ONLINE FUNDRAISING: Help Place An Ad Exposing Automakers

Nothing more provocative than a smoking baby. From the Union of Concerned Scientists:

The Auto Alliance, the lobbyist group representing most major automakers, is running deceptive ads using a messy toddler in a car seat to humorously attest to new autos' cleanliness "under the hood." The ad then claims: "Autos manufactured today are virtually emission-free."

This outrageous, blatantly false claim is central to the Auto Alliance's advertising campaign targeting legislators. They are essentially telling our nation's lawmakers that their "job is done" and further emission regulations would be unneeded burdens on an environmentally responsible industry. However, today's cars, trucks, minivans and SUVs are emitting more global warming pollution than they did 20 years ago.

That's why we're also fighting back in another way, and we urgently need your help to make it happen. We're placing ads, starting with the very places Auto Alliance advertised, that expose their deceptive campaign. Will you help us?

Your help is critical to maximizing the visibility of our ad. If 570 supporters donate $35 each, we can do it.