202 Banish the Luddites to LudditeLand

Dear MARK, We cannot dismiss the realities of science. Please make your Annual Fund donation today. We're taking on the most anti-science and reactionary Congress in years. And we need all the help we can get. Given the scale of the threats—and opportunities—facing us, we hope you won't delay a moment longer and willmake a generous donation online today. Your support will sustain the largest team of Ph.D. scientists and economists of ANY comparable environmental organization. From my 30 years in this field, and three years at EDF, I can truthfully say that few organizations speak with more scientific authority, or a more impressive scientific legacy, than EDF. No other environmental organization has a deeper bench of first-class scientists, or a record of using those scientists in the most effective way possible. And with your gift to our 2011 EDF Annual Fund, our scientists will able to expose more anti-science agendas and refute the resulting proposals. Year after year, EDF science has been the foundation for environmental and conservation victories and advances, both large and small. In each case, that science was supported by Annual Fund contributions like the one I urge you to make today. A majority in the U.S. House actually voted to deny basic climate science. And to top it off, they have even voted to shut down important scientific programs that study the impacts of greenhouse gas emissions on our climate. In other words, they don't know the facts about the climate crisis and they don't want to know. But it doesn't stop there. The House is also aggressively attacking the EPA and its ability to do its job – protecting you and your families from America's big polluters. That's why as a valued member I encourage you to make your 2011 Annual Fund contribution today. Thank you for all that you do for the environment. I hope you will continue to support this essential work. Sincerely, Steven Hamburg Chief Scientist P.S. Don't forget that EDF is pretty good at political science, too. We'll need both to confront the challenges and opportunities that face us and our environment in the months ahead. Please contribute today.

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