Tell Your Senator: No More Oil Spills!
Next week, your senators return from the 4th of July break.  We want the first thing they read to be thousands of letters from constituents demanding they take action to prevent future oil spills.

We are upping pressure on the Senate to not simply take action, but to take action that truly moves us toward an end to oil spills like the disaster that continues to decimate the Gulf of Mexico.  This means a permanent moratorium on offshore oil and, as BP attempts to stem the flow of millions of gallons of oil per day into the Gulf, we must also stem the unfettered flow of greenhouse gases into our atmosphere.

While the effects of carbon pollution aren’t as obvious as the families of the oil rig workers mourning their loved ones, tar balls on gulf beaches, and oiled pelicans, sea turtles and dolphins, the repercussions of greenhouse-gas pollution are equally devastating, and the solution is the same: end our reliance on oil.

Copyright © 2013 Public Citizen. All rights reserved. This Web site is shared by Public Citizen Inc. and Public Citizen Foundation.
  Learn More about the distinction between these two components of Public Citizen.


Public Citizen, Inc. and Public Citizen Foundation

 

Together, two separate corporate entities called Public Citizen, Inc. and Public Citizen Foundation, Inc., form Public Citizen. Both entities are part of the same overall organization, and this Web site refers to the two organizations collectively as Public Citizen.

Although the work of the two components overlaps, some activities are done by one component and not the other. The primary distinction is with respect to lobbying activity. Public Citizen, Inc., an IRS § 501(c)(4) entity, lobbies Congress to advance Public Citizen’s mission of protecting public health and safety, advancing government transparency, and urging corporate accountability. Public Citizen Foundation, however, is an IRS § 501(c)(3) organization. Accordingly, its ability to engage in lobbying is limited by federal law, but it may receive donations that are tax-deductible by the contributor. Public Citizen Inc. does most of the lobbying activity discussed on the Public Citizen Web site. Public Citizen Foundation performs most of the litigation and education activities discussed on the Web site.

You may make a contribution to Public Citizen, Inc., Public Citizen Foundation, or both. Contributions to both organizations are used to support our public interest work. However, each Public Citizen component will use only the funds contributed directly to it to carry out the activities it conducts as part of Public Citizen’s mission. Only gifts to the Foundation are tax-deductible. Individuals who want to join Public Citizen should make a contribution to Public Citizen, Inc., which will not be tax deductible.

 

To become a member of Public Citizen, click here.
To become a member and make an additional tax-deductible donation to Public Citizen Foundation, click here.