This is to all horse lovers and caretakers in the world. Wouldn't you like to see Natural Remedies be allowed to continue instead of being called or labeled as drugs by the FDA, Government agencies trying to make it impossible both legally and financially for small herbalists, who can make a huge difference in saving horses lives, to operate? Their legislation and regulations around experienced and qualified herbalists, who are actually making a difference to the welfare of animals, is becoming harassing, manipulative and impossible for herbalists to work. We are trying desperately with all the best of intentions, we are not here to take advantage of people with sick horses and animals, we are doing our utmost best to help and heal these beautiful animals when some Veterinarians fail in so many cases, and euthanasia is their answer. This is not always necessary and Government officials in Veterinary departments could make it possible and give the horse owners another option by using natural medicine instead of trying to condemn herbalists. We are not part of Big Pharma and we are genuine people working from our hearts to help these animals who are suffering. They never asked to be born; we are responsible for producing them and yet we are not allowed to honor and respect them in the manner in which they are entitled. They are God's creatures and herbivores and yet they have to live and work for humans in environmental conditions far from suitable for their dietary needs and requirements. Please stop these agencies from making it impossible for herbalists to work, to help, to love and honor horses...

The Capitol Center Building blocks the majestic public views of Budd Inlet from the State Capitol complex and the southern portion of the Olympia Isthmus. It violates the State of Washington Shoreline Management Act. Additionally, it vitiates the citizens' 2008 petition to establish the Olympia Isthmus Park. A Hearing Examiner for the City of Olympia recently approved a Land Use Approval for an expanded use of the abandoned building. Nonetheless, he concluded the Capitol Center Building ". . . is unattractive and its location is truly unfortunate. In a perfect world, it never would have been constructed, and it could not be constructed today." It is time to purchase what is commonly referred to as the "Mistake by the Lake."

Fracking for oil and gas has led to drinking water contamination, toxic air pollution, and serious health impacts in states across the country. If Florida were to allow this new, more invasive drilling in our state, we'd be putting our groundwater and our public health at risk. That's why 90 communities, including 30 counties, have passed local measures against fracking. But to truly protect our beautiful state, we need a statewide ban. It's time the Legislature listened to the people of Florida and got the job done. A bill that would ban fracking in the Sunshine State has strong support in the Senate, but we need House members to act now too! Floridians deserve better than fracking. Demand that your legislators pass the fracking ban bill (HB 237/SB 462) in 2018.

I am starting this petition because it is unethical to keep elephants in trailers or on chains, thus depriving them of their biological needs to socialize and physical needs to exercise (in the wild elephants live in large groups of up to 100 elephants and have been known to mourn the loss of a member for days, they also typically walk 40 miles each day which is crucial to their health and longevity). Elephants have to be "broken" in order to work for humans; the use of bull hooks, electric shocks, food deprivation, and other forms of abuse cause extreme physical and emotion damage on these beautiful creatures. I have personally seen elephants chained to trailers while waiting to perform in 90+ degree heat without any shelter or water for hours while standing in their own waste. I have also seen the wounds and scars on these elephants casued by years of being repeatedly beat, shocked, and tormented. Ohio is better than this, let's join Illinois and ban traveling elephant acts in our state!

We need to save the Gazelles!

This petition is about eliminating gratuitous plastic waste. We have to use disposable plastic in hospital settings, but outside of that, we need to reduce our disposable plastic use as much as possible. Life worked out well when people just bought cartridges and then had to attach them to a reusable handle. Why did this wasteful disposable thing ever need to exist in the first place? We need a law against it!!!

http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-41866046/the-giant-mass-of-plastic-waste-taking-over-the-caribbean

The need for wood in 2018 far outweighs natures ability to provide. With California on fire, for instance, the trees needed to rebuild will not be there in 10 years because it really takes 500 years to grow a 500-year-old tree. So now, timber companies are buying up private properties and Forest Service properties and taking every tree, including 500-year-old trees. The poisons they spray will give me cancer, and I can't afford cancer.

Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) has investigated a number of farms that raise nonhuman animals used for meat, dairy, and egg products that retailers advertise using labels like “humane,” “free-range,” “cage-free,” and other terms that suggest those animals are treated with care and compassion and consideration of their needs; those farms include Diestel Turkey Ranch, Pitman Family Farms, Land O’Lakes dairy cooperative, and Jaindl Turkey Farms, among others. Universally, those claims proved false. In every farm we visited, we found meaningful numbers of animals who had died due to illness, starvation, and blunt force trauma, as well as many others on the verge of death. The public, which cares about the welfare of nonhuman animals and bases its purchasing decisions on the same, has been and continues to be deceived. On a more fundamental level, our experience with the nonhuman animals used for food, including pigs, cows, and chickens, proves that they, like we, value their lives. We think that most people would be highly averse to taking their lives themselves, particularly after interacting with them. The fact that those animals are confined, mutilated, and killed on a massive scale will be looked upon by posterity as a moral catastrophe, and humane labeling serves only to forestall a genuine inquiry by the public into whether our relationship with animals needs fundamental change. For these reasons, we ask lawmakers everywhere to ban the use of humane labeling and force farms and retailers to tell the truth about how animals raised for food are treated.

By signing this petition, you will be adding your name to a sign-on letter to the Delaware River Basin Commission that lays out our demands for its review of the proposed PennEast pipeline. The DRBC rarely uses its authority to review pipeline projects. They indicated some time ago that they would review this one, but never described how robust a review it would be. To date, the DRBC has not initiated a review. That may change now that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued its conditional approval of the pipeline. We don't want FERC's decision or the timing of it to influence DRBC in any way. Help us send that message to the DRBC.

Gas lawn equipment is close to emitting the same the amount of smog created by vehicles. They also have high noise pollution which creates stress.

I am a N.C. citizen who cares about what happens to our environment and economy. I was devastated to learn of the Trump administration's plan to open the oceans off all coasts of the U.S. to offshore drilling, and the seismic air gun blasts that precede it. I was, of course, deeply concerned for my home state. Seismic air gun blasts can be devastating to marine life...everything from oysters and scallops to turtles and whales. The oil spill risk, by itself, should be enough to frighten anyone. Did we learn nothing from the BP oil spill? Governor Roy Cooper said, "Protection of our beaches, sounds and marine life is vital to ensuring a robust coastal economy." And I agree with Gov. Cooper. We must keep our Ocean waters clean and healthy for a thriving economy and a sound environment. Please join me and say "NO!" to offshore drilling!!!