Status: Critical. Cutting back is not an option

MATCH EXPIRING: NO EXCUSES for Big Polluters! Fight back now [MATCH MY GIFT]( This could be a DISASTER, Friend. We were counting on being closer to our goal at this point, but we are falling seriously short. We urgently need your help to close the gap before it’s too late. Here’s why your matched gift matters so much today: We are in the midst of a global extinction crisis; scientists estimate that half of all species may go extinct by 2050. The natural systems on which all life depends – including humans – are at risk from unchecked development, toxic chemicals and reckless extraction by Big Polluters. Any gap in our budget means we have to scale back our fight while greedy corporations ramp up their planet-killing destruction for the sake of profits. We can’t let that happen. Thankfully, we have a rare opportunity that can help us in the fight against Big Polluters this coming year: a group of generous donors is matching all gifts, dollar for dollar, up to our $850,000 goal. But this rare matching gift opportunity expires at midnight on December 31st. So we had to pull your supporter record while there’s still time to DOUBLE your impact for our planet. [⚠️ Donation Status Update: MISSING]( EMAIL: {EMAIL} MATCH STATUS: EXPIRING at 11:59 p.m. on December 31. YEAR-END TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION: STILL PENDING. [Give now.]( DONORS NEEDED FROM your area: 4 [DOUBLE MY GIFT NOW]( Records reflect most recent available data. Match extension expires at 11:59 p.m on December 31. To be honest, Friend, we’re really worried. We set our goal to hit $850,000 before our Year End deadline because that’s the MINIMUM we need to take on Big Polluters this coming year. This is no bloated budget, just the dollars and cents it takes to show up and fight when ecosystems are under attack. We are up against megacorporations with MASSIVE budgets which they use to lobby politicians, run slick advertisements and fight regulations in court, so we need to be prepared. We are scrappy, but time and again we have proven that we can make real change. We can organize and fight to protect our threatened wildlife, the lands they depend on, and the planet. But if we fall short, that fight gets tremendously harder – and we all feel the impact in poisoned waterways, toxic farmland, and the loss of important ecosystems and species. That’s not the world we want to live in. Every person has the right to nature’s beauty and to healthy natural systems. That’s why this Year End matching gift opportunity is such a critical moment to help protect the planet we all share. But we only have until 11:59 p.m. on December 31st to make up our fundraising shortfall, and we’re relying on activists like you who know how much is at stake. Please: Rush your $27 tax-deductible membership gift now before our rare match expires at midnight on December 31st, and every dollar will be doubled – up to $850,000 – to power the fight for our only Earth! If you've saved payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: [Donate $27 immediately]( [Donate $50 immediately]( [Donate $100 immediately]( [Donate another amount]( Standing with you, Michelle Chan VP of Programs Friends of the Earth Contact Us: Friends of the Earth U.S. Washington, D.C. | Berkeley, CA 1-877-843-8687 [Contact us]( Email Preferences: [Click here to unsubscribe]( Learn more: www.foe.org/news www.foe.org/about-us www.foeaction.org Connect: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Flickr]( © 2023, Friends of the Earth. All Rights Reserved. [supporter]