Now that both conventions have wrapped up, it's even clearer  how much is at stake over the next two months -- especially for  the environment.
While Mitt Romney mocked President Obama's efforts to fight  climate change and protect the planet -- to raucous laughter  and applause from the crowd -- here's what the President  had to say during his acceptance speech in Charlotte:
"And yes, my plan will continue to reduce the carbon pollution  that is heating our planet -- because climate change is not a  hoax. More droughts and floods and wildfires are not a joke.  They are a threat to our children's future. And in this election,  you can do something about it."
That's what we're fighting for in this election, and you have a  critical role to play in making sure we keep Mitt Romney and  Paul Ryan out of the White House.
Join Environmentalists for Obama today:
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Instead of ignoring the issue of climate change, or even worse,  mocking it in front of millions of people on national television,  President Obama has taken historic steps forward to combat it. 
Just this year, he proposed the first-ever national standard for  carbon pollution from new power plants -- the nation's single  largest individual source of this kind of pollution -- and he has  proposed an ambitious goal of generating 80 percent of our  electricity from clean energy sources by 2035.
We're already on our way to reaching it. With the help of President  Obama's historic investments in clean energy, we have more than  doubled the amount of electricity we get from wind and solar since  he took office. And let's not forget the new fuel economy standards  that will double our vehicles' fuel economy, reduce greenhouse gas  emissions by 6 billion metric tons, and reduce our oil consumption  by more than 2 million barrels a day by 2025.
That's change. That's how we can start to heal our planet -- because  unlike Mitt Romney, President Obama doesn't think climate change  is a joke. 
I know you don't either. Join Environmentalists for Obama and do  your part to help protect all our progress on the environment, and  make sure we have the chance to keep making more together: 
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Thanks, 
Buffy
Buffy Wicks National Operation Vote Director Obama for America
P.S. -- If you haven't yet, check out Environmentalists for Obama on  Facebook for the latest campaign updates, new ways to get involved,  and to spread the word to all your friends about what's at stake for the  environment:
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