Our environment continues to be trashed daily by people who don't know or don't care about the damage their littering and improper disposal of waste from their consumption is causing. I am therefore proposing some incentives that hopefully will make a difference before we completely destroy our planet and all the creatures that depend on it as a clean place to live.

Fracking is a dangerous way to extract gas and oil from the ground because most sites end up polluting our natural drinking water supply. Even if one site, and there are too many already, poisoned a water supply, it should not be considered as a way to continue to extract natural gas from the ground. And, there are many sites that have already polluted....just because the Oil and Gas Companies are paying people off so they can't speak out doesn't mean we should consider this process.

Stop this barbaric treatment of bears!!!

Tell the County Commissioners to reconsider their position on the Impact Fee for drilling of the Utica shale in Berks County and take action instead to protect our people and natural resources.

The National Park Service is trying to put a General Management Plan in place for Buck Island in the Virgin Islands, that will take away the rights of Park visitors to enjoy the park as it was intended at it's creation. There will be no man powered watercraft, no snorkeling, and no anchoring. Help STOP big government from taking away the people's right to enjoy this National Park.

Nebraska is very fortunate to have a pristine environment, without huge scars from industrial development and building. Please let's keep it this way, without chance of oil spills or leakage and the damage to our environment and our health.

We have more oil in our country than Saudi Arabia and Pres. Obama is not allowing Americans the opportunity to create jobs and lower gas prices by drilling in our own land. Sign my petition if you want "Hope" and "Change" about our current oil situation.

We need to stop chemtrails now! Help us sign this petition to get it to our government, congress and our president. We need to know what and who is spraying these chemtrails everday.We the people have had enough and we are calling on our government to come clean and to stop spraying us with deadly chemicals..

PSNH should match our contributions for development of renewable energy sources when we sign up for THEIR EarthSmart Green Rate. C'mon PSNH, get some skin in the game!

Genetically altered plants & seeds have crossed into the natural environment crossing with & disseminating natural crops. Killing off natural species & many varieties of them, yet when these plants are found on a farmers land government has sided with the genetic patent holders & will destroy his crops or fine him into bankruptcy. Genetically altered plants should only be allowed to be grown in contained areas.

The United States Forest Service has planned a massive logging operation located within the community of McKenzie Bridge, Oregon, along the banks of the McKenzie River. They kept this project secret for two years to avoid interference from the community. Despite the fact that the project is located within a major watershed, involves critical habitat and the destruction of old growth stands of douglas fir, there was no environmental impact statement submitted. The USFS/ USDA instead prepared a wholly biased environmental assessment, which states that there is habitat at stake, including the spotted owl, however it is unlikely to cause the extinction of any species. It is largely based on rule of thumb, generalizations and past experiences unrelated to this location. The USFS considers the project a done deal and is going ahead despite the objections of many in the community. The residents would like this project stopped until an independent environmental impact statement can be prepared and shared with the public, offering adequate protections to habitat, the community and the all important McKensie River basin (from which the city of Eugene draws it's drinking water). Please see our website at: www.savemckenziebridge.com

A large number of oil companies are moving into MN to begin digging silica sand. This sand is used as a part of the fracking process. MN has a large amount of this sand that is at or close to the surface. Much of these deposits are found along the MN River as well as the Cannon & the MIssissippi Rivers. The problem with this sand is the dust. It is extremely fine & can carry for long distances & is a carcinogen. It causes a disease called Scilicosis(similar to Mesothelioma). Anyone who lives with a few miles of a mine has an extremely high chance of developeing this lung disease. Right now rural counties who have no one qualified to deal with this are being overrun with permit requests. This needs to be handled on a statewide basis. Also these are open pit, involving blasting & haevy truck traffic. One mine is Wisconsin has 550 truck trips a day. Unless we want to turn S.E. MN into West Virgini, WE NEED TO ACT NOW