All UCS Action Alerts
California and Western States, Midwest, Northeast, Southeast, Southwest
National Action Alerts
Level the Playing Field for Renewable Energy
Urge Congress to support tax benefits that will unleash the power of private investment to make renewable energy even more competitive and create clean energy jobs.
Who can participate? Everyone
We Need a Healthy Farm Bill
Tell Congress to support a Farm Bill that shifts priorities toward healthy, local food, instead of spending more of our taxpayer dollars on unhealthy, processed foods.
Who can participate? Everyone
Climate Change Coverage is Not for Sale
Tell the Tribune Company we need more independent reporting that focuses on facts about climate change and renewable energy, not more fossil fuel fiction.
Who can participate? Everyone
Tell Congress: Ensure Safety Rules Actually Protect People
Urge your members of Congress to oppose legislation that would make it harder for federal agencies to protect you and your family.
Who can participate? Everyone
Reduce Car Pollution
The oil industry is trying to block standards that would reduce car pollution and require cleaner fuels. Help fight back—urge the new EPA administrator to make cleaner gasoline a top priority.
Who can participate? Everyone
Take Action on Climate
Tell President Obama to follow through on his plan for national climate action to significantly reduce the costly consequences of global warming emissions.
Who can participate? Everyone
Make Half the Oil a Reality
Urge President Obama to put us on a path to make historic oil savings a reality by committing to cut our projected oil use in half in 20 years.
Who can participate? Everyone
Tell UPS: Stop Supporting Big Oil's Front Group!
Send a message to UPS: Live up to your reputation as a fuel-efficient leader and stop supporting Big Oil's efforts to derail progress toward cutting oil use in half over the next 20 years.
Who can participate? Everyone
Save Our Coffee from Climate Change!
The Obama administration has the opportunity to protect our coffee from the effects of climate change. Urge the president to support strong standards to reduce global warming emissions from power plants.
Who can participate? Everyone
Demand Enforcement of Nuclear Power Fire Safety Regulations
Urge Congress to demand the Nuclear Regulatory Commission enforce its fire safety regulations and establish a clear, realistic timeline for compliance by all reactors.
Who can participate? Everyone
Tell Rupert Murdoch: Get the Facts Straight!
Please urge News Corporation CEO Rupert Murdoch to match his corporation's green pledges with real action. Tell him we aren’t entertained by people who attack climate science and mislead the public.
Who can participate? Everyone
Do You Have a Climate Plan?
Some states have detailed plans to prepare people and infrastructure for the impacts of climate change but other states are behind the curve. Is your state prepared? Find out and take action.
Who can participate? Everyone
Help Ensure that Sustainable Palm Oil is Deforestation-Free
Current standards allow palm oil that causes deforestation to be considered "sustainable." Tell the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil that it's time to hold companies to a higher standard.
Who can participate? Everyone
Strengthening the Integrity of Science
The Obama administration has worked to create strong scientific integrity policies. But the policies vary widely in quality across agencies and many have yet to be implemented. Urge the White House to recommit to scientific integrity.
Who can participate? Everyone
Ramping Up Renewables
Help us start a real conversation on clean energy and our energy choices: check out our new infographic and share it with your friends and family on Twitter and Facebook.
Who can participate? Everyone
Tell Congress the Time for Climate Action is Now
President Obama delivered a clear message to Congress and the nation in his State of the Union address: the time for climate action is now. It’s your turn—urge Congress to listen to the science and take bold climate action.
Who can participate? Everyone
Let Scientists Speak
Urge the FDA to develop strong traditional and social media policies to allow scientists to more effectively share their research and expertise with the public.
Who can participate? Everyone
Stop Secret Corporate Influence
Hold corporations accountable for their influence over our nation's science-based policies by requiring them to disclose political spending.
Who can participate? Everyone
Stop Special Interests from Repealing Renewable Energy in Your State
Renewable electricity standards in 29 states now face repeal via legislation written by climate deniers and fossil fuel interest groups. Send a strong message to your state lawmakers that voters like you choose renewable energy first.
Who can participate? Everyone
It's Time We Find Common Ground for Our Common Atmosphere
Tell Congress it's time to put aside political partisanship and start working towards positive solutions to human-caused climate change.
Who can participate? Everyone
Do Your Cookies and Shampoo Contain "Deforestation?"
Palm oil is used in thousands of products we use every day, and it's being produced at a tremendous expense to our planet's tropical forests. Please urge Coca-Cola, Wal-Mart, Procter & Gamble, and Kraft Foods to lead on deforestation-free products.
Who can participate? Everyone
Got Science?
Take the true or false quiz that pits your knowledge of global warming against public officials, media personalities, and political hacks. Complete the quiz and we'll send you a free "Got Science?" sticker.
Who can participate? Everyone
Unleash the Full Potential of Electric Vehicles
Help make your state ready for a clean vehicle future by urging your governor to lower barriers to electric vehicle ownership and clean up your state's electricity grid.
Who can participate? Everyone
Protect the Planet, Protect the Forests—Use Deforestation-Free Palm Oil!
It's time to tell Coca-Cola and Odwalla that they need to protect the forests and the planet.
Who can participate? Everyone
Fight Back Against Attacks on Clean Air!
The Chamber of Commerce has vowed to do whatever it takes to overturn the Environmental Protection Agency's new carbon pollution standard—it's critical that informed citizens like you fight back against these attacks.
Who can participate? Everyone
Flood Congress with Support for Climate Action!
Heavy rain and floods are likely to get worse in a warming world, leaving us more vulnerable to health risks. Tell Congress to safeguard our health and environment by reducing global warming emissions.
Who can participate? Everyone
Urge Federal Agencies to Let Scientists Speak Out
Federal scientists must feel free to speak out about research findings that impact our lives. Please urge federal agency leaders to improve their agencies’ media policies.
Who can participate? Everyone
Real Solutions to High Gas Prices
The American public must demand a change to a transportation system that works for us—one that's much more efficient, provides better transportation options, and begins to tap into clean, reliable, oil-free sources like electric cars and advanced biofuels. You can help by writing a letter to the editor today.
Who can participate? Everyone
Urge President Obama to Move Us Toward a World Free of Nuclear Weapons
The world has changed dramatically since the end of the Cold War. In the 21st century, nuclear weapons are a global security liability, not an asset. Tell the president to reduce the threat from nuclear weapons.
Who can participate? Everyone
Raise Awareness About the Collision Between Energy and Water
Write a letter to the editor in your local newspaper to raise awareness in your community about the impact of energy production on our water supply and to ensure your decision makers protect our water.
Who can participate? Everyone
Tell YOUR Automaker to Go for the Green Car Gold
You can help push the automakers in the greenest direction by reinforcing how important environmental performance is, especially to their prospective customers.
Who can participate? Everyone
Get There Greener
Take the pledge to reduce the global warming pollution from your vacation travel.
Who can participate? Everyone
California and Western States Action Alerts
Cleaner Fuels for Oregon
Urge the Oregon state legislature to keep the state moving forward with innovative policies to cut oil use and grow the economy by supporting Oregon's Clean Fuels Program.
Who can participate? Everyone in this state
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