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.
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.
