Youths around the world are leading another global climate
strike today just one week after the largest climate strike in
history.

They're not letting the news cycle move on. They're
not letting us forget that the clock is ticking, and every day -
every minute - of inaction has terrible consequences.

Making your first online gift to EDF before midnight on Monday
will activate your 2020 membership and give our staff of experts the
resources they need now to secure the bold climate action we so
urgently need.

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Back in April, we asked for your environmental origin stories. We
wanted to hear about the pivotal moments in your lives that made you
the committed activists and donors you are today.

For many of you, at the heart of that pivotal moment was a pivotal
person. Like Albert, a young man from Corpus Christi, Texas, who
shared this story:

"I am 22 years old and live a zero waste, minimalist, vegetarian
lifestyle and only share environmental news on my social media
... I would constantly have panic attacks whenever I would think
about our planet and what humans are doing to destroy it, but I never
saw myself being part of the change until I saw Greta Thunberg on the
news. I finally felt like I wasn't alone in this and so I started
being proactive. In just a few months I have helped a bar in my city
become straw-less and I'm currently working on getting my apartment
complex to recycle."

John, who inspired you
to fight for a safer climate, the way Greta inspired Albert?

Is it a parent or mentor who instilled a reverence for nature in you?
A friend or stranger who gave you hope?

That's the power of a real grassroots movement. Each person who
stands up and leads by example inspires even more to stand up and do
the same.

This weekend I'm asking you to stand up and
make your first
gift before midnight Monday.

Thank you for being my inspiration,

Emily Stevenson
Manager, Online Membership

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P.S. Monday is the last day of our 2019 fiscal year at EDF. And
I'll be honest: the record number of attacks we've had to
defend against over the past year put us in the red.

But thanks to more than 800 donors who have given over $60,000 in
early 2020 membership contributions this month, we're just
$38,488 away from closing that funding gap. Make a donation before
midnight on Monday so we can close the books on 2019 in a financially
strong position to keep up the fight in 2020.

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