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Dear Michele,
After one of the most contentious US elections
in recent memory, the results are in—and truth, facts, and
evidence-based decision making may have been the biggest losers. At
times like these, our mission becomes even more critical. With your
support, UCS will continue to stand strong in defense of science-based
health and safety protections. We will continue to work with states to
increase our use of clean energy and implement large-scale reductions in
global warming pollution. Through our successes at the state and local
level, we can help create a tipping point for action at the national
level. And we will do everything we can to persuade the incoming
administration that science is a critical foundation for good public
policy, and that this election is not a mandate for rolling back
progress on global problems, such as climate change. But there is no
sugarcoating this: the election results heighten the risk of backsliding
on the critical progress we’ve made over the last several years. We
simply can’t afford to go backwards. We’ll need people like you ready to
stand with us to work to address the increasing consequences of climate
change; ensure access to healthy, affordable food for all; reduce the
threat of nuclear war; and more. The challenges ahead of us are great,
but I know we’re up for the fight, and I look forward to tackling them
together. — Ken Kimmell, UCS president
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