Received this e-mail today from former Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto’s (D. NV) U.S. Senate campaign:
Earth Day is April 22 – a day recognized around the world when we come together to demonstrate our support for environmental protections.
Yet if we’re truly going to celebrate, it’s long past time right-wing Republicans recognize man-made climate change is real.
Ninety-seven percent of climate scientists – in addition to NASA and members of the U.S. military – agree that human activity contributes to climate change. Extremist Republicans should stop denying its legitimacy and start working with Democrats to address it before the effects are irreversible. That’s why I’m calling on you for help:
Will you join me to call on congressional Republicans to stop denying climate change and start acting?
Climate disasters take a significant toll on the economies of the impacted areas. In 2015 alone, the U.S. experienced 10 weather disasters – including a drought, flooding, severe storms, a wildfire and a winter storm event – costing over $1 billion each in damages.
The oil tycoon Koch brothers and their colossal political network are planning to spend nearly $900 million in the 2016 elections. Their network has already spent $700,000 here in Nevada to defeat me, and they'll do whatever it takes to protect their interests – all at the expense of our planet’s health.
Stand with me to call on Republicans in Congress to quit ignoring climate change and start working with Democrats to address it.
Our country deserves elected officials who respect scientific consensus and are honest about evidence that humans are changing our climate. Right-wing Republicans need to stop delaying action on climate change and start working with Democrats to protect our planet for future generations.
Thank you for standing with me,
Catherine
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