Exploration wells to find natural gas are already in the ground in NW Georgia. Based on the experience of citizens in other states, the air, land & water pollution, the health issues, Georgia should ban all exploration that results in the creation of injection wells. To obtain natural gas, large injection wells must be built that are forced through layers of soils, rock and possible aquifer layers. These then pump great quantities of water and unknown, unidentified chemicals through piping to force the gas to the surface. At every stage of the drilling process fracking puts our air, land and and water at risk of contamination. Fracturing rock releases hazardous gases from beneath our land, such as hydrogen sulfide, sulfur dioxide, and methane. Quantities of these chemicals are known to serious cause blood disorders, negative neurological problems and reproductive challenges. Fracking uses up to seven million gallons of water per injection well and by using this resource for these wells decreases the amount of drinking water available for us. Chemicals used to blast through rock layers are highly toxic and are present in the waste water produced. Not only is this water forever polluted, cracks in the wells and piping used will allow the polluted water to leak into our ground and will contaminate the ground as well as our aquifers and stream beds. The health, safety and welfare of our citizens is at risk; the welfare of our ecosystem is at risk. We want to ban the exploration and use of natural gas in the state of Georgia so that our citizens continue to have clean and safe water, air and land. We want to keep our state clean. We encourage the exploration and use of sustainable energy using clean energy sources such as wind and water movement and solar power.

Demand complete disclosure of restricted pesticide use; Implement 500 ft. buffer zones for schools and sensitive areas; Ban open-air experimenting with new GMO's and pesticides; and complete an environmental impact assessment. This Bill comes to a final vote on September 9, 2013.

Help pass SB 4 (Pavley) through the California legislature. This bill will require oil companies to tell the public about fracking and other risky oil and gas drilling operations. Fracking and fracking related activities, have been linked to ground and surface water pollution, air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, earthquakes, and property damage around the country, yet in California the practice is largely unregulated. There are no requirements for obtaining a permit, disclosing chemical or water use, or monitoring for groundwater pollution. This bill will promote the public's right to know and give us the information we need to keep fracking out of our communities. Transparency and information is an important first step in protecting our state, and our communities from the dangers of fracking. Key provisions of SB 4. This bill would require: • A comprehensive framework for fracking and well stimulation regulations. • A permit before well stimulation can occur. • Disclosure of identities and volumes of chemicals injected as part of any well stimulation. • Disclosure of the quantity and source of water used in well stimulation. • Advance notice to neighbors of proposed well stimulation projects. • Monitoring of groundwater quality, before and after well stimulation. • A state conducted scientific study on the risks of fracking, acid injection and other well stimulation processes. • Formal agreements between the Division of Oil Gas and Geothermal Resources (DOGGR), the Air Resources Board, State Water Board, and other agencies to ensure accountability, transparency and regulatory cooperation. Petition sponsors: Clean Water Action www.cleanwateraction.org/ca Natural Resources Defense Council www.nrdc.org Environmental Defense Center www.edcnet.org California League of Conservation Voters www.ecovote.org Earthworks www.earthworksaction.org California Coastkeeper Alliance www.cacoastkeeper.org Environmental Working Group www.ewg.org League of Women Voters of California www.lwvc.org

Unless we put in place a climate change, renewable energy and energy efficiency policy, our planet is destined to be uninhabitable in a few decades.

White Pine County Nevada is a place to live and to visit if you love mountain glacier fed lakes, hunting, fishing and good old Nevada hospitality. We don't want to lose that.

Arch Coal wishes to put in a new Tongue River Railroad for a new Otter Creek coal strip mine in the Cheyenne Ancestral Homeland. The proposed development would have numerous impacts to the land, wildlife, water, air, and ultimately destroy sacred sites. No public interest is served by this project, and to destroy a people's sacred land is wrong.

Hollywood Park Race Track is set for demolition by developers. Our mission is the preservation of this iconic -- and-- Californian landmark. TAKE ACTION! Horses such as Seabiscuit, Lava Man, Citation & Zenyatta have lived and raced here. Trainers such as Jack Van Berg, Bobby Frankel, Charlie Whittingham, Doug O' Neill and Bobby Baffert train or have trained here. Jockeys like Red Pollard, Pat Day, Chantal Sutherland, Laffit Pincay, Victor Espinoza and Mike Smith have raced here. Bing Crosby, Walt Disney, Samuel Goldwyn are a few of the famous luminaries who contributed to Hollywood Park's history! The Hollywood Park infield lake has a young flock of Flamingos originating from Hialeah Park Race Track, the sole fertile flock in the USA. The original flock (12 birds) imported from Cuba in the 60's has increased to nearly 500 including some of the original breeding stock. If we preserve the habitat in Hollywood Park, San Diego Zoo experts predict that this flock could increase to 4-500 birds by 2070. Your signature and comment could help preserve Hollywood Park by listing it on the National Trust's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places in USA for future generations to enjoy.

The Repeal of Stand Your Ground Lawn in West Virginia.

First Lady Michelle Obama has done something extraordinary: she’s not only brought an organic garden to the White House, she’s also installed a hive of 70,000 bees. Like many backyard gardeners and beekeepers across the country, the First Lady is doing her part to create a habitat for bees, which are essential pollinators for one out of three bites of food. But as you’ve probably heard, bees are dying off around the world in record numbers. A growing body of science is pointing to the world’s most popular class of pesticides called neonicotinoids (or neonics), made by giant chemical companies Bayer and Syngenta, as the key factor in the global bee die-off crisis. Please ask Michelle to set an example for the nation by removing bee-killing pesticides from the White House gardens, urging the EPA to protect bees and calling on Congress to support the Save America’s Pollinators Act, recently introduced by Rep. John Conyers (D, Mich.) and Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D, Ore.).

Don't Like Keystone XL? Take Action to end Enbridge pipeline expansion that would make it bigger than KXL. The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission failed us and now we need to call on President Obama and Secretary of State Kerry - both of whom need to sign off on this expansion before it can happen. Map and capacities of Enbridge Line 67 and connected pipelines: http://insideclimatenews.org/news/20130603/map-another-major-tar-sands-pipeline-seeking-us-permit An Enbridge pipeline was the source of largest inland oil spill in the history of the USA: http://www.desmogblog.com/2013/07/29/kalamazoo-spill-anniversary-raises-concerns-about-line-9-pipeline-integrity Unstoppable Alberta tar sands oil spill: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/07/30/cnrl-cold-lake-spill-alberta-energy-regulator_n_3677337.html Alberta tar sands oil wells failing to collect oil as expected, spilling instead: http://www.npr.org/2013/07/31/207286517/canadian-regulators-investigate-mysterious-tar-sands-spills Actions in Minnesota to inform the public: http://www.mn350.org/727-enbridge-over-troubled-waters/ Additional ways to contact President Obama and State Dept. directly: * White House comment line is: 202 456-1111 or http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/submit-questions-and-comments * State Department switchboard is: 202-647-4000 or http://contact-us.state.gov/app/ask/ * Twitter: @BarackObama @whitehouse @JohnKerry @StateDept Organizational Endorsements: * Friends of Coldwater http://www.friendsofcoldwater.org

With the upcoming decisions regarding our Gray Wolves and their need for Federal protection under the Endangered Species Act, this petition wishes to draw NEEDED NATIONAL ATTENTION to the issue of our wolves being targets of hate, animal cruelty, and slaughter, by both illegal and legal means. We feel that their situation is dire without immediate attention and Federal investigation and intervention.

When President Obama gave his landmark speech in June calling on America to address the causes and impacts of climate change, business station CNBC was the only cable news network that refused to run even one second of the speech. Sadly, this is just the latest example of the network’s egregious climate reporting. A recent Media Matters report found that over half of CNBC’s climate science coverage since 2013 has cast doubt on the scientific consensus that CO2 emissions from fossil fuels is causing climate change. When viewers called CNBC out over Twitter for presenting false information, Squawk Box co-host Joe Kernen responded with offensive statements, calling the tweets a “global warming jihad launched against me by the Eco Taliban”. What’s more, he responded on air, saying: “You haven’t read my Twitter feed, I’ll tell you that much […] there’s a lot of things happening the enviro-socialists are–man, it is a cult. It is a bona fide cult." Calling groups that acknowledge climate change part of a cult isn't just absurd, it’s really bad business advice. This is the kind of climate coverage we expect from Fox News, not a subsidiary of NBC. As a major business network under the banner of NBC Universal, CNBC has a responsibility to report on how climate change will impact its viewers, particularly from a financial perspective, not give voice to disproven conspiracy theories. When the recession hit, CNBC came under fire for making excuses for Wall Street. Now they’re denying climate change. We can’t afford to have CNBC go down the same path as Fox News, compromising their integrity to appeal to right wing viewers. Right now, because CNBC’s ratings are declining, CNBC management will be looking to make changes to get their ratings and advertisers back. We know they are listening. If we make a strong push for responsible journalism and accurate climate reporting, our efforts could help turn things around at CNBC. Please add your voice.