Recent Front Page of New York Times presented article in a series regarding unreported dangers of hydro-fracking for methane gas 2 miles under the surface of populated areas. In the "gold" rush to shatter the bedrock of Pennsylvania and New York to gather tiny pockets of gas, the industry is risking the destruction of human habitation above. Money cannot trump life...again.

Please help us protect our children. It is disturbing that so little has been done to reduce the radiation exposure to children in Iwate. We are to present a petition to the Mayor of Morioka-City to demand countermeasures against the nuclear radiation caused by the radioactive leak from the Fukushima reactors. The original website link for the petition (in Japanese) is as follows: http://ameblo.jp/miraieforchildren-iwate/entry-11076647545.html

Hydraulic fracturing must be banned to protect the largest source of above-ground freshwater in the world, the Great Lakes and their feeder water system inside the State of Michigan, from use by hydraulic fracturing companies seeking to drill for natural gas in Michigan shale. Every time a well is "fracked" 3 to 5 or more million(Chesapeake Energy states 5 million is average) gallons of water are poisoned and lost to us forever. Chesapeake also says, "Use of this water in natural gas and oil operations is a one-time use, and does not represent a long-term commitment of the resource. Other water users typically consume water for years, decades or even longer. How Much Is 5 Million Gallons?The 5 million gallons of water needed to drill and fracture a typical deep shale gas or oil well is equivalent to the amount of water consumed by: New York City in approximately seven minutes A 1,000 megawatt coal-fired power plant in 12 hours A golf course in 25 days 7.5 acres of corn in a season While these represent continuing consumption, the water used for a natural gas or oil well is a one-time use." The only problem with their information is that water used for those things is RETURNED TO THE WATER CYCLE for our use again. Their "one-time use" is a permanent loss of water. When they add frack chemicals to it, it is gone. Lost...lost....lost.

In 2005 , behind closed doors, Dick Cheney, former CEO of Halliburton, exempted the Gas and Oil Industries from the Clean Air and Clean Water Act. Clean air and clean water is a basic human right which no man has the right to take away from another man. This action was knowingly carried out in order to create the unregulated situation we are in today, where these industries are free to poison our air and inject toxic chemicals into the earth through Hydro Fracking and other extraction techniques . If it cannot be done safely, it cannot be done at all.

Over 20,000 residents of Canton and neighboring communities rely on Canton Lake for clean drinking water, and the West and Middle Branches of Copperas Creek provide some of the highest quality wildlife habitat, hunting, and fishing left in Fulton County. But the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has tentatively decided to issue water pollution permits for a 1,084 acre strip coal mine that would send additional pollution into Canton Lake and Copperas Creek, and allow for the destruction of miles of tributary streams. Even worse, the applicant is the same group responsible for the disastrous Industry Mine in McDonough and Schuyler Counties – which has violated the Clean Water Act by discharging polluted water at levels above its permit over 300 times since 2003! Despite ongoing legal action by the Illinois Attorney General’s Office and widespread local opposition the Industry Mine is still not complying with the law. How can Illinois EPA even consider issuing a permit to a company with such a bad record so close to a source of clean drinking water? Take Action Now! 1. Sign the petition and tell Governor Quinn and Illinois EPA not to issue permits that threaten clean drinking water! No permits for mining companies that are already violating the Clean Water Act. 2. Join Us At The Meeting CACEI December Meeting 10:00 am, December 3, 2011 and at the Fulton County Health Department Public Hearing on North Canton Mine Water Permits at 5:00 pm on December 6, 2011 at the Donaldson Center This petition and associated signatures will be forwarded to Gov. Quinn and Illinois EPA as part of our campaign to protect Canton Lake and Copperas Creek from strip mining pollution. By submitting this form, your name and address will be filed with a public agency and become public record. We will not use your personal information for any other purpose.

A systemic pesticide moves inside a plant following absorption by the plant. Systemic insecticides, which poison pollen and nectar in the flowers, kills bees and other needed pollinators. Please pass legislation to ban system pesticide use NOW!

Roadside are some of the last places for honeybees and other insect life to forage in this age of mono culture a flower can be hard to find. A pesticide free plant is getting harder to find in a field or along rail roads or even in parks. A road side covered in flowers would be a joy to behold for bees and people. It would save money in the long run as well as make job now, cleaning and planting the roadsides. Then we would save fuel and labor by only mowing once. A lot of plants make better ground cover then grass. Our road sides should be in bloom from spring to fall. If we wait till spring to mow the plant life hepl hold snow and give wild life a place to forage.

Incremental but unrelenting encroachment upon and development of the stream banks and flood plains following the devastating flood of 1927 has unnecessarily put human lives and property in harms way. The best interests of citizens and property owners, our communities, soil preservation, and the ecological integrity of Vermont rivers, streams, lakes and ponds demands that meaningful state wide riparian buffer zone legislation be drafted, approved and implemented as soon as possible.

We, the undersigned residents of the Township of Portage, petition the Town Board to impose a moratorium on gas extraction using high-volume, slick water, hydraulic fracturing in the Township of Portage. The methods used and the intensity of industrial development threaten our clean air, clean water, soil, rural landscapes, and health, as well as our social and economic well being.

Florida Constitution Amendment - Article 10 Section 28 USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES. By December 31, 2020, 20 percent of the electricity sold by an electric utility at retail, in the State of Florida, shall be generated from renewable energy sources. Fossil and nuclear fuels and their derivatives are not eligible resources.

The Finger Lakes must be protected from the hydrofracking industry. It is an area of fragile, rural beauty with its watershed vulnerable to pollution. Its roads are too narrow and hilly for the heavy industrial trucking that hydrofracking will bring.

Slick-water high-volume hydraulic fracturing (HVHF) is a process by which oil and gas are extracted from underground reserves. It’s known as, hydrofracking or fracking, the process begins by Injecting fluid (a mixture of water, sand, and highly toxic chemicals) under high pressure into oil and gas wells. We are requesting that this moratorium be in place until the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is able to finish its current study on the environmental risks of hydrofracking. Town meeting is on December 8th. Please email this petition to your friends and family.