Dear NRDC Action Fund Supporter,

The Arctic is literally on fire. Melting ice in Greenland hit record levels. And July was the hottest month in recorded history.

The climate crisis is here NOW. We need a response to this crisis that rises to the level of the threat we truly face. We need leaders who will be committed to pushing bold, actionable policies. And from right now through Election Day and beyond, we need to show that there are millions of people who are counting on those leaders — and will hold them accountable.

That's why I'm asking you to become an NRDC Action Fund Defender by making a monthly gift of as little as $10.

Monthly giving is the best way to help us fight every single day for real solutions to the climate crisis and other environmental challenges facing our country and our planet. Plus — make your first monthly gift by August 24 and we'll send you a free NRDC Action Fund bandana!

I'll be honest: we've got our work cut out for us, which is why we need to build a war chest — and that's where your monthly support comes in. With just over a year to go until November 2020, we're building power in key congressional districts, in swing states, in Washington, and across the entire country every single day. And we need your help to do it.

Monthly giving is the most impactful way to power our work. Action Fund Defenders give the NRDC Action Fund a dependable base of support we need to fight between now and Election Day to elect environmental champions and still be ready to take on the biggest fights at a moment's notice, when and where they arise. Your steady support helps to do all of this and more:

• Make climate a top priority issue on the campaign trail and in presidential debates — and elect a pro-environment president and more environmental champions to Congress in the 2020 elections
• Organize grassroots supporters across the country and meet with — and lobby — lawmakers to advocate for pro-environment legislation on the state and federal levels
• Fund get-out-the-vote efforts and launch targeted digital ads in cities and towns where it matters most across the country
• Escalate our fights against President Trump's dangerous attempts to destroy our air, lands, and waters, roll back vital progress on fighting climate change, and more

Like I said, our fight will be long and difficult. But I have full confidence in our ability to win, with you behind us.

Become an NRDC Action Fund Defender with a monthly gift of as little as $10 and help us hit our goal of recruiting 150 new supporters!

Sincerely,

John Bowman
Managing Director, Government Affairs, NRDC Action Fund

Become an NRDC Action Fund member with a minimum donation of $10 per year. Donations to the NRDC Action Fund are used to mobilize citizens and lobby Congress on behalf of our environment and are not tax deductible as a charitable contribution or as a business expense. Prefer to make a tax-deductible gift? Donate to NRDC.

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