After we have met the current energy needs of our nation by extracting the last ton of coal, barrol of oil, and cubic yard of natural gas, how energy independent will future generations be A petition to require renewable energy sources make uo at least 50% of energy used by 2040 in the USA. /

After we have met the current energy needs of our nation by extracting the last ton of coal, barrol of oil, and cubic yard of natural gas, how energy independent will future generations be A petition to require renewable energy sources make uo at least 50% of energy used by 2040 in the USA. /

Our beaches are being turned into ashtrays. Cigarette butts, along with other trash and debris are consuming our beaches every summer. Smokers continue to toss butts on to the beaches across New England. It needs to stop. Please support a ban on smoking on our beaches.

Our planet is faced by very rapid global warming and other changes in climate. These changes are the direct result of careless human activities that include deforestation, fossil fuel burning, pollution with particulate matter, increased CO2 in the atmosphere and other factors. As a society, we need to address this issue immediately, and the lack of discussion of this serious problem by either campaign is detrimental to our nation's well-being.

Energy production, especially on public lands, involves more than just energy production--it often affects the water resource. In the future, we will be scrambling for all the clean fresh water we can find. Our surface waters are rapidly becoming polluted. Processes like "fracking" are frequently damaging our aquifers too. Please don't let energy production trump clean water.

We are asking that the city of Santa Rosa stop the use of the highly controversial herbicide Round Up. Sonoma County is known for its forward thinking and general care for the environment, so promoting the use of this product is a step backwards. Round Up contains 1,4-dioxane, which is carcinogenic and is known to damage the liver, kidney, brain, and lungs. Spraying vinegar or other natural herbicides seems to be a much better and cost-effective solution. I walk my dog and my children play in areas that have been sprayed, and it concerns me that they are in contact with this product. We stand up and ask the City of Santa Rosa to find an alternative, safe herbicide.

The oil industry has been subsidized by our federal government for the past 99 years. Yet there are those who would like to end production tax credits for wind and solar energy. Particularly in light of potentially disastrous climate change, these completely clean and endlessly renewable energy sources are what we should be subsidizing.

Our local single stream recycling program doesn't allow Styrofoam containers to be recycled. At public events, restaurants, even family gatherings I see so much of these products being thrown away. Tons of Styrofoam is being used as plates, cups and take out containers then put in landfills. Let's get foam out of food service. The food service industry now has paper and other compostable choices they could be using. Lets set some guidelines at a Federal level on what kinds of disposable products are being used. Styrofoam is a petroleum product. Using paper and recyclable materials is a green initiative that can help the United States be less petroleum dependent.

Universities across the country have taken leadership in educating about and promoting sustainablity, but ISU is behind in this important issue. Many ISU students, faculty, and staff carry empty soda cans or stacks of paper around until we find one of the few recycling containers on campus. Others do not bother. As members of the ISU community, we want clearly marked recycling containers available all over campus as part of a university commitment to sustainability.

Our God given right is to breath clean air, drink clean water and to be able to pick fruit that has not been tainted by pesticides or lined with no trespassing signs. Some politicians say there is a liability issue, but the biggest liability is in not doing it, for everything we do caries a risk of liability in this world and we as human beings must take responsibility for our actions. Another issue that came up was stains, but stains can make great stories and fruit stains are the basis of curing skin cancer. Bees and insects was another issue, We have coexisted with insects since our beginnings and we need them to survive. When people become locked in a concrete/steel aseptic fairytale world as apposed to an aesthetic world we have serious problems and the movie Avatar did not teach us anything.

Obama is courting Ohio, and generally is a lot more in touch with voters than Mitt Romney is. But on ENERGY, he's out of touch. There are lots of renewable forms of energy to fund, subsidize, encourage, reward, and cheerlead for. (And there are thousands of jobs that are needed, to increase these, especially jobs doing groundpump-heat well-drilling.) There is NO SUCH THING as clean coal, safe nuclear, or nonpolluting gas-fracking.

Low Speed Vehicles can only be used on 35 MPH or less roads. If all the town roads that are 40 MPH , there are very few, were changed to 35MPH we would be able to shop locally and do all our town errands using a G,E.M. electric car. Nation wide we would save a lot of gasoline . I would be able to save hundreds of dollars every month and get rid of one car .