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.

In a small town in rural New Hampshire, my brother-in-law has been taking the high and low temperatures for nearly 30 years. The verdict is....the average temperatures are increasing.This year the maple sugar season was cut short when temperatures rose to summer like levels in March - just one example of many that affects New Hampshire's agriculture.

This petition is about allowing people the opportunity to know whether food has been genetically modified. This allows people the option to avoid such foods.

This petition is about allowing people the opportunity to know whether food has been genetically modified. This allows people the option to avoid such foods.

Plastic is everywhere! It's plentiful, and it can be useful. But plastic waste that is left in landfills won't biodegrade - it breaks into smaller bits that stay around for a long, long time. Some of this plastic ends up in the oceans (search for The Great Pacific Garbage Patch), and in animals like fish and seagulls. Plastic disposable items - razors, bags, packaging (think about the plastic that wraps around your vitamin bottles, candy wrappers, CD's) that aren't recyclable are never "disposed" of. But we can change that! Let's make the plastic that we dispose of either recyclable or biodegradable - keeping it out of the landfills and out of the food system. Sign this petition to ask our Governor to make all disposable plastic - from razors to wrappers - recyclable or biodegradable.

Climate change is one of the most critical issues facing the United States, and the world. The Arctic sea ice melt is at record levels and most of our country experienced extreme weather this summer, yet our Presidential candidates are saying little to nothing about how they will address this issue. The time is now. Candy Crowley must ask the candidates tough questions about how they will fight climate change.