• Support Marine Protected Areas in the San Francisco Bay
    Nearly 20 % of California's coastal marine ecosystems are now protected under the California Marine Life Protected Act. As the largest and most important estuary on the west coast of North America, the Bay was originally intended for inclusion under the Act, but marine protection has stalled at the Golden Gate. Critical marine and estuarine habitat, endangered and economically important species all urgently need our protection.
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    Created by David McGuire
  • Natural Wildlife Reserve Lands Increase
    Be it resolved, that as Iowa is one of the States of the United States of America with the fewest acres of land set aside for preservation in Natural Wildlife Reservation Parks that an I-80 rest-stop booth be created to inform a new plan and make available a way to donate to such a program increasing Wildlife Reserve acres in Iowa.
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    Created by Steven Wayne Newell, MAT, PhD
  • Lowe's, quit running the “Make it Beautiful, Tear It Down” commercial
    Last August Lowe's Home Improvement began running a TV commercial, “Make it Beautiful, Tear It Down”, that portrayed a couple demolishing their home with sledgehammers before remodeling it. No mention was made of the possibility of recycling or reusing the lumber, cabinets, fixtures etc rather than sending them to the landfill. We at Zero Waste Kauai, and our national allies started an e-mail campaign to get them to pull the commercial and it appeared we were successful, but now the commercial is back again. you an check it out at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLiV3nu3y-w.
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    Created by John Harder
  • Electric Car Initiative
    Electric vehicles are the only way for commuters to tap into the ever-changing energy landscape. Commuter cars cannot easily adopt new sources of energy as quickly, or efficiently, as utility companies can. As exemplified in the unanticipated shift in price for natural gas, the cost of converting gasoline engines for its use, and the lack of infrastructure to back it, have left consumers unable to benefit from the low costs it promises. Furthermore, green energy sources such as solar and/or wind, remain equally out of reach. Electric cars remove this barrier, allowing consumers to benefit from whatever source of energy provides the best value at any given time. This petition seeks to address three of the most pressing issues behind the adoption of electric cars by the public. Current models sport batteries of varying configurations and charge requirements. The utility of these vehicles is further hampered by both the time it takes to recharge them, and the limited numbers of recharge cycles prior to their replacement. Lastly, the initial cost of the vehicles themselves deters consumers by remaining substantially above the costs of its substitutes. With this initiative in place, a solution to these issues is pursued simultaneously, and a new market born. With the new paradigm in place, market forces can then drive this technology in the most efficient direction, and in time, foster an entirely new industry.
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    Created by Keith Schott
  • Stop Cluster Housing in Bethany
    This zoning change, if enacted, will raise taxes, spoil the education system and turn Bethany into a city. In Bethany we enjoy the rural character, the peace, the dark nights and the quiet almost entirely because of Bethany’s strict zoning regulations. If this development is allowed to proceed, subsequent proposals, as large or larger, would be right behind. Dense development will tax the water supply and likely pollute it. NO CLUSTER HOUSING IN BETHANY!!
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    Created by Anthony Esposito
  • New Artificial Reef Off Oahu, Hawaii
    Oahu needs a new artificial reef. Having a new shipwreck would increase tourism, benefit the local economy, help the local environment, and be free press for Oahu.
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    Created by Blade
  • Exporting energy without a Energy Policy
    Our Goverment has failed to ever establish a Energy Policy. Other countries want our fuel and will pay for it. This may cause our energy to be sold without a energy policy to control the transactions.
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    Created by Alvin Bradford
  • Support clean energy in Nebraska
    The people of Nebraska want to be able to produce their own power by tapping on Nebraska's abundant natural resources. LB557 and LB598 would create opportunities for Nebraskans to invest and own shares in medium-size renewable community energy projects. Renewable sources are solar, wind, methane, and biomass. These bills reinforce our public power structure and Governor Heineman’s vision to ensure that Nebraskans have reliable, affordable and cleaner energy in the future (as he recently said in an interview). Developing “Community Solar Garden” projects and raising the net-metering threshold from 25kw to 100kw will encourage private investment in energy projects, adoption of innovative technologies, creation of new economic development, and help our public power utilities diversify their energy portfolio. These bills are fiscal neutral and do not add a dime to the deficit. Nebraskans welcome renewable energy in the state without putting a burden on taxpayers. The bills only remove provisions and send a message that says: "Nebraska is NOW open for business."
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    Created by Ed Toribio
  • Legalize Fair Trade Recycling
    The proposals to ban trade in used electronics between rich and poor have had a perverse effect. Poor nations have more pressing things to worry about than "e-waste". They are better off purchasing working and repairable electronics from rich people than they are being outlawed from the trade.
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    Created by Robin Ingenthron
  • Ban all polystyrene packaging nationwide
    Follow the example of forward-thinking local governments by banning all Polystyrene packaging in the US and promoting environmentally responsible alternatives
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    Created by Dan
  • Charge a deposit on ALL aluminum, glass, and plastic beverage containers
    I am on a one-woman campaign (with many others!) to get our environment picked up and clean. On my daily bicycling rides (appr. 10 mi.), I pick up aluminum cans along the road. This makes my riding time twice as long and sometimes I am exhausted by the 25 to 100 times I get off and on my bicycle. It hurts my eyes and heart to see how careless people throw anything by the side of the road. If we could charge a deposit on beverage containers, people would be less likely to throw them out of the car; people could supplement their income by getting cash for what they picked up and children would be inspired to check and clean up as they too could cash in what they retrieve. This is a win-win solution to a terribly ugly situation.
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    Created by Ria Stroosma
  • Saratoga Springs, NY: Reusable Bag Initiative
    On average, plastic bags are used for 12 minutes, yet they will stick around for thousands of years as trash, polluting our waterways and harming animals. You have a choice. Let's join together to stop this disposable consumer culture that is destroying our planet. It's time to bring your own bag, Saratoga.
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    Created by Alex Chaucer