Rivers directly affect the health of our seas, wildlife, communities, and economies. Restoring freshwater habitats is no longer optional; it’s required. The Colorado River basin serves Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, California, Arizona and New Mexico. Mexico and 29 Indian tribes along the Colorado River also claims to river water. Shrunken stream flows now pose serious threats to wildlife and recreation, as well as cities, farms and others who rely upon the river for a variety of critical needs. A steady increase in population growth and climate change related events has exacerbated conditions. In short, the demand for water exceeds the Colorado River water supply. Many communities throughout the western region are currently experiencing below normal precipitation and below average reservoir storage, which can impact water supplies, the natural environment, and quality of life . Tell Gov. Hickenlooper we need bold and powerful measures to protect the flow of the river, ensure economic vitality and secure water resources for millions of Americans. The Governor must implement an Emergency Water Plan that focuses on conservation, reuse through gray-water treatment, efficiency and water banking, renewable energy and energy efficiency(including wind, rooftop solar and geothermal energy solutions), and new water-efficient thermoelectric power plants. When used together, these solutions will help to ensure we have enough water and may even provide us with a surplus to serve growing populations and water demands.

Gov. Pat McCrory has signed a bill into law that clears the way for permits to be issued for "fracking" activities all across North Carolina. "Fracking,” shorthand for hydraulic fracturing, is the process by which water, sand and toxic chemicals are injected into wells to fracture sub surface rock for the extraction of shale gas. The process is known to contaminate water supplies and increase air pollution. Govenor McCorory’s law is harmful to the public waterways, and inhibits the development of other energy sources like wind and solar. There are numerous documented cases of contaminated water from fracking across the country. By rushing to frack, Gov. McCrory and legislative leaders are putting North Carolina's rivers and drinking water for millions in jeopardy. North Carolina's Mining and Energy Commission is the agency in charge of regulations over fracking & drilling to ensure the practice is safe. We urge the commission to reinstate the permanent ban on fracking and horizontal drilling for shale gas in North Carolina, and continue the ban on underground toxic injections to protect public health and conserve the State’s air, water, and other natural resources.

Mountaintop Removal is a destructive and unsustainable practice that only benefits big, greedy corporations at the expense of the health of our communities and the environment. While traditional coal mining extracts coal from underground, mountaintop removal mining blasts away chunks of mountains at the surface to get at the coal beneath. Explosives are used to remove up to 400 vertical feet of a mountain to expose underlying coal seams. Excess rock and soil laden with toxic mining byproducts are then dumped into nearby valleys and waterways. But our water isn’t the only thing being poisoned by these chemicals; mountaintop removal has also polluted thousands of pristine streams, and there are dozens of toxic slurry dams across West Virginia. Mountaintop Removal mining has contributed to placing a slew of wildlife on the federal endangered species list, and threatens some of the highest biodiversity in North America. Numerous studies demonstrate that mountaintop mining has serious environmental impacts, including loss of biodiversity and toxification of watersheds, which mitigation practices cannot successfully address. There are also adverse human health impacts which result from contact with affected streams or exposure to airborne toxins and dust. We must tell President Obama and Director John Pizarchik of The US Dept of Interior - Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) to enforce the Stream Protection Rule, and stop mountain top removal to protect human health and our environment.

This pipeline will directly affect my community! We all know that fracking is dangerous and environmentally destructive. We also hear about how pipelines are not inspected as much as they should be, so they leak. Just the building of these pipelines alone is damaging to ecologically sensitive areas (and, yes, this pipeline will affect such areas). It's time to tell our politicians to stop taking Big Oil's money and to invest in solar/wind energy and overall energy efficiency! We can't take anymore fossil fuel destruction! UPDATE!!! HERE'S A NEW LINK TO CHECK OUT (THE PREVIOUS ONE IS DEFUNCT): http://www.sierraclub.org/new-jersey/pilgrim-pipeline

Japan's dolphin slaughter killing 23,000 dolphins and whales per year, exposed in the 2009 documentary "The Cove", is set to continue September 1st 2014 until April 2015. Blackfish is showing us currently how global support can cripple unjust action - It's time to Blackfish the Cove and end this tragedy for good.

A growing number of major grocery store chains have made commitments to not sell GMO salmon. Even if the FDA approves this risky fish, by ensuring that the world's largest retailers refuse to sell it, we can send a strong message that there is no market for it. Unfortunately, despite the fact that more than 35,000 people have written to Costco's CEO asking him to commit to keep GMO fish off store shelves, this retail giant is still lagging behind its competition. So now we need to turn up the heat and flood Costco's customer service inbox. Tell Costco to join its competitors and just say no to GMO salmon!

All over the country, states are spending hundreds of thousands of tax dollars on killing deer in hopes of cutting back the herd, only later to realize(even after 20 years) that it didn't even work. One study reports only a 75% accuracy rate and a recovery rate of 82% in bow hunters. This means the deer will likely be injured, not killed, then run off and not be found for hours or even days - if at all - all this time suffering a slow, painful death. With these 1,000 signatures, we ask the DWR (Department of Wildlife Resources) of Utah to put a stop to this senseless killing!!!!

Shark fishing, particularly for sport, is morally unacceptable, as is NBC's profiting from its broadcast and glorification. http://youtu.be/Hwyr79kRqck

To keep the monarchs from becoming extinct.

Save the elephants. Stop the selling of Ivory in Alaska. The elephant poaching crisis reached its peak last year with about 30,000 of these amazing species slaughtered for their tusks. Seizure data collected for 2014 so far shows that this year could be even worse.­­ With an estimated 96 elephants dying for their tusks every day, taking all ivory off the market may be our last shot at stopping the killings. Poachers killed 35,000 elephants in 2012 alone, representing the highest rate of poaching since the 1989 ban. The importation, selling and buying of this ivory is not allowed internationally. But it is legal to buy, sell, or ship within the boundaries of the U.S. and there are no permits or registration requirements in most states! A complete ban on the commercial sale of ivory is the best way to help ensure that U.S. markets do not contribute to the further decline of African elephants in the wild. National Audubon Society and WWF on the trade of elephant ivory products in Alaska yield the fact that approximately one-third of the ivory for sale in gift shops was white ivory, which is either from elephant or new walrus sources, and that 60-80% of the white ivory is elephant ivory. The illegal ivory is hidden a lot of times in plain sight, with dealers claiming it’s legal ivory. The fact that pre-ban and antique ivory is legally sold, generally without certification, presents a serious problem for the endangerment of African elephants. We must enforce a complete ban on the commercial sale of African elephant ivory in Alaska.

The Arctic is an amazing place, home to whales, polar bears, and other amazing creatures. We need to act now to protect it for future generations.

In the interest of Sonoma County and the area surrounding the Sonoma County Central Landfill, stop further pollution of Stemple Creek. The goals are to safeguard the aquifer that is a source of water for the community; assist our neighbors with air, noise, odor, and water pollution caused by the Central Landfill Composting operation; and protect the rights of the ranchers, farmers, public, and wildlife that all use Stemple, Washoe, and Gossage Creeks and their estuaries. Sonoma County Waste Management Agency made the decision to continue to dump millions of gallons of waste into Stemple Creek over the next few years knowing it is a violation of federal and state law. and they have been cited and threatened with fines to no avail. Its time this serious violation of State and Federal standards is stopped.