Leaf blowers are bad for our ears and bad for the ground. The dust that we breath from leaf blowers contains, toxins, pollens, fecal matter, particulates and more. The organic material that should be on the ground is now in our air, in our lungs, on our homes and on our cars.

Street trees around California are reaching their lifetime limit; they are falling over, buckling sidewalks and streets causing costly fixes for municipalities that don't have the funds to repave; most are not drought tolerant. Let's encourage local officials to plant trees that can provide useful lumber, beautiful hardwood, flooring and siding and bring all the profits back to the city. Just as owning your own chickens allows you access to fresh eggs, so can buying lumber from your city give you fully sustainable access to building material without buying from a clear cut PLUS supporting your city.

PA DEP TO APPROVE ANOTHER SHALE GAS POWER PLANT We're calling on you to ensure that the Berks Hollow Power Plant does not proceed before we get the public hearing we deserve. PA DEP is about to issue an air quality permit for a huge source of air pollution in Berks County - a natural gas power plant. This plant will emit many tons of volatile organic compounds and other harmful pollutants as well as methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Air pollutants from the plant and the station harm the health of nearby residents, create smog, and accelerate climate change. Pennsylvania continues to approve permits for large natural gas facilities at an alarming rate.

There is a growing concern among cabin and lot owners at Cathedral Mountain Ranch that the common grounds, including the ponds and lakes, are being permanently altered by actions of the current CMRA Board of Directors without input from all CMR cabin and lot owners. Existing and proposed changes will leave the land and lakes open to serious unsightly erosion and permanent damage.

We put solar panels on our roof 4 years ago and love having no electric bill.

Beautiful Mount Manresa on Staten Island, is a 10 acre ecological treasure containing mostly original natural landscape unchanged for thousands of years. It is for sale and now in contract to be sold to housing developer in early June. The land was once part of an estate dating back to the 1600s and owned by the Jesuits as a retreat since 1911, being the oldest in America. The land retains the original Terminal Moraine ( hillside ) formed by a glacier during the last Ice Age 20,000 years ago and provides fabulous views of New York Harbor. Rare very old Oak and Tulip trees over a hundred feet tall and a unique old brick water tower from the nineteenth century are found on the property. The north side of the glacial hill contains a concentration of very old Oak and Tulip trees which have grown to great heights. At the base of this hill is beautiful grotto and valley. It is urgent that this petition be signed so this beautiful landscape be protected and preserved as a park for current and future generations can enjoy. The landscape is in great danger of being destroyed by the developer. Once it's gone it is gone forever. For more info, visit our website at www.savemanresa.org

Our global atmospheric carbon level is now about 393 parts per million. It was determined by leading global climatologists, in 2008, that to stabilize planet Earth, we need to be at 350 ppm. We need to lower these levels, as soon as possible, to be assured that we are not meeting the point of no return, avoiding climate chaos. Two remedies deserve your attention and support.

Paper is one of the most sustainable products on the planet. Ensure you are doing your part to help the environment by choosing paper over plastic when at the grocery store. Paper is reusable and recyclable. For more information, visit www.internationalpaper.com

Preserving the character and density of the Long Beach Canals Area. Granting subdivisions to developers in opposition to current zoning laws.

Studies have shown that when people have to move their cars for street sweeping in the city, they are more likely to drive them. Currently, the streets in our neighborhood, represented by Community Board 9, have a 97% cleanliness rating for the past two years, but DOS still sweeps each side 2 times per week. Given poor air quality in the metropolitan region, it would be smarter for us to reduce this number to 1 time each side per week.

Colorado is famous for its "three hundred days of sunshine," yet less than 1% of our energy comes from the sun. We have plenty of sunshine for solar, but what we need is the leadership: Gov. Hickenlooper needs to see that thousands of people want real solar power in Colorado. Help us get 10,000 signatures to the governor to show him that it’s time for 21st-century energy.

Trempealeau County has been targeted by numerous sand mine companies to start sand operations of one sort of the other. As public hearings are taking place, citizens have witnessed the board members chuckling at them as they state their concerns. Citizens have been also been told that they are "spoiled" when it comes to their peaceful country life. We have been told we will not be affected by the sand mines and their dust, pollution or noise. The citizens of Trempealeau County want our voices heard and we want our concerns acknowledged. Please help us send a message to our state legislature that we are not comfortable with the mines coming to our towns, to our homes, or to our communities! Save our land. Save our communities. Save our way of life.