My suggestion for a petition? A national program to promote the recycling of individual water bottles and good will towards the environment.

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has made bad decision after bad decision. He is bad for the environment and for this administration's record.

Manoomin (natural wild rice) is a vital cultural, spiritual, environmental, and economic resource for the Anishinaabe people in northeastern and north-central Minnesota. As an environmental resource, healthy stands of manoomin are the barometer of a healthy ecosystem. Macroinvertebrates, vegetation, flora, fish, waterfowl, wetlands and wildlife are all interconnected in the ecosystem of manoomin. Legislation seeks to weaken the Wild Rice/Sulfate Water Quality Standard for the benefit of foreign extractive copper resource colonies to open nonferrous mines in northern Minnesota. Additional legislation weakens the permitting process and diminishes the authority of regulatory agencies at the cost of the manoomin and the environment. Lawmakers need to consider that their actions place Minnesota's State Grain (Wild Rice) at great risk - not only for the current generation, but for the generations that follow.

The Dunkin' Donuts Company seems to have very little environmental awareness. They solely use disposable plastic and styrofoam utensils and containers, and some facilities do not even house a recycling bin! We urge them to stop creating thousands of pounds of waste each day, and instead, resort to reusable, recyclable and biodegradable methods and manufacturing.

About funding being available to people inventing alternative energy sources. Anyone fed up with paying outrageous electric bills should sign this petition.

Many species, wilderness areas and natural resources are being jeopardized due to Secty. of the Interior Ken Salazar's actions. His record is worse than any administration's appointee in history. To protect our natural resources and help Pres. Obama's re-election, this poor choice must be replaced.

Public tranportation in Florida for workers and turists.

From 2009 to 2011, Bob Schieffer's Sunday talk show on CBS, Face the Nation, covered climate change for a total of 4 minutes. Four minutes in three years. The country needs to hear about the biggest challenge our society faces and it's no longer acceptable that we can learn nothing about it on one of the nation's premier news programs.

The US must accelerate its use of renewable energy and reduce its dependence on fossil fuels. Consuming fossil fuels causes global warming and makes our country dependent on unstable foreign governments for its energy supply thereby reducing our global security.

WE THE PEOPLE... should be able to VOTE on whether or not we want ANOTHER oil pipeline through our state. WE THE PEOPLE... should not leave such an important decison to our elected representatives that are quite honestly displaying policies now of BIG OIL. SO Prove IT! Prove that you are not in the pockets of big oil, start telling the whole truth about TAR SANDS dirty oil AND LET'S BRING THIS TO A VOTE IN NEBRASKA!

Current federal laws and policies do not allow a process for "Good Samaritans" to improve water quality through clean-up or mitigation of acid mine drainage from abandoned mines that involves the long-term discharge of water without fear of longterm financial liability and being subject to citizen lawsuits if improved water quality does not fully meet Clean Water Act/TMDL standards. There are hundreds of thousands of abandoned mines in the U.S., many over 50-100 years old, and for which no responsible party is known. Allowing Good Samaritans to measurably and demonstratably improve water quality where there may be acidic and metal-laden waters draining from abandoned mine features will have positive impacts by creating jobs, and REDUCING costs for providing potable drinking water in headwaters communities. In addition, improving water quality could provide many significant positive economic benefits such as to improving fisheries and functional habitat, improved agricultural yields, enhanced opportunities for industrial and municipal uses, improving outdoor recreational opportunities, and providing primary and secondary job opportunities. Removing toxic metals such as cobalt, zinc, aluminum, cadmium, and others could provide a source of metals that can in turn be used for manufacturing solar panels, batteries, or other components of the new energy economy.

This is a PLEDGE to alert Congress to a growing voting bloc devoted towards Congressional action on transitioning to clean energy. Why? JOBS, HEALTH, SECURITY! Tell Congress that’s why you'll VOTE for Clean Energy Candidates! * JOBS: a clean energy transition means many more jobs than the fossil fuel industry offers. * HEALTH: stop the debilitating fossil fuel air and water pollution that costs Americans big-time annually. * SECURITY: make America truly energy independent, and slow climate change! The language of Congress is votes. This is the way to get them to move on transitioning to clean energy. Once you've signed, PLEASE POST THIS FAR AND WIDE! THIS NEEDS TO GO VIRAL!! I could really use help to market this online -- please email me if you can help promote this, or have ideas! THANKS!