There are many of us older people and people with disabilities who have vision problems. I have found that I cannot read or even see very well with florescent lighting and it gives me headaches. I think it was unfair of the government to go ahead and attempt to eliminate incandescent bulbs without adequate input from we the people. The "reason" given was to cut energy and waste...these blurosent bulbs are environmentally hazardous

End the grip fossil fuels have on our economy, our security, our environment, and our government.

The proposed project is the construction of a 960 head (960 animal unit) beef cattle backgrounding facility. It will consist of one beef cattle confinement building measuring 100' by 544' utilizing a 84' by 160' by 12' deep in ground concrete manure storage structure in combination with a dry manure bed-pack manure storage system. The project is proposed by Mr. Barry Bradshaw of 145 Knox Road 200 North, St. Augustine, IL 61474 ( 309-337-6625 ) and is known as Four Aces, LLC. The proposed facility is to be located 3,900' west of Vermont, IL . This factory farm will pollute our drinking water since water table is high in this area. The heavy smell will make the town undesirable and the value of our houses will decline substantially. The air will be heavily polluted with methane and our health will suffer. The residents of Vermont were not asked to participate in the decision of location of this factory farm.

According to the Austin American Statesman, Trammell Crow Co. have been OKed by the city of Austin to start construction on a planned " two towers- each at least 30 stories tall- with 826 apartments, a 17-story hotel, a 28-story office tower and 82,000 square feet of retail space." The city of Austin is NOT holding the company responsible for going through the formal process or getting permits for the cutting down of 7 trees on site that are greater than 24 in. in diameter. Besides the construction itself creating an enormous amount of waste, the destruction of these trees is a waste of the uniqueness that Austin is. If Trammell Crow Co. is going to build in Austin they need to take responsibility in respecting the land they build on.

The term hydrofracking is misleading terminology. Since hydroelectric is the only hydro most people know about, the implicit harm and misleading nature of accidental logical connection of forms of power that are on opposite ends of the renewable energy spectrum shall be prevented. Hydraulic Fracturing has infiltrated many areas of the country already, many areas without hydroelectric opportunities. The scheme of paying certain people money to support this alleged clean technique, while stealing resources from states and neighbors, using methods which are unrelated to pure sand and water that people may infer, and a fracturing mixture that contains many chemicals to induce fractures in bedrock has many documented and undocumented harmful effects. No matter how many resources we scrape up using costly techniques such as this or tar oil sands, the resources will not last long enough nor will the environmental cost be justifiable in hindsight once the resources are gone. The costs will inevitably skyrocket and people will loose their ability to support themselves, taken once again by the entrepreneurial nature of such investments. It is no way to invest in the future, especially when safer cleaner techniques are available. We have enough resources already to build alternatives that will last into the future, tapping into what ought to be the final reserves of a dying species is avoidable and ought to be avoided. If we continue investing only in our selfish propellants we avoid addressing stability in our own futures on this planet.

The purpose of this petition is to stop, before it begins, sulfide mining in northern Minnesota. The rock formations containing MN's copper and nickel minerals also contain sulfur compounds. When millions of tons of this rock are exposed to water and air through mining, sulfuric acid is formed creating Acid Mine Drainage and leaching metals into ground and surface water. Superfund sites from sulfide mining require billions of dollars in clean-up costs. The jobs created by mining are few compared to the ones provided by the year round tourism that supports northeastern Minnesota. This pristine environment enjoyed by millions year round must be protected. Mining companies make many promises but they cannot guaranty accident free worksites.

24 Hour Fitness has about 3 million members and more than 400 clubs in 17 states but not a single recycle bin. In-fact most of the trash in the 400+ clubs consists of plastic bottles and paper towels, that's hundreds of metric tons of recyclables going to landfills every year. We have the power to change this. We can help our environment. 24 Hour Fitness plans to have more than 1000 clubs in the next five years. The impact will be tremendous. Sign this petition and show CEOs how important the environment is to you!

The Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) wants to tap into the groundwater held sacred by the Goshute tribe that sustains their existence. The purpose? To provide for future development of the Vegas Strip. The plan would be to pump billions of gallons which could potentially drain the aquifer under their reservation. Such would turn their already diminished lands into a veritable desert. Though government officials claim these beliefs unfounded, hydrologist Tom Meyers admits that pumping may have a quicker impact than expected. The proposed pumping would include 5 valleys along the Utah-Nevada border, all of which are connected. While effects are expected to be felt in the far distant future (200 yrs) it is believed that too little research has been conducted to substantiate such claims. The reality is that no one knows what effects pumping the aquifer will have, but losing only a few feet of groundwater could devastate the regions inhabitants, wildlife and environment. If the shrinking Colorado River wasn't enough for the Vegas tourism industry, neither will be the Goshute's sacred groundwater. It's time to stand up for what's right and stop frivolous water expenditures.

California has no regulation of the fracking process which has shown to be so dangerous in other states (Pa., W. Va., Ohio). We ask for a moratorium on the fracking process (like N.Y.) until a through investigation can be done.

All renters in the city of Pasadena, California, should be able to recycle their trash on the premises of the apartments they rent, whether by sorted recycling bins or by using trash collection services that properly sort refuse. Landlords should be required by the city to make these services available to their tenants.

New York City proposes a ten-story garbage facility in a historic and multi-ethnic, as well as landmark area which is home to one of the city's finest outdoor athletic facilities used by local schools and neighbors. Political factors involving the outgoing mayor influenced the decision, which has been shown to be more expensive than alternative, hazardous to aircraft, and noxious to health.

A Federal law should ban fracking within 10 miles of Nuclear Plants and Facilities and groundwater recharge areas until science can prove the safety of such activities.