Millions are affected by the drought, but many of the wealthy in Hollywood who can afford it are guzzling thousands of gallons of water daily. Such monopolization of an already rapidly decreasing supply is dramatically worsening the situation for those in counties all over California. California legislature must put a stop to this as the drought is only worsening with a few elite using a substantial amount of water.

As part of First Lego League competition, our team Lego Plus researched glass recycling and would like to request this. The team consists of Sreeja Gudiseva, Tanya Singhal and Zahra Izzi.

In mid-September 2015, an aquifer in Pennsylvania's Potter County was illegally polluted by a fracking fluid spill that contained prohibited ingredients. The company is JKLM Energy, and this is their fifth violation this year. This time, the spill at their drill site impacted the drinking water wells for at least five families.

The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is a beloved canoeing, fishing and hiking destination, known around the world for its wild landscape, deep silence and opportunities for solitude. Those qualities are threatened by Twin Metals mining company’s proposal to drill hundreds of wells as it seeks to develop a massive sulfide-ore copper mine on the edge of the Boundary Waters. Earlier this month, the US Forest Service released an Environmental Assessment of Twin Metals’ request to begin drilling hydrogeologic wells on Superior National Forest land. Twin Metals itself argues that the hydrogeologic study is necessary so it can develop its proposed mine on the edge of the Wilderness. Sadly, however, in acting only on the application, the Forest Service’s Environmental Assessment ignored the devastating impacts that mining itself would have on the Boundary Waters and the communities it supports. By dodging this opportunity to study the cumulative impacts of mining-related activities, the Forest Service has acted in a way that will allow these harmful impacts to the Superior National Forest and Boundary Waters to multiply until their wild characteristics are fatally undermined and permanently lost. The proposed drilling program, combined with previously approved exploratory drilling, is estimated to subject 6,968 acres of the Boundary Waters Wilderness to drilling and mechanical noise. A total of 13,406 acres of the Superior National Forest open to recreation (including the Boundary Waters Wilderness acreage) would be impacted by the noise. Instead, the Forest Service should assess the impacts of sulfide-ore copper mining on America’s most popular Wilderness before allowing mining companies to carve up the Superior National Forest and threaten the solitude of the Boundary Waters. This proposal is just the tip of the iceberg. We're counting on your continued support to make sure we protect the clean water and unspoiled forests of the Boundary Waters for this and future generations. You have until November 9, 2015, to comment on the Forest Service’s Environmental Assessment. Please take action now.

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, has engaged itself in Sustainable practices. The community is now calling for a policy that aim for a ban on plastic bottles to reduce the plastic waste on campus and spread a culture of sustainability throughout the campus.

Nevadans know that clean energy development benefits our state, and that Nevada knows best how to develop its energy policy. Every day should be Nevada Day with investments in our natural resources. As we work to develop the Nevada Clean Power Plan, we should harness our own resources.

Under the Clean Power Plan, States will reduce CO2 emissions from power plants by 32% by 2030 (relative to 2005). Unfortunately, Senator Donnelly is opposed to the Clean Power Plan. Timing is everything, and as the world community is about to meet in Paris for the Climate Summit in December, we need our Members of Congress to support the CPP or we could miss the opportunity to reach an international agreement. The United States is leading global efforts to address the threat of Climate Change, but success in Paris will depend on the successful implementation of the Clean Power Plan at home. The time to act is now! Don't let Senator Donnelly and other Members of Congress hold back progress for Indiana, the US and the world!

It is no surprise to anyone that I am "a crazy cat lady". What most people don't know is that I have been in cat rescue for more years than Facebook has been around, or longer than my husband and I have been together. All of the cats we have now are all the product of feral cats breeding - All of them. I have also been a caretaker for a feral cat colony for the past 8 years. I've laughed and cried over these guys. I've held kittens while they've died in my arms from sickness, and tricked adults into taking medicine when they were sick. I've lost sleep on nights it was frigid during the winter, and have brought toys and catnip so they can play. I've also taken about 100 kittens from there. Not all of their's, mind you. Some were dumped because people figured out that someone is taking care of cats there (there is a BIG apartment complex just above my colony) I even found a litter of 4 that were tied up in a garbage bag and tossed into a dumpster (all 4 live with me now - Chicken, Sadie, Lilly and Monet). I've done this virtually alone because they are considered "nuisance animals", throw-aways, degenerates, disease carriers; I don't have to go on. The saddest thing is.... the original matriarch of the colony was probably an abandoned, not spayed cat from the apartment complex. It wasn't their fault that they have to live this way, and they didn't choose this for themselves. I also work with a rescue. ALL of the kittens, this year, were a direct result of feral females birthing kittens. In fact, we are at kitten capacity now because of it! We've had to turn away adults because of it - perfectly adoptable adults. The same is true at other rescues. The animal shelters, during kitten season, have to euthanize perfectly adoptable adults because of overpopulation. And guess what? It's going to get worse unless we find a solution, besides euthanasia, that will stop feral cats from breeding. In NYC "Intakes fell 35 percent, to 18,219 in 2013 from 27,940 in 2009, according to Animal Care and Control of NYC, a nonprofit organization that has a contract with the city to take in rescued animals. Euthanasia numbers (excluding requests from owners) fell 63 percent, to 3,044 in 2013 from 8,122 in 2009." Results.... proactive, not reactive. The TNR bill that was vetoed was an important tool for us who work with feral cats. This bill, unlike most, would not increase taxes or be a burden to taxpayers. The monies to fund the program would come from the Agricultural and Markets budget. The opposition (mainly PETA and Audubon) says it doesn't work. They opposed it without doing their own research. There have been NUMEROUS studies that show it DOES work! Governor Cuomo couldn't be bothered to even read the bill or do his due diligence before vetoing the bill. He turned a blind eye to a need that is unmet in this state. NOTHING will change, unless we override this veto. I speak on behalf of the homeless, abandoned and forgotten cats, the ones without voices. Please support this petition. Julie Moses

The City/Museum's land grab attempt needs to be stopped. Piecemeal annexation is detrimental. It is up to LAFCO (Local Agency Formation Commission), the County’s public commission that makes land jurisdiction decisions, to decide the fate of this special area. We need your help to preserve the scenic Mission Canyon Corridor. We do not want to lose Oak and Sycamore trees; we need your help to maintain the character of this special area. The density for development in the City is higher than the County and potentially would disrupt the rural/urban environment and open spaces. http://www.independent.com/news/2015/aug/19/no-jurisdiction-change-museum/ http://www.independent.com/news/2015/nov/12/hazard-duty/

The United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP21) in Paris draws to a close in just a few days. This global conference is our last chance to tackle catastrophic climate change. If the negotiations fail, there is no plan B -- COP21 is effectively the end of the line. In 1992, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was established to "stabilize greenhouse gas concentration". Since then we have endured failed negotiations, broken promises, distant targets and shattered hope. At COP21 world leaders must commit to take effective and practical steps to prevent average global temperature increases of above 1.5°C. According to climate scientists, existing pledges by governments fall short of achieving the target of 2°C, which itself is woefully inadequate. Even now many countries are starting to feel the devastating impact of climate change. In the last 250 years, average global temperatures have already increased by 1.0°C. The Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) submitted by governments up to now, even if fully implemented, will actually increase warming to around 2.7°C above pre-industrial levels by 2100. For decades, scientists have been warning us about the threats of climate change and its impact on the world: How parts of Africa, South Asia and Latin America will heat up more and more, with temperatures becoming increasingly intolerable; how rising sea levels will endanger billions of people, particularly those in low-lying countries such as Bangladesh, the Marshall Islands and the Maldives, as well as people in cities such as Tokyo, Shanghai, New York and London; how melting glaciers will flood river valleys and then, when they have disappeared, unprecedented droughts will occur. Pope Francis issued a dire warning to the world when addressing the UN General Assembly: “The ecological crisis and the large-scale destruction of biodiversity can threaten the very existence of the human species.” World leaders can no longer ignore the warnings. COP21 is their last chance to prevent catastrophic climate change. They must deliver a comprehensive, just and legally binding climate agreement with adequate provisions for mitigation, adaptation, loss and damage, Green Climate Fund financial investments, technology development and transfer, and implementation mechanisms, with safeguards for traditional communities, indigenous peoples’ rights and an emphasis on human rights and gender equality. They must commit to ensuring the integrity and resilience of natural ecosystems, restore degraded and deforested land and to transfer subsidies from fossil fuel and nuclear to renewable energy. We must not forget that we are fighting for our survival, the survival of our children and our children’s children – the survival of future generations. Beyond that, we are fighting for the preservation of all life on Earth. We urge you to sign this Appeal. Time is running out. UPDATE: I am very concerned about the outcome of the UNFCCC climate conference, COP21. We already had enough reasons to be pessimistic about the agreement, especially after we learnt the INDC results of 170 countries, which will put the world on course for an average warming of 2.8°C by 2100 or 3.3°C according to a new report by Global Citizens Initiative and Earth Action, which will cause irreversible and catastrophic climate change. Now, following the terrorist attacks in Paris I fear that it will be even more difficult to focus the attention of world leaders on the threat of climate change. Since the launch of the petition we have received a tremendous response and have the support and endorsement of: Bianca Jagger, Founder and President of the Bianca Jagger Human Rights Foundation Frederic Mion, President of the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po) Craig Calhoun, Director of the London School of Economics (LSE) Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu From academia: Baroness Helena Kennedy QC, Co-Chair of the International Bar Association Report on Climate Change and Human Rights and Principal of Mansfield College John Joughin, Vice-Chancellor of the University of East London (UEL) Erik Berglof, Director of the Institute of Global Affairs (LSE) Alan Rusbridger, Principal Lady Margaret Hall and former editor of The Guardian Anna Grear, Director of the Global Network for the Study of Human Rights and the Environment (GNHRE) Karen Morrow, Editor of the Journal of Human Rights and the Environment Tom Kerns, Director of Environment and Human Rights Advisory (HRA) Damien Short, Director of the Human Rights Consortium, School of Advanced Study, University of London Rosalind Reeves, Ateneo School of Government Right Livelihood Award Laureates, also known as the Alternative Nobel Prize: Alison Linnecar, Convenor of the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) Working Group Alyn Ware, Founder of the Network Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament (PNND) Angie Zelter, Founder of Trident Ploughshares Anwar Fazal, Director of the Right Livelihood College Bill McKibben, Co-Founder of 350.org Bishop Erwin Krautler, Bishop of Xingu Camille Pelleger, International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) Chico Whitaker, Representative of the Brazilian Justice and Peace Commission to the World Social Forum David Suzuki, Scientist, Broadcaster and Founder of the David Suzuki Foundation Gino Strada, Executive Director of Emergency Jumanda Gakelebone, representative of First People of the Kalahari Hans Herren, CEO of the Millennium Institute Ida Kuklina, The Committee of Soldiers’ Mothers of Russia Jose Ramon Villarin, President, Ateneo de Manila University Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera, Founder of Freedom and Roam Uganda (FARUG) Martin Green, Sciential Professor at the Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics Paul Walker, Director of Environmental Security and Sustainability at Green Cross International Raul Montenegro, President of the Environment Defense Foundation (FUNA...

We need to end taxpayer handouts to businesses. All companies in the USA should survive on their own - why do taxpayers have to subsidize them if they cannot?

More than enough black bears have been unnecessarily killed in Florida through October 24, 2015 that no hunt should be allowed to happen in 2016. Florida's unique black bear subspecies must be preserved and the government needs to educate, not exterminate. By signing this petition, you will help force the Florida government to utilize sound scientific strategies and compassionate conservation techniques in the future.