Trees offer an amazing solution to many of the problems we face as a Planet by: Reducing Carbon emissions and slowing the impact of climate change, feeding our hungry and providing additional, sustainable, food and raw product sources. Let's invest in the future for ourselves, our kids and generations to come by Planting More Trees. ~ Milano"

Cell towers are dangerous! They can cause cancer to those living around them and are responsible for more bird deaths EACH YEAR than the entire Exxon-Valdez oil spill! Please help us keep an unnecessary cell tower out of our neighborhood and away from the Appalachian Trail! Last year, Berks County PA requested relief from the Bethel Township's local zoning rules to erect a 255 ft emergency communications tower. Usually this would not have been a big issue BUT unfortunately: + this tower would be placed in the very center of a thriving residential community, + is a 5 minute walk from the Appalachian Trail, + is atop the Kittatinny Ridge- the most important endangered migratory bird pathway in the eastern United States. After eight months of testimony, where it was revealed that there is a perfectly good tower already in the area which could hold ALL of the necessary equipment (with room left over), the zoning officers decided that this tower was just too big and not justified. Instead of then working with the American Tower Corporation, who have offered their services, the Berks County Commissioners decided that they would not collocate on the existing tower. Instead, last month, all three Berks County Commissioners, Brian Gottschall (head of emergency management), and all their lawyers descended unannounced on our local Bethel Township Supervisors monthly meeting and berated them for TWO hours. They threatened that if we do not give them what they want, they will exclude Bethel Township's citizens from the County's emergency system- putting thousands of lives at risk! Finally our supervisors capitulated and have drawn up a Tower-By--Right clause which will nullify the zoning boards decision. This clause will allow our Environmental Protected District to be permanently rubber stamped for future towers!! They will vote on this proposal this Monday, June 17. Their decision will be final. Please! Help us stand with our local boards who do NOT want to do this, but are being strong-armed by the county. Tell Berks county to use the existing tower, abide by the legal ruling- and save our community, Trail, and endangered birds! Thank you!!

My name is Sachal Malick Next year I am starting highschool and am very excited but also very worried because a new high pressured gas pipeline is being built just blocks from my school. These pipelines often blow up and when they do it can kill a lot of people. I am also worried because this gas will expose kids in NYC to radon poisoning which can cause lung cancer. A lot of my friends already have asthma. Also we all usually live in small apartments. So we kids in NY have a lot to worry about if this gas is brought here. But so do kids around the country where they get the gas such as in PA because it is exposing them to large amounts of air and water pollution. Adults are making decisions today that will destroy our future. Fracking is a very dangerous process that will contaminate our air, water, and land resources for generations to come. Even though we can't vote yet we want our voices heard. This is unacceptable to us. Please join me and sign his petition. We are youth and students from New York but we will be inviting others from around the country to join us. If you want to please include your age when you sign this. Thanks

Since June 3, farmers and residents in Poland are in a stand-off with Chevron. Under the protection of security, and in a very tense atmosphere, Chevron took possession of land to install a fence and drill a well. According to the locals, this land has only been permitted for seismic testing. The authorization for drill testing was canceled in June 2012 and therefore Chevron has no right to drill. The Polish farmers are opposed to unconventional shale gas drilling because it could lead to the contamination of their water and land; during previous seismic tests on-site explosives were used and had already caused water pollution, it became unfit for consumption. Chevron refuses to listen to the famers and local authorities are refusing to resolve the ongoing conflict. We denounce Chevron Poland’s practices and urge them to STAND DOWN! Sign the petition and stand in solidarity with farmers in Poland!

President Obama's Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed stripping gray wolves of federal protection, thus opening the door to mass poisoning, trapping and shooting from helicopters. Gray wolf populations have not sufficiently recovered to enable them to survive the resumption of extermination efforts. They are a necessary species in the ecosystem, and we must afford them protection until they are recovered. Sound science supports keeping them listed, and not letting cattle ranchers and trophy hunters win the day.

San Antonio uses millions of plastic grocery bags every year. They sit in landfills, litter streets, choke wildlife and clog our streams. And once they get into the city’s environment, plastic bags kill animals like birds, discourage potential investment, and cost the city as much as $1.3 million to clean up every year. The San Antonio city council Governance committee is currently considering adopting a ban on plastic bags and we need to show them the public supports this! La ciudad de San Antonio usa millones de bolsos de plástico del supermercado cada año. Se quedan en los vertederos, contaminan las calles, ahogan los animales, y atascan los ríos. Y cuando llegan al medioambiente de la ciudad, los bolsos de plástico matan a los animales como pájaros, disuaden la inversión en la ciudad, y la ciudad tiene que pagar hasta $1.3 millones de dólares cada año para limpiarlos.

New York state agencies are in the process of permitting several new gas-fired power plants such as the CPV Valley Energy Center in Orange County. These plants would be fueled by fracking in Pennsylvania and predicated on fracking in New York. This is the wrong road to take if we want a viable and sustainable energy policy that advances us toward 100% usage of renewable resources. Fracking is an inherently dangerous industrial process that is devastating communities in Pennsylvania as well as in New York, through its related infrastructure. We are opposed to the sale, transportation, and use of fracked gas. We demand that all New York state public officials as well as state agencies reject this project that depends on and facilitates fracking.

Palm oil cultivation, especially the ones that destroy old rain-forests is the biggest agricultural contributor to green house gases. Global warming knows no borders and the damage that is done in foreign countries, is directly affecting America today in extreme weather.

Constantly see jets chemtrailing in the skies over Chicago , need a explanation as to what is the purpose of chemtrailing, who approved it, who does it, and have all the health and environmental ramifications been studied before chemtrailing commenced. Was chemtrailing approved by elected officials in Washington and the Governor and State Legislature of Illinois after they had understood the purpose and fully understood all health and environmental ramifications.

The Food and Drug Administration does not require safety testing of new genetically modified foods (“GMOs”), instead relying on corporations' profits from the sale of such foods to ensure their safety for us. Contrary to industry claims, GMO foods have not been proven safe, and a growing body of independent, peer-reviewed studies have linked the consumption of GMO foods to allergies, infertility, immune problems, gastrointestinal disruption, cancer, and a host of other diseases. GMO crops can easily contaminate non-GMO crops, threatening organic agriculture, and their use is linked to increases in toxic pesticide use and the emergence of “superweeds.” Further, the absence of labeling of GMO foods and seeds prohibits those with specific ethical or religious practices from making informed food choices. More than 60 other countries around the world inform their citizens if their food is genetically engineered, and national polls consistently show that more than 90% of Americans want to share this same basic human right. GMO labeling legislation has been introduced in over 25 states, and on June 3, 2013, Connecticut passed a GMO labeling law - the first in the nation. But, it requires at least four other states to adopt similar legislation before it goes into effect. One state must border Connecticut. Massachusetts now has the opportunity to help protect the transparency, integrity, and democracy of our food supply for all Americans.

The Navy will use deadly sonar for over 20 years in the only place the right whale has to birth its young. Stop the extinction of the world's most endangered whale. Like us, it is one of God's creatures. Humans cause their destruction, yet humans can and must save them.

The proposed Keystone XL Pipeline will, if approved, introduce massive new Carbon emissions into the atmosphere (as well other highly toxic chemicals) through the extraction, production and use of 'tar sands oil' - one of the dirtiest greenhouse gas intensive fuels on the planet. The scientific community has given ample warning. And just last month, global CO2 levels reached 400 particles per million - a level 'never before seen by humans' (see references, below) - concurrent with continued record-setting weather extremes across the United States and around the world. Approving this massive new greenhouse-gas project would be a huge historical folly - contrary to scientific warning, contrary to the President's pledge to 'protect us from the effects climate change' and, certainly, run counter to the President's own obligation as a father. This is our message to President Obama on this Father's Day. References (a tiny portion to be sure, but a start): 1 - Atmospheric Carbon Reaches Historic Levels: http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2013/05/09/400-ppm-carbon-dioxide-in-the-atmosphere-reaches-prehistoric-levels/ 2 - Climate Impact of Keystone Pipeline: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/aug/23/tar-sands-keystone-xl-climate 3 - Extreme Weather Records Match Climate Change Predictions By Scientists: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/21/2012-extreme-weather-climate-change_n_2348079.html