This issue is a serious one. Obviously climate change is also very serious to all Human Kind. Plastic is in the deepest parts of our oceans and is inundating the Dominque Republic, Hawaii, and many other places. Plastic covers the Pacific Ocean in an area 3 times the size of France. There are plenty of alternatives than plastic.

A Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) investigation at RayMar Ranches found a mass graveyard of cows and calves piled on top of one another. Investigators also documented baby cows confined in hutches smaller than the length of their bodies for months at a time, forced to sleep each night on a hard wooden floor and live on top of their own waste. Baby calves just weeks old were recorded coughing from the toxicity of the ammonia-rich air in the overcrowded wasteland. This farm sends cows to Harris Ranch, which is the largest ranch on the West Coast and and the supplier of In-N-Out's hamburger meat. In-N-Out claims they do not condone animal abuse; yet they have repeatedly made headlines for extreme abuse at their farms and slaugtherhouses. The public has a right to know how these animals really live. Ask the CEO of In-N-Out to show the public the truth about how their animals are raised.

FIre danger is real and it is irresponsible to permit the sale and use of fireworks in our community.

TIAA and CREF pour millions of dollars a year into big global palm oil traders and growers in Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Africa. These companies fund forest destruction. Today, CREF -- a set of funds owned by TIAA -- is holding its shareholder meeting. Shareholders will vote for their new board of trustees, which could decide to stop funding land grabs and forest destruction. So we need to send a message to TIAA CEO Roger Ferguson and demand that he act now!

The Trump Administration wants to sacrifice an imperiled species in order to let Big Oil drill on our public lands. We cannot allow the sage grouse to be sacrificed for Big Oil's profits. We need to demand that the Administration protects the sage grouse and other treasures of biodiversity, and not corporate profits!

A Canadian company, Pembina, wants to build a massive fracked gas export terminal in southern Oregon. It would include a 229-mile-long pipeline and a huge liquified natural gas (LNG) facility in Coos Bay. We need to make it clear to Governor Kate Brown and her administration that we won't allow more fracked gas infrastructure in our state. Send a message to Governor Kate Brown to STOP the Jordan Cove LNG terminal and the Pacific Connector fracked gas pipeline.

The Trump Administration wants to sacrifice an imperiled species in order to let Big Oil drill on our public lands. We cannot allow the sage grouse to be sacrificed for Big Oil's profits. We need to demand that the Administration protects the sage grouse and other treasures of biodiversity, and not corporate profits!

Fracking has caused devastation in states across the country, including Pennsylvania, Ohio, Colorado, and Texas. We can’t let that happen in Illinois. Regulations can’t make fracking safe. But right now, energy companies are free to frack in Illinois and it's time we say No More! Fracking endangers our health and safety through water contamination, air pollution, and earthquakes. Studies have linked fracking to long-term health effects -- we shouldn't gamble Illinoisans' health for the sake of burning more dirty fossil fuels. Tell Illinois elected officials that fracking should be banned!

Fire danger is real and it is irresponsible to permit the sale and use of fireworks in our community.

The Endangered Species Act has saved some of our nation's most iconic species from vanishing into extinction. Bald eagles, humpback whales and California condors are here today because of the protections of this groundbreaking and popular law. Despite the Endangered Species Act's 99 percent track record and historically bipartisan support, some Republicans in Congress and Ryan Zinke's Department of Interior are waging a coordinated attack on this law and the species it protects. Congress is considering nearly a dozen proposals that target the Endangered Species Act. Among them are bills that would either block or remove protections from species including sage grouse (a bird that relies on habitat sought by the oil and gas industries) and all of the gray wolves in the lower 48 states. Ryan Zinke, Trump's Secretary of the Interior, unveiled his plans to overhaul the Endangered Species Act recently. The Trump/Zinke plan would reduce the protected habitat set aside for endangered species and make protecting yet-to-be-listed species more difficult. If these proposed changes are successful, endangered plants, fish, and wildlife–and the places they call home–will suffer. Please speak out and tell Congress, Ryan Zinke, and their cronies that the Endangered Species Act is wildly successful and does not need their "modernization" or overhaul. 1. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/22/climate/endangered-species-act-trump-administration.html 2.https://www.esasuccess.org/2016/index.html

I am outraged that America's iconic wildlife is being subjected to cruel and unconscionable persecution.

Dogs and cats are being killed unnecessarily, even a few hours after they are turned in. Veterinarian students are conducting experiments causing animals to die. This is unacceptable; voters in the County increased their taxes so the shelter could become a no-kill shelter. However, the Mayor decided to use the money for something else, disregarding the will of the citizens. Help stop the nonsense killings. Remember, we have the voting power.