The Illinois Supreme Court determined earlier this year that Citizens Opposing Pollution cannot enforce the Illinois Surface Mining Reclamation and Conservation Act such that Exxon has been allowed to poison the Pearl Sand Aquifer in Clinton County, Illinois with 422 acres of permanently impounded coal production waste slurry that is constantly leeching hazardous constituents into the groundwater which can no longer be used as drinking water by the local residents and farmers. Secretary of Interior, Kenneth Salazar, has the power to enforce the identical federal law and force Exxon Mobil Coal USA to remove and properly dispose of their hazardous coal production waste. We are calling on Secretary Salazar to enforce the federal law so that Exxon cannot continue to poison the Pearl Sand Aquifer.

An opportunity like this doesn’t come along often. On Election Day, voters will have a chance to take a huge step in the shift from dirty energy to clean, renewable energy. Proposition 3 would require utilities to get 25% of Michigan’s electricity from renewable sources, like wind and solar, by 2025. Passing Prop 3 would dramatically reduce pollution from coal-fired power plants, which is a leading cause of asthma attacks and lung disease. Overcoming the influence of our coal-burning utilities to get our state to 25% renewable energy by 2025 isn’t going to be easy. At this point, I’m sure you’ve seen their misleading TV ads and mailings. It’s gotten so bad that Consumers Energy actually stuffed their utility bills with a flyer urging customers to vote no on Prop 3. The stakes are too high to let them get away with this. Can I count on you to vote YES on Prop 3?

It is up to us to put an end to our fossil fuels addiction. We are needed to inspire the Obama administration to create a National Energy Policy, based on renewable wind and solar power, for the environment and future generations! Our country deserves this, for our health!

Stop the threat of Black Oil Pollution. Fuel Barges with Black Oil Cargo, need to have a Containment Boom before Discharge Operations begin.

I live in West Virginia and my states elected officials are constantly pandering to the citizens against the EPA about clean coal technologies, this just isn't true. My states people have to know the truth and consequences facing our people. The mine owners need to be held resposible for their waste instead of passing the blame.

This petition is really an old-school boycott, masking as a pledge: let's get one million U.S. consumers to pledge not to buy a new car until they are able to buy an affordable, U.S. built car that is carbon neutral.

In Europe, Genetically modified corn, by Monsanto, has been banned from being distributed in Europe. The reason being, it's been shown to cause cancer.

Rollin Richmond, the President of Humboldt State University, has spoken out against Proposition 37, The California Right To Know Genetically Engineered Foods Act. He has said that "opposition to GMOs is anti-science," and describes our efforts to label GMOs as “similar to efforts of unthinking religious people to ban stem cell research." Does this describe your stance on Labeling GMOs? Tell him how you feel! The deadline to sign on to this petition is October 15th. Humboldt Label GMOs Group will be marching from the Arcata Plaza to HSU on October 16th to hand-deliver this petition asking Mr. Richmond to change his position and stand up for our right to know if we are eating GMOs. If you would like to join us, please gather with signs and smiles at the Arcata Plaza at 11:45 pm. The march will start promptly at noon. If you are on Facebook, we love RSVP's! https://www.facebook.com/events/162829630508096/

This pipeline would transport highly contaminated tar sands from Canada to Port Arthur,Tx to be refined into crude oil & shipped overseas. Only a few thousand jobs will be created, inferior foreign steel pipe will be used, the Canadian company who would build this has a record of many oil spills.

The absurd amount of plastic we consume to hold anything from a pack of gum to doubled bags of groceries is untenable. There's no reason for it except the low cost to the stores. There was no plastic option not so long ago. Plastic does not devolve–it will far outlive the human species. We need to get rid of as much as we can. People buy hundreds of dollars worth of groceries at Costco with no bags at all. It's time to have political will and do the right thing.

At this time the government of Illinois have begun negotiations with the oil and gas industry to allow horizontal hydraulic fracking in southern Illinois. Hundreds of towns, counties and even states have banned fracking due to the impact of hundreds of deadly chemicals penetrating the water, air and soil of areas in which fracking occurs. Research has linked fracking to many human and animal cancers and illnesses. Fracking is a direct attack on the health and well being of the people and environment of southern Illinois by big industry. Please help support this local people's struggle.

In Europe, vehicles get up to 78 mpg (Imperial Gallon.)...that's about 65 mpg US gallons. Ford exports vehicles to Europe with that type of fuel economy. VW imports to the US are currently not allowed to get 65mpg. This affects all of our citizens. Big oil has been in control too long.