Tuesday, January 22, 2019

We still have time... barely

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Stick it to the climate deniers!

Climate change is real, and it's happening now.

You know that. I know that. Just about every climate scientist in the world knows that.

So why do so many Americans have doubts?

Because fossil fuel megacorporations like ExxonMobil have been waging a deliberate disinformation campaign for decades. Like Big Tobacco before them, coal, oil, and gas companies have spent millions of dollars to create the false impression that there is debate among scientists.

At Greenpeace, we are working to get the truth out there, to expose the climate-change deniers for what they are: Big Oil-financed liars. Please help us by taking the next step and becoming a monthly contributor to Greenpeace.

A recent report from the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says that the world must greatly reduce its carbon dioxide emissions in the next 11 years or it will be too late. To promote drastic change over 11 years, we are asking all our supporters to become monthly contributors at a level of $11 each month.

Monthly donors are one of our greatest assets; they provide a steady resource we can count on at a moment's notice. We rely on monthly donors to fund the many battles we have to fight. Your contribution of $11 each month will do so much to support our work, including blowing the whistle on climate change deniers.

You may not realize just how despicable these hack "scientists" are, so let me tell you about one of them: Dr. Willie Soon. Dr. Soon has published a number of papers that claim to "debunk" climate science. He frequently appears on right-wing radio and television shows and has even testified in front of Congress.

Documents obtained by Greenpeace revealed that Dr. Soon has received more than $1.3 million from the fossil fuel industry over the years.1 Dr. Soon referred to his research papers and Congressional testimony as "deliverables" that he provided to his clients, and in many cases did not disclose his funding sources in his published articles.

Big Oil-sponsored "scientists" testifying in front of Big Oil-sponsored politicians, reading from Big Oil's script and saying that climate change is nothing to worry about. We have to expose this for what it is — a deadly con game. Please invest in the future of the planet by funding Greenpeace's critical work.

Thank you,

Janet Redman
Climate Campaign Director, Greenpeace USA

P.S. The fact that so many Americans believe the fossil fuel companies' propaganda is both saddening and frightening. If we don't expose the lies and get Congress to take action, global warming will be completely out of our control in just 11 years. We need to save the planet, and we need your help to do it.

[1] greenpeace.org/usa/global-warming/climate-deniers/koch-industries/dr-willie-soon-a-career-fueled-by-big-oil-and-coal/

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