Received this e-mail today from Russ Feingold (D. WI) on behalf of the League of Conservation Voters:
My home state of Wisconsin has a long, proud history of conservation and environmentalism. We're proud of our beautiful lakes, our clean air, and our clean water. We know that our environment shouldn’t be sacrificed to appease out-of-state corporations. We also know that we can create a clean energy economy, one that creates good jobs right here in Wisconsin.
Senator Gaylord Nelson, from Clear Lake, Wisconsin, founded the very first Earth Day in 1970. But despite the overwhelming scientific consensus, despite its very real and present danger, too many candidates for Senate — including my opponent, Senator Ron Johnson — refuse to acknowledge that climate change even exists.
And the Koch brothers and right-wing, dark-money groups are doing everything in their power to keep climate champions out of the Senate, and put climate change deniers in.
Don’t let our chance to win back a pro-environment Senate slip away. Can you make a contribution via GiveGreen to help me in Wisconsin; Catherine Cortez Masto in Nevada; Patrick Murphy in Florida; and Katie McGinty in Pennsylvania?
The Kochs and their anti-climate network of big spenders are targeting these four key races with millions in attack ads. In Nevada and Florida, climate change deniers Joe Heck and Marco Rubio are leading against climate champions Catherine Cortez Masto and Patrick Murphy. And in Pennsylvania, Katie McGinty and denier Pat Toomey are locked in a virtual tie.
Climate-denying Senate candidates are gaining ground everywhere. We can’t let our chance to win back a pro-environment Senate slip away.
The good news is, we can win these races — but not without your help. And you can bet that, if we fail, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will do everything he can to expand drilling, weaken environmental protections, and continue ignoring the threat of climate change. So, we’re counting on you, and supporters like you from across America, to step up and pitch in today.
Please join me, Catherine, Patrick, and Katie — make a gift via GiveGreen to help us take back a pro-environment Senate
The science of climate change is clear. The threat is real. We simply can’t afford to keep the Senate in the hands of those who will deny reality and block progress.
Thanks for doing your part.
Russ Feingold
Click here to donate to Feingold, Cortez Masto, Murphy & McGinty’s campaigns.