Using inhabited islands for live-fire (bombing) training is in itself a violation of human decency. To approve lip service only to protecting all forms of wildlife on or around those islands is grossly negligent and should be considered criminal - NOT acceptable. But what the US military wants NOAA approves. Our islands are special, all of our species of wildlife and coral are special, some are endangered now. ALL will be endangered by the US Military if they are allowed to proceed with such an outrageous plan. We only have until Aug 4, 2015 to make our opinions known.

There is no need for a 7th-12th grade charter school in the 40th ward. Charter schools were intended to supplement services in communities where the public schools were lacking or over crowded. The 40th ward schools are experiencing a period of positive growth through community involvement. Instrinsic is an experimental, unproven education system of online learning and we say NO to this corporate privatization of our public money. Rosehill Cemetery is an old and valued community treasure. We want this ubran sanctuary to stay in tact for the sake of all who live in the area, the wild life and migratory birds that have used this space for generations and to honor the burial place of our friends, family members and those honorably killed in military action.

We have been experiencing record low snow falls, drought conditions, record temperatures, wild fires and flooding in different parts of the state which continue to escalate in severity year by year. It is time to stop using annual funding and independent climate studies and guidelines to respond to these disasters. We must now create a long-range strategic plan with permanent funding for the construction of new infrastructure, conservation incentive programs and regulations that will allow us to deal with these issues proactively.

As stewards of the environment and human beings, we deserve clean water and safe food for our health, longevity, and future.

Fairness. Currently, people are required to do extensive and expensive testing prior to a well being drilled and fracked and then follow up with testing afterwards to prove that the problem did not exist prior to fracking beginning. If a company is at fault - and tracer chemicals can easily show if the driller was responsible, then it will be easy to prove or disprove responsibility.

Pope Francis has bravely spoken the truth about climate change, and he deserves our strong support. However, he has yet to take a position against the Keystone XL pipeline, and our petition urges him to do so, which would be totally consistent with his encyclical.

There is a large piece of land contaminated in my community that could not be used for over 30 years. Fines and excuses do not stop the problem from reoccuring. New consequences must push for a higher standard operating procedure.

These two electric companies, Dominion VA Power and Appalachian Power, are using their power and influence in the VA state legislature to keep VA in the dark ages regarding renewable energy, preventing hundreds of new jobs and the expansion of solar and other renewables at a time when our neighboring states MD and NC are soaring. See http://chesapeakeclimate.org/virginia/solar/. According to one national renewable energy expert, VA has an F rating for solar friendly policies, and one large solar company Solar City will not do business in VA because of this, even while they are currently undergoing a massive expansion, hiring 1200 people. Let's help make VA the leaders of change for renewable energies, for our children and our planet.

Black Oak Bayou has been mismanaged for 2 decades. We now have a manager who wants to put in the time and effort to restore it to what it once was. A place for all wildlife, not just fish. There are a few who have made their way into the spot light with misinformation and scare tactics to try and stop this. They are claiming it will hurt the eagles, the pelicans and yes even "the children". They are also falsely claiming it is being done for the benefit of duck hunters, NO it is for the benefit of all wild life, including migrating waterfowl and shore birds. Truth be told, duck hunters loose 2 more openings for hunting here. What has been proposed is based off of sound conservation practices. They are not spraying chemicals that will kill off the wildlife or fish which is another of their claims. They will be using the same chemicals that are currently being used at other Fish and Wild Life areas with ZERO impact to fish or other wildlife. Please sign in support of bringing what was once a great place in the Grand Kankakee Marsh back to it's original place of beauty.

No one is looking at the truth. Bottling water is wasteful and drains our most precious resource, and the corporations don't care as long as they make money. Our fish are dying and our crops are in trouble. It's time to regulate the bottled water industry.

I, along with thousands of other residents, live less than 3 miles from Norfolk Southern’s Lamberts Point Coal Pier, the largest in North America. That facility annually emits over 90,000 lbs of fugitive coal dust from its terminal operations and 200,000 coal cars. It rains down on the people and property in the surrounding neighborhoods and miles beyond. Along with the nuisance factor of frequent cleanings, remember coal dust contains arsenic, mercury, lead and other heavy metals. It has been linked to asthma attacks, neuro-developmental delays in children, bronchitis, lung cancer, pneumonia, emphysema, heart disease and premature death. Taking the reasonable measures of covering the dumpers (recommended by its own consultant in 1973), the conveyors and chute loading operations and the coal cars would significantly reduce the volume of coal dust released into the air, the soil, the river water and inhaled into people's lungs. Over the past 50 years, the estimated cumulative amount of coal dust released comes to 2 million lbs. Taking the requested mitigation measures would serve to help protect public and environmental health at a onetime estimated cost to the company of 1% of its $11.6 billion in annual revenue. If NS could afford to pay its CEO $13.5 million in 2014 ($6,500/hour or $260,000/week), it can easily take measures to STOP THE COAL DUST.

The application of 31 Paddington LLC for a permit to divert a watercourse, pursuant to Chapter 302 of the Village Code, by covering a portion of South Fox Meadow Brook which flows through this property located in a flood plain at 31 Paddington Road, identified on the Village tax map as Sec. 4, Blk. 3, Lot 923, poses numerous risks to the residents of the neighborhood. Together we ask the planning board to weigh heavily the safety and interests of residents over the application of the builder which is to be considered on Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at 8:00PM in Rutherford Hall in Village Hall.