It surprises few to learn that Republicans want to perpetuate ignorance and continue to deny SCIENCE.
The FACTS are out there for ALL to see....CLIMATE CHANGE is real!
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UCS has always defended scientists from baseless and politically-motivated harassment by politicians.
Now the attack is on us.
The U.S. House Science Committee, headed by climate denier Representative Lamar Smith, is demanding that UCS turn over years of correspondence between our staff and allied groups about our work to expose ExxonMobil's history of deception on global warming.¹
This enormously burdensome demand is designed not only to intimidate us, but to take time and resources away from our critical work to promote climate solutions. So, make no mistake: we'll defend ourselves and our staff with everything we've got—but we need you with us now.
Help fight back against the harassment of UCS staff and supporters by renewing your support now.
Why this attack, why us, and why now?
UCS helped uncover what might be the biggest smoking gun in the climate movement's history: ExxonMobil knew for decades that burning fossil fuels would lead to devastating global warming. And, instead of alerting the public, executives downplayed their own studies and funded disinformation campaigns to block action against fossil fuels.²
Our work to expose this secret history helped lead state attorneys general to launch investigations.³ We poked the bear. And, now, the backlash begins.
And it's not just UCS in the crosshairs—it's other nonprofits who speak the truth about ExxonMobil, and even the attorneys general themselves.
Renew your support for the Union of Concerned Scientists to make sure we have the resources to keep exposing fossil fuel misinformation as we fend off these political attacks.
This is just the latest abuse of power by Representative Smith, who’s spent the last nine months harassing National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration climate scientists whose research he doesn’t like.⁴
UCS has already started pushing back on Representative Smith for these attacks—embarrassing him in the media and dropping more than 90,000 citizen petitions on his desk—so it's no wonder we're being targeted now.⁵
We’re ready to take on this fight and the tough fights ahead, but how strong we are depends on you. Make a gift to the Union of Concerned Scientists to renew your support now.
Please, Middleboro, stand with us now.
 | Sincerely, Ken Kimmell President Union of Concerned Scientists |
1. https://science.house.gov/sites/republicans.science.house.gov/files/documents/05.18.16%20SST%20Letter%20to%20UCS.pdf [PDF]
2. http://www.ucsusa.org/publications/got-science/2016/got-science-may-2016
3. http://www.ucsusa.org/news/press-release/MA-AG-investigation-Exxon;
4. http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2016/03/07/lamar_smith_broadens_his_attacks_on_noaa_scientists.html
5. http://blog.ucsusa.org/michael-halpern/as-noaa-head-testifies-in-congress-90000-ask- science-committee-chairman-to-stop-playing-politics-with-science
2. http://www.ucsusa.org/publications/got-science/2016/got-science-may-2016
3. http://www.ucsusa.org/news/press-release/MA-AG-investigation-Exxon;
4. http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2016/03/07/lamar_smith_broadens_his_attacks_on_noaa_scientists.html
5. http://blog.ucsusa.org/michael-halpern/as-noaa-head-testifies-in-congress-90000-ask- science-committee-chairman-to-stop-playing-politics-with-science
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