• Taxpayers rights to oil from Federal Lands
    Oil drilled on Federal lands belongs to us, the taxpayers, not the oil industry. It is time for us, the taxpayers to have a say in how the oil is used and what the payment from the oil companies should be to us, the taxpayers.
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    Created by Rich Castle
  • Support deep-sea research by continuing to fund the only submersible-based scientific program in ...
    The Hawai‘i Undersea Research Laboratory is the only U.S. deep submergence facility in the Pacific Rim tasked with supporting undersea research necessary to fulfill the mission, goals, and objectives of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), along with other national interests of importance. Over 30 years of submersible operations have resulted in nearly 1900 dives representing 9300 hours underwater, and a benthic ecology database derived from in-house video record logging of over 125,000 entries based on 1100 unique deep-sea animal identifications in the Hawaiian Archipelago. With emerging interest in marine resources of the Pacific and renewable energy from the sea, HURL's contributions will continue to play an essential role in scientific research and advanced technology. HURL was established by Cooperative Agreement in 1980 between NOAA and the University of Hawai‘i, at which point it became a Regional Center in NOAA's Undersea Research Program (NURP). In 2009, President Obama signed Public Law 111-11 authorizing both NURP and Ocean Exploration (OE), and their administration under a merged program called the Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (OER). The Center supports highly-rated, peer-reviewed proposals to conduct undersea research in offshore and nearshore waters of the main and Northwestern Hawaiian Islands and waters of the central, southern, and western Pacific, including the new marine national monuments. In addition, HURL accepts funded requests from private, state, or federal agencies and participates in international collaborative research projects. As of March, 2012, NOAA has zeroed out funding for the Undersea Research Program (NURP) for FY13 beginning Oct 1, 2012, and put all the centers on life support funding (or less) for the current year. Many other NOAA programs, mostly extramural ones, have been cut to some level, though it appears only NURP and another have had their funding zeroed out completely. From NOAA’s 2013 OAR budget description: "National Undersea Research Program (NURP): NOAA requests a decrease of $3,985,000 and 6 FTEs to terminate the NURP component of OER. NOAA determined that NURP was a lower-priority function within its portfolio of research activities, particularly given that other avenues of Federal funding for such activities might be pursued. NOAA will continue to support the Ocean Exploration program, which delineates the Extended Continental Shelf and produces significant discoveries in deep sea research. Competitive grants for related activity will continue to be offered through NOAA and other Federal programs." As of right now, there is no known other funding to maintain the manned submersible capability that HURL provides. Hawai‘i is home to two of only eight human occupied submersibles of their kind. Pisces IV and Pisces V are three-person, battery-powered, one-atmosphere submersibles with a maximum operating depth of 2000 m. They offer scientists direct observation through view ports, HD video cameras, sample collecting, instrument placement, and environmental monitoring. Over the past 30 years HURL's accomplishments include long-term studies of Lo‘ihi submarine volcano and the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Notable discoveries include an historically significant Japanese midget submarine and deep-sea corals that are some of the oldest living organisms on Earth. Work in the newest U.S. marine national monuments led to an international five-month investigation throughout the central and southwestern Pacific that involved 58 scientists from 12 research entities and included the first submersible dives on 13 different undersea volcanoes. A new 6000-m capable ROV will further enable exploration of NOAA’s four new Marine National Monuments in the Pacific. For a relatively small ~$3 million per year, this type of work can continue. It will cost far more to recreate this capability in the future than to support it now and let it evolve to meet the NOAA missions and National interests of the future. We are calling on Congress to appropriate adequate money so that the U.S. can be a world leader in deep-sea research via a submersible-based scientific program presence in the Pacific region. NOAA as a whole does really good work; let us help it continue.
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    Created by Rachel Orange
  • Don't Frack the Fork (North Fork of the Gunnison River)
    Stop Natural Gas drilling when there is a surplus of natural gas that we are selling to China. Natural Gas Drilling (Frac'ing) is an UNREGULATED highly toxic process done by the gas and oil industry with strong lobbies in Washington.
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    Created by Joyce George
  • Boycott Exxon Mobil - Environmental Killers
    Citizens beware! Exxon Mobil ads promoting creation of pipeline to generate 500,000 jobs is false. This will not resolve our current high gas cost! Support protection of the environment before drilling. We need jobs but not at the expense of citizens that will be negatively impacted by building a pipeline. Boycott Exxon Mobil gas stations until they understand the importance of protecting citizens and the environment.
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    Created by Deborah
  • Global Warning
    In the film, happy feet two, Global Warming was addressed but it is more serious than that. all animals in polar climates are In danger due to Global Warming. So take a stand to stop it
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    Created by Rachel B
  • WAR ON NJ WILDLIFE BY NJ DIV FISH & GAME HUNTERS
    THE NJ Division Fish & game makes money from selling license to kill wildlife. Almost all species of wildlife that try to live in NJ are subject to horrible deaths by gun wacko hunters. You cannot peacefully live in your home in NJ because these gun wackos are shooting into homes, almost killing our children. It is time to change the composion of the NJ Div fish & game which consists only of hunters and a few farmes. They all want to murder our wildlife
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    Created by jean public
  • Mandate Recycling bins next to Trash bins in all public places
    Mandate Recycling bins next to Trash bins in all public places where recycling is offered.
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    Created by Pat Cantwell
  • Allow wolves back into Utah
    Wolves are native to Utah but were killed off by 1930. Now, when wolve come back to Utah from Yellowstone, they are shot or trapped. Ask Utah Governor Gary Herbert to allow wolves back into Utah.
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    Created by Bob Brister
  • Move beyond nuclear energy
    People should sign onto this who understand the dangers inherent in the pursuit of nuclear energy.
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    Created by Andrew Tirado
  • Environmental Threats
    To safeguard the environment against harmful and dangerous commercial practices and/or methods. To promote safer and cleaner environmentally friendly solutions for all life.
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    Created by James Verry
  • No NYS Fracking
    Fracking has shown to destroy ground water, and cause minor earthquakes. Gov Cuomo has the opportunity to save our NYS and NYC warer supply. Please act now, and make the law permanent.
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    Created by Rebecca Sears
  • Regional Haze
    Cleaning Up Montana's Air
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    Created by Derf L Johnson