There is currently a petition against the composting project that Ecoverde has established in East Aurora, NY. This project is one of a kind and is taking steps toward making a cleaner future. Unfortunately, concerned neighbors are voting against it without getting their facts straight first.

Water, in a modernized, first world country should be viewed upon as a basic human right. In a state surrounded by freshwater, two water crises is unacceptable. While legislators allow for companies like Nestle to exploit the Great Lakes, taxpaying Michiganders are left parched and our environment deplorable.

According to the Humane Society Legislative Fund "Rep. Marsha Blackburn has repeatedly supported legislation that enables cruelty to animals. She blocked efforts to strengthen the federal law against the cruel practice of “soring” Tennessee Walking show horses—using caustic chemicals and other painful substances to injure the horses’ hooves and legs, thereby inducing a high-stepping gait. She supported an amendment to H.R. 3354 that allows hunters to kill defenseless hibernating mother bears and cubs in Alaska for sport alone. Blackburn also failed to support common sense measures to crack down on puppy mills, protect horses from slaughter for human consumption overseas, or protect women and pets from domestic violence. "

The Better Path Coalition is planning to kick off 2019 with a HUGE event celebrating Article 1, Section 27 of the PA Constitution. As a founding member of the coalition, we're working with our partners to plan an amazing day of action on Sunday, 1/27 and a delivery of this petition to every office in the capitol on Monday, 1/28 (with some very special help). We want whoever wins the election in November and whoever returns to Harrisburg to uphold the amendment, which happens to be the strongest of its kind in the country. We want elected officials who will lead on climate, take aggressive action against pollution, and prevent new sources of pollution from entering PA. We'll be at the polls on November 6th with paper copies of this petition we'll be asking voters to sign as they leave. We're looking for volunteers across the state to spend an hour or two (or more) gathering signatures. If you'd like to take part, please register here! http://bit.ly/petitionatthepolls

On August 2, 2018, the temperature was in the high 80's with high humidity and the petting zoo at the (Eastpointe, MI) Kennedy Park event violated MPC 750.50 a.k.a., the Anti Cruelty Statute. The event went from 5-10 pm with approximately 20 animals. A gray Lion's head rabbit was confined to a cage with NO shade, a 2 ounce container for water (only after I chewed out the owners), and food NOT suitable for a rabbit. The owner claimed the rabbit had water earlier and the kids are responsible for feeding the rabbit. The statute mandates adequate water, food, sanitary conditions and protection/shelter from the elements. In this case, the sun. The rabbit was forced to sit in the sun for 3 hours with no shade, a blanket was not provided until I chewed out the owner for not providing shade/shelter from the sun. As of today, October 15th, the city attorney has still NOT filed animal neglect charges. Although their office is short staffed with prosecuting attorneys, the neglect charges MUST be filed. Eastpointe has been without animal control prior to August and MDARD (Michigan Dept of Agriculture and Rural Development) mandates ALL cities MUST have animal control. The city just hired a new city manager with a $117k salary + benefits, but is not wanting to pay the cost of finalizing the transfer of animal control to Macomb County Animal Control. In addition to the petting zoo, a sheep was tied to the side of a trailer with no more than 5 feet to move. The recreation authority members are on the record stating their discomfort seeing the animals mistreated at the event and don't understand why no shade was provided for the rabbit, when it had been in previous years. When I addressed the Warren City Council about animal neglect at their birthday bash, they were very appreciative of my concerns. A Warren councilman is working with the MI director of the Humane Society of the United States and Attorneys for Animals in drafting language to ban all traveling animal acts. In addition to rampant animal neglect at petting zoos forcing animals to endure travel of an hour or more in trailers with no air conditioning or escape from humans when stressed, it's also a public welfare issue. Zoonotic diseases are transmitted from petting zoos to humans that range from e coli, salmonella, cryptosporidium, Giardia infection, etc. Symptoms range from bloody to watery diarrhea, vomiting, headaches, fever, chills, etc. When cities are aware of this, they have a responsibility to protect both animals from neglect and the public from zoonotic diseases. Please contact the Eastpointe city council (council email addresses are listed on city website & have a Facebook page) and city attorney (586-778-7778) and request animal neglect charges are filed against PartyanimalsMI.com from the August 2nd event for violation of adequate care under the Anti Cruelty Statute regarding inadequate water/food/shelter (NO shade). And ask that Eastpointe teaches children compassion towards animals in banning ALL petting zoos/farms and traveling animal acts. Please do NOT support any petting zoos or circuses either. Please attend your local city council meetings and request they BAN petting zoos/farms and traveling animal acts due to animal neglect and transmission of zoonotic diseases. There are NO "good" petting zoos, it's all about profiting off of the misery and suffering of animals. Ignore the argument about kids having fun, the animals are NOT having fun.

In Juliana v. U.S., a group of youths, ages 11-22, filed suit against the US government for its affirmative actions that cause climate change, which have violated the youngest generation’s constitutional rights to life, liberty, and property, as well as failed to protect essential public trust resources. The fossil fuel industry and the Trump administration have requested multiple times that the case be dismissed, but all of these attempts have been rejected by the courts. The trial in the 9th Circuit of Appeals is set for October 29! Support these brave young people! Sign this petition and share!

Wildlife is under threat from human overpopulation and encroachment and deserves protection, not to be slaughtered.

It is the University of Oregon's responsibility to follow its Climate Action Plan to reduce carbon emissions, NOT to endorse what would be the largest greenhouse gas emitter in the state. The pipeline does more than just endanger our right to a stable climate, it also jeopardizes the safety and drinking water of marginalized communities across Oregon. The construction of this pipeline and export center would be a travesty. UO must follow its climate commitments and reject this irresponsible project by withdrawing from the Portland Business Alliance and publicly denouncing the fracked gas pipeline. More info: https://www.registerguard.com/opinion/20180502/uo-must-signal-opposition-to-lng-project http://www.nolngexports.org/

I don't want to see the green future handed over to other countries. America can do it better, smarter, and more efficiently. In decades to come our economy will roar from it, and our grandchildren will thank us for doing the right thing for the planet.

Hurricane Michael is a monster storm, fueled by global warming pollution. It cut an unprecedented path of terrible destruction through the Florida panhandle. Hundreds of thousands of Floridians faced mandatory evacuation orders even as the October 9 voter registration deadline approached. Governor Rick Scott declared a state of emergency on October 7 and has been making dozens of TV appearances but has refused to extend the voter registration deadline. The people of Florida need to be able to focus right now on keeping themselves and their loved ones safe, not on whether they'll be able to cast their ballots. Rick Scott is a climate change denier and was the chairman of Donald Trump's Super PAC. He is playing partisan politics with our democracy—just like he did when Hurricane Matthew hit Florida in 2016. This is unacceptable.

The IPCC just gave the world its conservative estimate that we have 12 years to do whatever we can to mitigate the effects of climate change before it's too late. And yet, Trump's nominee to fill Robert Powelson's vacancy on the five-member panel of commissioners at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is a pro-fossil fuel shill. Read his Earth Day op-ed for The Hill referenced in the petition to get a good sense of who he is. https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/383605-this-earth-day-lets-accept-the-critical-role-that-fossil-fuel We just learned that the Senate is planning to move quick to get Bernard McNamee confirmed. His confirmation hearing has already been scheduled for November. We need to push hard on senators to reject this terrible candidate.

Lot's of Marine life is dying cause of the Toxic Algae bloom Going Around Florida.Let's get as many signatures as we can on this to make Rundown Water pollution illegal.