We ask you to please put in place a national energy and greenhouse gas reduction plan. Your plan would be the best ever if it includes helping us reduce waste and eat less food like red meats.

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar using the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has removed the grey wolves in Wyoming from the endangered species list. The wolves in Idaho were delisted earlier which led to the state of Idaho authorizing the killing of almost all the wolves in Idaho by setting no limit on the number of kills. Three hundred and seventy wolves have been killed in Idaho so far out of 1000 wolves. The state of Wyoming has plans to kill almost all the wolves in Wyoming. Hunters will be able to kill the wolves on sight in 85% of the state.

During the past 50 years little has been done to mitigiate the flooding caused by the Susquehanna River. The DEC has set strict guidelines for removing debris from feeder creeks making it difficult to keep new debris from forming islands and clogging the river bed. Countless business have been forced to relocate and hundreds of families have lost their homes because of the shallow depth of the Susquehanna River and numerous gravel deposits that have formed within the river. Instead of spending millions of dollars every few years for FEMA to assist flood victims, the Corp of Engineers should dredge the river from Binghamton, NY to the area where the Corp. of Engineers rerouted the Susquehanna River around Corning, NY. The end result: millions of dollars would be saved, the Susquehanna River would be navigational and clean, and wildlife would flourish. Residents and businesses would have a sense of security. The gravel taken from the Susquehanna would be welcomed by town and city highway departments thus helping to save money. The residents of Vestal, NY get their drinking water from wells under the Susquehanna River. The Johnson City sewer plant, which is located adjacent to the Susquehanna River, flooded numerous time during the past 40 years. During the flooding, the plant released raw sewage into the Susquehanna River. Where fish once flourished, now they glow.

How shocking is it in this age of global warming and climate change to walk by a department store with its AC or heat going full blast, while the doors stand wide open? While we all understand the objective of drawing customers into the store and making money, it is time to put a stop to such environmentally irresponsible choices that are so simple to remedy. Using indoor climate control? Close the door!

For two decades now, automakers have pushed highly-profitable large SUVs and sharply reduced or eliminated wagon variations of popular small- and midsized cars. Due to a loophole in the decades-old EPA regulations, these SUVs are classified as "commercial" vehicles and are exempt from the "gas guzzler" tax that is imposed upon cars that get poor fuel economy. We are calling on Congress to level the playing field. Hold SUVs to the same standard as passenger cars, because they are used the same way. Consumers who choose to buy low fuel economy SUVs should be subject to the same tax a car buyer pays for choosing a car that uses excess fuel.

The health of American's is being comprmised by electrosmog. Samart meters and cell towers are forced on us because of the government. I have a choice to use a cell phone or microwave. But I have no choice about Smart meters or cell towers .

Fracking is a serious threat to clean water, and therefore a threat to public health and environmental health. Frackers are exempt from environmental regulation, thanks to the so-called "Halliburton Loophole," courtesy of the Bush administrations energy policy. In hydraulic fracturing, literally millions of gallons of precious clean water and tens of thousands of gallons of toxic chemicals are blasted into layers of shale deep underground. These chemicals, many of which are carcinogenic and/or extremely toxic to aquatic life, inevitably leak into ground water, which feeds peoples wells, and ultimately larger waterways. Germany does not allow hydraulic fracturing in the country, and neither should we.

There are no emission regulations for the trucks and cars on the road of Colorado Springs or anywhere in the state of Colorado! I get sick and instantly affected by the quality of air on the road, and it is an appalling sight to see black clouds covering the entire surface of huge semi-truck. Everyone needs to be required to pass a clean emissions test to drive on the road - keep our lungs, trees, water and environment clean, healthy and safe!!

Hi everyone who wants to preserve the trees and wilderness in Glen Canyon: Rec & Park is planning to remove the first 60 to 70 trees soon and has already posted 30 day notices, so the clock is ticking, with tree removal to begin after October 15th. This is just the start of the Rec & Park tree removal projects that will likely cut 300 to 400 trees to permanently mar the character of Glen Canyon Park while continuing to waste limited RPD funds. For more information about what is going on in Glen Canyon, please visit: sfglencanyon.net What you can do now: **PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION **COME TO THE SFFOREST COMMUNITY MEETING: Saturday, October 6th, 3pm at the Recreation Center in Glen Canyon Park -- 70 Elk Street. **CONTACT: Rec & Parks Commission: [email protected], Supervisor Scott Wiener: [email protected] and the Mayor: [email protected] **GET INVOLVED and let others know If you would like to help with the effort to stop the deforestation of Glen Canyon Park or Mount Davidson, please contact the San Francisco Forest Alliance: website: sfforest.net facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ForestAlliance Thank you for helping! Sincerely, the Team at SFForest Alliance Tell Mayor Lee, Supervisor Wiener, the Recreation and Parks Department, and commissioners to modify renovation plans to avoid destroying hundreds of mature, and beautiful trees in Glen Canyon Park.

The youngest generation cannot vote, but they are standing up for their futures and need to know that our candidates will reduce our use of fossil fuels. All candidates need to address the climate crisis for the sake of our children.

National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is poised to authorize “Incidental Harassment Permits” to ION Geophysical to trawl huge arrays of seismic airguns through the Chukchi and Beaufort Arctic Seas. ION’s survey would result in harassment takes of a large number of marine mammals, in violation of the “small numbers” requirement of the Marine Mammal Protection Act. NMFS proposes to authorize the disruption of the behavior of over 250 bowhead whales, almost 5,000 beluga whales, and over 60,000 seals. NMFS admits that animals will suffer permanent hearing loss (also termed permanent threshold shift “PTS”), but justifies the activities with a series of unsubstantiated assumptions about the duration of exposure, and animals ability to escape injury. ION proposes using two towed arrays consisting of 26 active airguns with a total discharge volume of 4,450 cubic inches. They propose subjecting 80,970 mi2 (209,752 km2) of pristine Arctic habitat to airgun noise in excess of 160dB (re: 1µPa). We know that foraging and migration disruptions occur at much lower levels, and that stress in the extreme Arctic environment compromises the health and reproductive success of all marine life. These surveys are the preamble to a fossil fuel Klondike in the Arctic and must be halted. Please join us in our petition to the National Marine Fisheries Service deny authorization of this reckless proposal. Signatures must be in by the close of business on Monday September 17!

National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is poised to authorize “Incidental Harassment Permits” to ION Geophysical to trawl huge arrays of seismic airguns through the Chukchi and Beaufort Arctic Seas. ION’s survey would result in harassment takes of a large number of marine mammals, in violation of the “small numbers” requirement of the Marine Mammal Protection Act. NMFS proposes to authorize the disruption of the behavior of over 250 bowhead whales, almost 5,000 beluga whales, and over 60,000 seals. NMFS admits that animals will suffer permanent hearing loss (also termed permanent threshold shift “PTS”), but justifies the activities with a series of unsubstantiated assumptions about the duration of exposure, and animals ability to escape injury. ION proposes using two towed arrays consisting of 26 active airguns with a total discharge volume of 4,450 cubic inches. They propose subjecting 80,970 mi2 (209,752 km2) of pristine Arctic habitat to airgun noise in excess of 160dB (re: 1µPa). We know that foraging and migration disruptions occur at much lower levels, and that stress in the extreme Arctic environment compromises the health and reproductive success of all marine life. These surveys are the preamble to a fossil fuel Klondike in the Arctic and must be halted. Please join us in our petition to the National Marine Fisheries Service deny authorization of this reckless proposal. Signatures must be in by the close of business on Monday September 17!