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.

There are no long term safety studies that prove systemic pesticides are safe for humans and feed animals. Certain studies done in other countries have shown harm from these chemicals to animals, however, we in the US do no independent studies outside of those done by the companies with vested financial interests in the products. Such use/practices call for the Precautionary Principle to stop such use until studies and peer review of the studies can take place.

The dirtiest, most polluting oil in the world comes from the Canadian tar sands. The hydrocarbons in tar sands have to go through extreme processing to be turned into oil. Extracting and refining a barrel of oil from tar sands produces up to three times more carbon pollution than producing a barrel of conventional oil. So what does this have to do with PepsiCo? PepsiCo is the largest food and beverage company in the U.S., and as such, possesses one of the nation’s largest private truck fleets. Tens of thousands of trucks are required to move its diverse array of household brands--including Pepsi, Frito-Lay, Quaker Oats, Tropicana, Aquafina, Naked Juice, Gatorade and more. And PepsiCo is increasingly relying on tar sands to fuel its fleet. Nineteen big companies, including Walgreens, Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods, have committed to not use tar sands oil, and we’d like PepsiCo to do the same. Companies that are major oil consumers should ensure that their truck fleets are rapidly moving toward the use of alternative fuels and electrification, not creating economic incentives for the extraction of tar sands! U.S. companies with large truck fleets can send a strong market signal to oil refiners by refusing to purchase the most dangerous and polluting sources of oil. While trucks make up only 7% of the vehicles on the road, they consume 35% of the nation’s fuel. If the nation’s largest truck fleets refrain from using tar sands oil, it will help reduce the demand for it. Giant, highly profitable companies like PepsiCo---that rely on kids and families to purchase their products--should chose to transport their products with trucks powered by the cleanest fuels available. PepsiCo should not be running one of America's largest private truck fleets with the world's most climate and air polluting oil. Thank you for taking action!

Monarch butterflies are one of the most beautiful and iconic insects in the world, and they are in serious trouble. The monarch butterfly population in North America has been shrinking at an alarming rate. Why? A major culprit is the use of herbicides like Monsanto’s Roundup on genetically engineered (GE) crops, which is destroying a significant portion of their breeding habitat. That’s why Center for Food Safety and Center for Biological Diversity have just co-filed a groundbreaking legal action—joined by Xerces Society and renowned monarch scientist Prof. Lincoln Brower—to list the monarch butterfly as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). If listed, the U.S. government would be required to take urgent and significant action to protect monarchs from further declines. Sign the petition to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) in support of protecting monarchs under the ESA! We all know that Monsanto’s genetically engineered crops and the pesticides they promote can wreak havoc on our farms, food, and environment. But what many people may not know is that they are also playing a big role in the rapid disappearance of monarchs. Herbicides like Roundup don’t kill monarchs directly, but rather kill their primary food source and habitat. Milkweeds are critical to the monarch’s survival because they are the only plants monarch caterpillars will eat. But thanks to the rampant use of Roundup on Monsanto’s genetically engineered crops, milkweed plants in the heart of the monarch’s range have been demolished. Fewer milkweeds mean fewer Monarchs. So we are faced with a historic choice: Do we want Monsanto or monarchs? It is becoming increasingly clear that we cannot have both. To protect monarchs we must protect and reclaim their critical habitat, and reject Monsanto’s Roundup Ready GE crops, and the unsustainable, pesticide-intensive, industrial agriculture system promoted by them. Though there are some good voluntary programs to restore milkweeds and protect monarchs, there are no mandatory regulatory mechanisms that adequately protect the monarch butterfly. Listing monarchs under the ESA will ensure that these iconic butterflies get the protection they need. Join CFS in urging the FWS to protect monarch butterflies!

I am starting this petition because I believe that silence is consent, and I am not okay sitting back and saying nothing while such a wondrous and untouched part of our planet is destroyed. There is NO going back once it's done, this is something we have to stand up for NOW.

I live 6 miles from Diablo.

Governor Rick Scott has previously dodged climate change by stating that he is "not a scientist." And when he unveiled his transparent "Let’s Keep Florida Beautiful" campaign, there was one glaring omission: the phrase "climate change." It's not Beetlejuice; it's not Voldemort. What would appear if he said "climate change" three times? Common sense? Gov. Scott has now had a meeting with climate scientists where evidence and solutions were presented -- he no longer has any excuse. Get the governor to stop dodging and announce his administration's plan to combat climate change.

During his days in Washington, Scott Brown’s priorities were clear. He voted three times to protect special tax breaks worth billions of dollars to his friends in Big Oil, while taking more oil and gas money than all but two of his Senate colleagues. In total, he has collected nearly half a million dollars from the oil and gas industries. Now, the Koch brothers are trying to send him back to the Senate. They have spent over three million dollars on attack ads against Brown’s opponent, Senator Jeanne Shaheen. Tell Scott Brown to renounce the Koch brothers’ money that’s supporting his campaign and start taking action on climate change.