Colorado has seen an unprecedented boom in gas drilling, much of this using potentially risky production techniques such as fracking. Living communities all across the state have been significantly impacted and many heavily damaged by these activities. The San Luis Valley is well known for its agriculture, ranching, and tourism activities such as hunting, fishing, and outdoor sports. Its vital watersheds are critical for life in the San Luis Valley and south through New Mexico and Texas. The high water demands that accompany drilling and production are counter to the need to conserve our limited water resources especially in this protracted drought. We demand that the Commissioners of the six counties of the San Luis Valley recognize the unique characteristics of this valley and place a permanent ban on oil and gas drilling in and around the San Luis Valley.

I use a very small amount of energy per month of electricity and gas, however the minimum “customer charge" is often at or more than half of the bill. This regressive charge penalizes those who save energy. This charge should be modified to be based on the amount of energy used, proportionately placing the burden on those who use more energy.

The wolves of Minnesota are being threatened by an ill-conceived and possibly illegal hunting season.

Capt. John Cota has been blamed for causing the worst oil spill in San Francisco Bay in two decades when he crashed the cargo ship Cosco Busan into a tower of the Bay Bridge in 2007. He has sued the U.S. Coast Guard in an effort to regain his mariner's license so he can sail again. He should not be allowed back on the water because of the damage he has done to this ecosystem.

The Governor is still considering whether or not to allow big gas to destroy our beautiful state for money by FRACKING for natural gas. I want to make sure he gets the message that New Yorkers don't want that to happen. FRACKING has already destroyed water sheds and ground water supplies and people's lives where ever it has been allowed. There is NO SAFE WAY TO FRACK. No regulations will protect the people or the environment from the horrors that FRACKING creates. Let's get this message to him in time. Please sign my petition. You don't have to be a NY citizen either. Tourists don't want to come to a place that looks like a war zone after the war. Please everyone join me by signing and sharing this.

Re-writing Wisconsin's state mining regulations threatens the environment of Northern Wisconsin. Changes to state regulations may pave the way for the assault on the delicate ecological balance of the Lake Superior region. Economic development should proceed in favor of and not against the environment that sustains it!

Nestles was stopped from putting a bottling plant in Oregon 3 years ago and now they are back. It seems that Oregon Fish and Game isn't hearing the peoples voice and are determined to allow Nestle to place a plant near the gorge to pump out water from the Columbia River. The issues are threefold: We have no idea how climate change will impact the country's drought and thus food chain. Secondly, Nestle's has an awful stewardship around the world and for adhering to the quantities negotiated for bottling. Finally using their corporate might and monies tying up states and countries in court, often coming close to bankrupting those states. See historical data of Florida and Michigan. Bottling water is environmentally irresponsible and it is questionable whether it is the states right to sell the people's water.

There are more than 27,000 wells in the US and each well uses 1-8 million gallons of water and 80-300 tons of chemicals each time it's fracked (wells can be fracked up to 8 times). The fracking industry remains exempt from Clean Water, Safe Drinking Water and Clean Air Acts, hazardous waste disposal and other federal regulations. This is absurd! Please help keep our water safe!

Hydraulic Fracturing is a dangerous thing Think of all the dangers it brings Gas drillers make money and if we frack New York our water will be ruined.

According to a study conducted by a consortium or nations, studying the claims made by Monsanto that genetically engineered seeds will be drought resistant, will creater higher yields, as well as pest and weed control. These ge seeds underperformed in yield and pests and weeds appear to be have better adaptive properties than the genetically engineered crops.www.centerforfoodsafety.org. GMO-Emperor-final-10-11.pdf

Our tax dollar money being given to environmentalist groups which in turn they use to sue the Federal Government, groups, and individuals.

So many lives have been taken by the effects of climate change. The consequence of our insufficient action is a threat to all of us worldwide.