There have been 70 oil train incidents just this year including the tragic explosion in Quebec that killed 47 people and destroyed a town. The Department of Transportation can prevent the next imminent oil train disaster by removing unsafe tank cars carrying crude oil and other dangerous materials from the rails.

Big Oil front groups have launched a statewide misinformation campaign to rattle the Legislature and delay the implementation of CA's landmark cap-and-trade program, Assembly Bill 32. And it’s working! But this month, around a dozen CA Democrats, led by Assembly Member Henry Perea (D), introduced a bill that could KILL California’s groundbreaking solution to reducing carbon emissions and help protect Big Oil’s bottom-line before the bill goes into full effect in January. California’s landmark cap-and-trade law is a significant solution to the imminent threat of climate change and takes serious measures to reduce greenhouse gases, while creating jobs and generating millions of dollars in revenue. If California can succeed, it will act as model legislation for the rest of the country, even the world. Big Oil’s misinformation campaign claims that delaying the roll-out of AB 32 will protect the poor and middle class, but the truth is that climate change will impact lower-income communities even more harshly than wealthier communities.

Given my love for the State of Florida and the protection of the people and future generations of children who will grow up to inhabit this land, and my work as an educator and Executive Director of PALS AROUND THE WORLD - an organization that educates children on Environmental Awareness issues, I have started this petition for the protection of the endangered forests recently sold to Walmart by the University of Miami that appeared in today's Miami Herald.

The proposed seismic surveys along the Eastern Coast of the United States will negatively effect dozens of marine mammal species like the Right Whale. Furthermore, we need to be pursuing clean and renewable energy sources like wind and solar, not dirty oil. Save the marine mammals and prevent another Gulf Oil Spill: Ban Seismic Surveys for oil exploration!

In the words of Chief Caleen Sisk, Tribal Chief and Traditional Spiritual Leader of the Winnemem Wintu Tribe: "When the Creator put all of the creatures out through our Sacred Spring on Bohem Puyuk (Mt. Shasta), Salmon gave her voice to Human. In return we are committed to use our voice to always speak up for Salmon. We are the people of the Winnemem (McCloud) River watershed on the South side of Mt Shasta, in Northern California. In our language Winnemem Wintu translates to Middle Water People as the McCloud River is bounded by the Upper Sacramento to the West and the Pit River to the East. We were born from water, we are of the water, and we fight to protect it. We continue to pray and hold ceremony at our traditional sacred places that remain accessible to us. Our lands were taken, without compensation, when the Shasta Dam was completed in 1945 and flooded our beloved river home. "This latest proposal would inundate or damage more than 40 sacred sites, including our Coming of Age ceremony grounds on the Winnemem Waywaqat (McCloud River). Representative Jim Costa, of Fresno, has introduced a bill, H.R. 4125,co-signed by a number of California Democratic Congressmen, to raise the dam. No mention of the standing debt to our people. "Senator Diane Feinstein also supports the dam raise and will probably introduce a bill authorize it soon. You can make a difference to support Winnemem Wintu cultural survival by telling Congress not to authorize the proposal to raise Shasta Dam by 18.5 feet." Learn more about why the dam raise must be stopped at www.shastadamraise.com and www.winnememwintu.us

It was proven that when the "Bottle Bill" was signed into effect in the 1970's that roadside waste was reduced by nearly 80%. While that was a giant leap, we could do even more by voting into law another such required deposit on all bottles that contain liquids that are used for human consumption, ie sports drinks, water, and juices. Containers, such as oil bottles, household cleaner bottles, etc. would not be included. We, as Michiganders, have been returning our deposit bottles for nearly forty years. We already know how to do it with efficiency. Why not take the next step to help keep Michigan majestic!

Styrofoam (Polystyrene foam) is terrible for the planet! - Up to 30% of landfill space is filled with Styrofoam and other plastics - When Styrofoam is dumped in the environment, it is notorious for breaking up into pieces and clogging animals digestive systems - Toxic Chemicals can leach out of Styrofoam products into food that can effect human health and reproductive organs. As the third largest city in the United States, it is your responsibility to lead by example and ban Styrofoam containers in Chicago. As potential tourists and residents of Chicago, we urge you to ban Styrofoam containers in Chicago

The EPA carbon rules, (Clean Power Plan), propose to lower carbon emissions from existing power plants 30% by 2030. Frack Free Illinois, www.facebook.com/FrackFreeIllinois, appreciates that steps are finally being taken to diminish carbon pollution, but with the recent IPCC reports about the severity of climate change - we strongly encourage faster bolder steps towards energy efficiency and renewable energy. The rules are not only insufficient but also misguided. It is time for our federal and state governments to make the tough policy decisions that will lead us away from the dirty energies of the past and into our renewable energy future! Resources: http://www2.epa.gov/carbon-pollution-standards/clean-power-plan-proposed-rule http://www.vox.com/2014/6/1/5770556/EPA-power-plant-rules-explainer http://www.vox.com/2014/6/4/5779052/how-to-figure-out-which-states-get-hit-hardest-by-obamas-climate-rule http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/obama-climate-rules-not-enough-to-fight-global-warming/ http://harpers.org/blog/2014/06/a-top-obama-aide-says-history-wont-applaud-the-presidents-climate-policy/ http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/06/26-6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o78j77I7XUw http://www.nirs.org/factsheets/nukesclimatefact614.pdf https://www.credomobilize.com/petitions/take-nuclear-power-out-of-epa-carbon-rules http://www.vox.com/2014/5/30/5764506/will-obamas-climate-rules-revive-cap-and-trade http://www.carbontradewatch.org/issues/cap-and-trade.html http://www.carbontax.org/ http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/05/13/3436923/germany-energy-records/

Monsanto's patents have not been properly tested. They use their own scientists and information is not accurate. "We The People" are the guinea pigs for Monsanto.

Honeybees are vital to our food supply, representing 70% of pollination activity. Honeybees are in serious decline. Changing residential honey beekeeping to state jurisdiction will remove existing discrimination at the city level, which is prohibiting and limiting beekeeping. It will enable standardized rules to be implemented and will contribute to better management oversight. This is a necessary step in the fight to save our bees.

Extreme weather events are occurring more often and with greater intensity. Storms, floods, heat waves, droughts, wildfires, sea-level rise and so on are already affecting the lives of millions across the globe. To protect ourselves now and the climatic conditions on which we all depend on to survive, our governments can and must stop global warming.

We have an opportunity to save the Tongass rainforest—but we need your help now to tell agency officials to end destructive industrial-scale old-growth logging on the Tongass much more quickly than the Forest Service’s proposed 10-15 year timeline. The Tongass is one of the few old-growth temperate rainforests in the world and America’s largest national forest. Its towering stands of 700 year old trees provide vital habitat for bears, salmon, Sitka black-tailed deer, goshawks, and—importantly—the rare and dwindling Alexander Archipelago wolf. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently found that, because of excessive old-growth logging, this unique subspecies of wolf may warrant listing under the Endangered Species Act. At times, the Obama Administration has offered encouraging words about ending the large-scale destruction of this rainforest from old-growth logging. And in May 2014, the Administration announced it would be starting a process to amend the Tongass Forest Plan to phase out these devastating logging practices. Unfortunately, the U.S. Forest Service proposes taking far too long to complete that goal—another 10-15 years of industrial old-growth logging. Worse, the agency is set to increase old-growth timber sales on the Tongass in the meantime, with several big new sales in the worksgrowth timber sales on the Tongass in the meantime with several big new sales in the works—some of the largest the Tongass has seen in over two decades. The wolves and other species of the Tongass just can’t afford more habitat destruction. Take action now to protect the Tongass National Forest from destructive industrial-scale old-growth logging.