The new leadership at the state toxics agency has shut down the Santa Susana Field Laboratory Inter-Agency Workgroup, which was the only place that the general public could, on a quarterly basis, learn the truth about what was going on with the cleanup of that contaminated site. The Workgroup is critical to assuring that a proper cleanup occurs. Help ensure the polluted site is cleaned up by signing this petition and encouraging your family, friends and colleagues to do the same.

We should ask for a receipt rather than have one automatically printed for EVERYTHING we purchase!!

I just want to know what I am eating! GM Food is an organism whose genetic material has been altered using genetic engineering techniques. Right now, you could be eating corn or soy (or something else) that is GM and you probably don't even know it. Now is the time to tell legislators: I have a right to know about GMOs in the food I'm buying! Please stand for mandatory labeling of all genetically modified ingredients.

We have known about the environmental crisis approaching since I was in college in 1966! I am sick of Washington denying and ignoring the fact that OUR PLANET IS BEING DESTROYED. I want them to enact bills that will save the water table,the oceans,the air, and the temperature. It could be the catalyst for the greatest scientific period ever.

Hydrofracking will destroy New York's abundance of fresh water. Bottom line: this is our WATER. 50% of cement casings in these gas wells FAIL within 30 years of use, releasing hundreds of neurotoxins, plastics, natural gas, and other chemicals into our WATER. DO NOT allow the gas industry to drill in New York. What's at stake here is much more important than profit. These rigs must be safe for use forever otherwise they put our water in immediate danger of being undrinkable; and as of right now, they're clearly not safe.

Although my only involvement in this issue is as a consumer and taxpayer, I believe there should be restrictions agreed to and put in place before any approval process.

The U.S is the leading importer of hemp. Yet, it is still illegal for farmers in the U.S to produce. You can make environmentally friendly fuels for gas and diesel engines. Hemp fiberboard is four-times stronger than plywood. The paper you produce from it is stronger than paper from trees and recycles better too. One acre of hemp absorbs more greenhouse gases than and acre of trees. The Omega 3s from this plant are in the optimal ratio and hemp food products are excellent in protein. There is no way you can test positive from the hemp food products. The list of uses for this incredible plant goes on and on. In short, our state needs this economic and environmental boost. Let's work together to get this changed.

Stop pandering to businesses just because it's "good for business." There are many ways of doing business that do not harm people. It is disgusting that this bromide is used again and again in the name of allowing pollution, or allowing a company whose only concern is profit (never mind the repercussions), to do what they want without restraint.

There is no cause for this sound testing to harm any thing or one.There is other ways to do this...

Royal Dutch Shell is poised to begin drilling 5 exploratory wells in the Arctic, once issued permits by the Obama Administration. Shell has never drilled in Arctic conditions before, coupled with the fact that this area has no infrastructure nor proximity to any human population centers that might respond in the event of a spill. Shell has formed such a ludicrous contingency plan, that in the event of a late summer spill when the Arctic begins to freeze over, of waiting until spring time to address the issue. If this eventually happens, Shell is prepared to allow oil to gush into the pristine Arctic waters for at least 180 days before responding. This cannot stand.

The world is getting warmer and greenhouse gases from fossil fuels are contributing significantly to this effect. This year has been the hottest on record for the U.S. and the thirteen warmest years for the planet have all occurred since 1998. Although difficult to prove for individual cases, recent droughts, temperature records, and extremely intense tornadoes and hurricanes are predicted by climate models and may be attributed to climate change.

The Democratic Board of Supervisors in Fairfax, VA is suing the federal EPA to forestall requirements to clean up the Accotink watershed. The decision to sue was made in a closed meeting - no sunshine here! While the watershed is an environmental nightmare, the lawsuit is a developer's dream come true!