Andy: Take action

Dear Robert,
While the Koch Brothers make billions off polluting our planet, polar bears are struggling as global warming melts away Arctic ice and threatens their future. The Koch Brothers' dirty oil money funds a network of climate-denier groups and campaigns trying to block climate legislation.
Our friends at the National Wildlife Federation Action Fund are fighting to make sure the Koch Brothers don't win.
-Ross Wallen, USAction
National Wildlife Federation Action Fund
Polar Bears Going Hungry as Arctic Ice Diminishes
Polar Bear
Dear Robert,

High summer temperatures are melting away Arctic ice at alarming levels. And in response,Alaska's polar bears are going without food for longer and longer.

Meanwhile, an in-depth report by American University's Investigative Reporting Workshop has uncovered that billionaire fossil fuel tycoons, Charles and David Koch, have spent hundreds of millions of dollars to block climate change legislation.

The two brothers have created a network of climate change-denier groups of unprecedented size and scope, and are even persuading many members of Congress to sign a pledge to vote against any meaningful bill to combat climate change.

We're running out of time to make a critical difference for polar bears' future. Please speak up for starving polar bears today!

Despite obstacles created by the "Koch Brothers," who have made billions off of polluting our planet, this summer marked a turning point in the fight for polar bears' future.

In response to pressure from people like you, President Obama released a bold new plan to address climate change. The President's plan includes supporting Environmental Protection Agency limits to carbon pollution from coal-fired power plants—and it is not a minute too soon for polar bears.

But, the Koch Brothers’ are using their influence in Congress to try to block limits on carbon pollution. That's why we must act quickly to tell our members of Congress to let the Environmental Protection Agency do its job.

Don't let the billionaire Koch Brothers win—make your voice heard for polar bears' future now. 

Arctic ice hit a record low in recent summers. More and more often, polar bears' ice is melting early in the spring and they are forced to wait long into the fall before ice returns near Alaska, where the bears so desperately need ice platforms to hunt for food.

The extra weeks without ice in the spring and fall is dire for polar bear cubs and the polar bear moms who need more time on the ice to hunt for enough seals to sustain themselves and their young.

Unless Big Polluters and their allies in Congress stop attacking the Environmental Protection Agency, the President may not be able to put his new plan into action—and it could be too late for our polar bears.

Take action for polar bears—make sure your members of Congress will stand up to Big Polluters who are trying to obstruct climate action.

Thanks for all you do to protect wildlife.

Sincerely,

Andy Buchsbaum
Interim Executive Director, NWF Action Fund
info@nwa.org
Twitter: @wildlifeaction
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