: The Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge, managed by U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, occupies most of the site of the now-closed Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant. The Refuge surrounds the current Superfund area where production once occurred. During almost 40 years of production the plant released highly toxic plutonium into the environment. Inadequate cleanup of the contaminated site left tiny plutonium particles in the soil. Any burn at the site would release particles into the air where they could be inhaled, the worst way to be exposed to plutonium.

Divestment, the process of selling an asset for either financial or social goals, is a powerful tool that investors can use to show companies that they cannot and will not invest in detrimental or morally objectionable practices. Divestment can be a profound step when an investor decides to make a statement by withdrawing financial support from a corporation that is abusing the environment, the community, or larger society.

From Vincent Mina, President of HFUU: I am in support of Scott Enright continuing to being the chair of agriculture for Hawaii! When we have those in government who can work with you, and want to work with you, well you work with them. I am a family farmer of 21 years who also has been an advocate of educational outreach and programs in support of our family farmers for the past 17 of those years producing conferences on "Body and Soil" practicing the concepts of Aloha Aina, Malama Aina. I have been walking the talk and continue to do so, instigating the development of and leading with others HFUU as an alternative to the farm bureau. I appreciate having someone in office who I can relate these values to in support of what we want to see come forward for our family farmers. These farmers are in the trenches every day, doing all they can do to stay on the land and practice what they love and do it without use of poisons or non-renewable practices. I, along with my wife and son, make our living growing food for the community, and we do so using regenerative and renewable practices. Scott has shown his support by standing up in working with the leaders of HFUU in the development of programs that promote soil health. With that said Scott's job is to represent the agricultural industry in Hawaii. We don't support all forms of agriculture yet under US law all are legal. We recognize all forms yet don't support all forms. I appreciate and value the work of Shaka in holding chemical companies accountable. With that said, my focus and kuleana as president of HFUU is to advocate for the creation of vibrant and prosperous agricultural communities. We need to be piloting demonstration projects that will be based on consistent and resilient production systems. We as family farmers need infrastructure in support of recycling of renewable nutrients back onto the farm. We need a food aggregation system of distribution in the form of a community owned cooperative. We need land trust to place our young passionate farmers living on the land they are farming. All this would be a great start if we are going to be able to turn this ship around and actually be able to grow our own food here in Hawaii and support those who are going to grow it. This does not happen in a vacuum and HFUU is committed in seeing this come to fruition and Scott is holding the space for this to come forward which means as we get our collective act together he will not impede us moving this forward. Scott has been advocating for folks to sign up as members of HFUU when he has presented at our chapter meetings on Maui and Oahu knowing that in the legislature numbers matter.

Because MODNR is not testing around leaking ash ponds and has not indicated that they will update state regulations any time soon. People's lives are being impacted while polluters continue to pollute our state's water and air resources without consequence.

Scientists and researchers have discovered that with the current extinction rates and the increasing dead zones, the oceans could be lifeless by 2050. China currently harvests 32,000 metric tons of krill annually in Antarctica’s waters. On March 4, 2015 China announced that they are going to ramp up their efforts 30-60 times, possibly harvesting up to 2 million metric tons of krill yearly. Species such as the chin-strap penguin have depleted 50% in the last 30 years and the depletion is directly linked to the reduction in krill. The future of the next seven generations and beyond depend on the actions WE take today. If we don’t take the necessary measures, humans could face extinction by the end of this century.

For years, we at the Sierra Club have fought to ensure that the new housing we desperately need goes into places where we have already built, so as to minimize traffic, preserve our best ag lands and protect the beauty of our island. This project belongs in Kapolei - not on the best farmland in all of Hawai‘i

Fracking is dangerous to the earth and our health. I lived in a county were they were doing this and I could light my water on fire as it came out of the faucet. Reckless greed should not determine everything in our lives especially without giving us the power to protect ourselves.

Five years ago, millions of barrels of oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico during the Deepwater Horizon disaster. The Gulf still hasn’t fully recovered from the spill, yet now the Department of the Interior is proposing to open even more of our coastal waters to offshore drilling. This shortsighted and irresponsible policy would put our coastal ecosystems and communities at even greater risk, and is shortsighted and irresponsible policy. Earthjustice and I are partnering with groups across the country to demand action now to keep more drill rigs out of the Atlantic and Arctic oceans. And we need your help. Join me in telling the Obama administration to stop new leasing in the Atlantic and the Arctic oceans. New offshore drilling and leasing in those areas would open fragile and priceless coastal ecosystems to damage from pollution and spills, pose immeasurable risk to economies and communities up and down the Atlantic seaboard, and accelerate global climate disruption. An oil spill in any body of water causes irreparable damage. It’s just not worth it. If we’re going to successfully turn the tide on climate change, we must move away from all fossil fuels—whether it’s fracking, tar sands, mountaintop removal, or offshore drilling—and focus our efforts on increasing renewable energy. Now is the time to tell the Department of the Interior that drill rigs have no place in the Atlantic and Arctic oceans.

During car trips across the U.S., I noticed that most states do not have a lot of billboards. While returning home from a road trip from Florida I could tell when I was in Michigan because of the overwhelming amount of billboards. During car trips, kids and adults will usually rarely look outside the window; they mainly play on a mobile device or watch a movie. All in all, I think billboards are a very ugly and insufficient way to advertise. Getting rid of billboards will make Michigan even more beautiful.

To ask the NC lawmakers to extend the solar credit. The current bill expires in December.

Jekyll Island is one of Georgia’s most beautiful places — and a state park that belongs to all Georgians. But in recent years, developers have threatened the island’s forests, marshes and beaches with overdevelopment. We respectfully ask you, Nathan Deal, governor of Georgia, to protect our Georgia shores from pollution and industrialization.

I am concerned about environmental pollution and dangers to wildlife and our food chain. Plastic in the ocean poses major danger to all kinds of sea life and the fisheries world-wide. Our coastal communities and the Alaska economy are very dependent on a healthy fishing industry. Therefore this issue should be of great concern for the well being of all Alaskans and I hope for their understanding and support.