Dear NRDC Activist,

"Freedom gas".

That's the ridiculous name Trump officials just gave to natural gas. According to them, exporting natural gas is the equivalent of sending "molecules of U.S. freedom" across the world.

It's utterly absurd.

And it masks the dangerous truth about the Trump administration's latest push to give away some of America's greatest natural treasures to Big Oil and Big Coal.

From destructive exploration in the Western Arctic, to open pit mining near Bryce Canyon, to deadly seismic blasting off the East Coast, and even the revival of the dirty Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, it's clear that President Trump is barreling us toward a climate catastrophe for the sake of enriching his fossil fuel industry allies.

With so much at stake, NRDC is striking back on all of these fronts and more with hard-hitting legal action. We've already amassed a stellar track record of court victories over the Trump administration. NRDC has scored 47 legal victories, with more cases on the way. But we really need your help if we're going to wage and win these newest cases.

Thankfully, in response to this dire moment, a generous group of donors have just agreed to match every donation — $1-for-$1 — up to $250,000.

This is urgent: Please donate to help us stop this latest fossil fuel onslaught and defend our environment on all fronts. Give by July 31st and we'll MATCH your gift!

This latest barrage against our planet — green-lit by the Trump administration — is jaw-dropping. We desperately need your donation today to help us in these critical fights and more:

• Stopping oil giant ConocoPhillips' expansion in the Western Arctic. It's one of America's ecologically richest environments. Imagine a landscape of meandering rivers, thaw lakes, and vast plains, with crucial habitat for bears, caribou, muskoxen, and birds, further destroyed by ever expanding tendrils of roads, pipelines, and heavy machinery. Donate to save Arctic wilderness >>
• Suing to stop an enormous open-pit coal mine near Bryce Canyon National Park. This massive coal operation could completely wipe out the southernmost population of the endangered greater sage grouse. It would spoil scenic byways with heavy coal truck traffic. And it would allow two million tons of coal to be burned, threatening the region's air quality and our planet's climate. Donate to stop Big Coal in court >>
• Saving dolphins and endangered whales from seismic blasting. Trump gave the thumbs-up to seismic blasting along the East Coast from Delaware to Florida, with airguns that are so loud, they can kill and injure marine life and harm whales over vast distances. One company got permission to harm 50,000 dolphins. Another company? 20,000 more. And scientists say that this widespread seismic blasting would help drive the last 400 endangered North Atlantic right whales into extinction. Donate to protect endangered whales and wildlife >>

As NRDC's President and Chief Counsel, I can tell you that this is an incredibly urgent moment, and as we prepare to fight back against these assaults and more in court, we'll need your generous support if we're going to be successful.

Can I count on you?

Donate to support our courtroom battles, and help us defend our greatest natural treasures from Big Oil and Big Coal.

Your donation will be DOUBLED, but only if you give before July 31st.

Thanks in advance for your support. Rest assured, your gift will go towards our efforts to fight back against this administration and its pro-polluter allies as if our planet depended on it — because it does.

Sincerely,

Mitch Bernard
President and Chief Counsel, NRDC