Urgent: Koch brothers target Grand Canyon

The Koch brothers are investing millions to open up the Grand Canyon watershed to toxic uranium mining.

The power of ________ x3!! TRIPLE your donation up to $100,000 -- but only until July 30! Donate to save the Grand Canyon and endangered wildlife from radioactive uranium mining! Give now >> And if you respond today with a gift of $15 or more, we'll throw in this FREE Eco-Chic Bag set as our way of saying thanks! JUST ANNOUNCED: ULTRA RARE TRIPLE MATCH OFFER!!! Donate TODAY to save the Grand Canyon and fight the Koch brothers, before July 30! Dear ________, Blood-boiling news from one of our planet's most wondrous places: Newly released tax records reveal the Koch brothers are investing millions to open up the Grand Canyon watershed to toxic uranium mining. If they get their way, radioactive, toxic waste would deluge one of our nation's most iconic, majestic parks and wildlife that live there. An estimated 3,000 mines could be opened up. For the 78 remaining critically endangered California Condors that live in the Grand Canyon, that would be nothing short of devastating. We've got until July 30 to raise $100,000 to stop the Koch Brothers from forever destroying this special place -- and we desperately need your help, ________: TRIPLE YOUR IMPACT: Donate to save the Grand Canyon and the California Condor and every $1 will be TRIPLE MATCHED up to $100,000! We know how to win this fight: Already, we've teamed up with a broad coalition including more than 20 Tribal Nations, nearly 100 businesses, outdoor recreation and conservation groups, and local and national elected leaders -- all calling for the creation of the Greater Grand Canyon Heritage National Monument. It would preserve this land -- and put a permanent stop to new uranium mining there. Representative Raul Grijalva introduced legislation in Congress to make this happen, and executive action could also protect the land. But the Koch brothers have other ideas. Through their dark-money political donor network, the Koch brothers funneled $1.5 million to an astroturf lobbying group, the "Prosper Foundation," that is focused on expanding mining around the Grand Canyon. And with their reputation for spending to unseat politicians opposing them, the Kochs have managed to get many Arizona politicians to back their cause, even though 80% of Arizonans support protecting this land. Will you help protect the Grand Canyon and save endangered California Condors? YES! I will donate today to save the Grand Canyon from the Koch brothers. I understand EVERY DOLLAR WILL BE TRIPLED up to $100,000! But only until July 30. Remarkable and wondrous, the California condor's wingspan can reach nearly ten feet, the largest of any American bird. These beautiful, ancient birds represent a key part of the desert ecology. Sadly, it's lucky that they even exist at all. After a long history of hunting and habitat destruction, the condor went extinct in the wild nearly three decades ago. Today, the condors have clawed back to a tenuous existence, with small populations throughout the American west. Condors and other wildlife depend on a toxic-free Grand Canyon to survive. If mining is allowed to expand, their narrow niche in the region could come unraveled. Every uranium mine that's ever existed in the U.S. has required some sort of toxic cleanup -- and the condor can't risk those odds. Donate today to stop the Koch brothers from forcing condors to go extinct and defiling the Grand Canyon! (YES -- please TRIPLE my impact!) The Sierra Club has what it takes to save the Grand Canyon and the California Condor. With your support, we will activate the full power of our grassroots network of supporters, targeting key decision-makers and power brokers and refusing to sell the environment short. We've faced down the Koch brothers before, and won -- from shutting down the Keystone XL pipeline, to retiring more than 200 coal-fired plants in just the last five years. Thanks for all you do. Sincerely, Michael Brune Executive Director