http://research.noaa.gov/News/NewsArchive/LatestNews/TabId/684/ArtMID/1768/
ArticleID/11153/Greenhouse-gas-benchmark-reached-.aspx;
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2013/05/09/400-ppm-carbon-dioxide-in-
the-atmosphere-reaches-prehistoric-levels/
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