Limit animal-agribusiness, the leading cause of climate-change.

How Do We Fix Federal Prison Reform? #RepealCCCAAct1984 The CCCA Act of 1984 took away the chance for Parole. Before, if a Citizen got in trouble and ended up in jail, he would serve a portion of his sentence and if he reformed his ways, he could be released early and allowed a second chance to do good. He could reunite with his family and try his hardest at achieving the American dream. Trust me, private prison are not here to reform anyone. They are here to make money and retain slave labor. Regulations that take away the chance of parole should be deemed as cruel and unusual punishment. Please help the children of nonviolent offenders, to have the opportunity, to know their parents and loved ones. Stop the occurrence of generational imprisonment. #2. How Did This Happen? [During Ronald reagan's reign as president, the government passed a law called CCCA Act. (Getting tough on crime and the war on drugs) Implemented: November 1, 1987 to the present. ] CCCA ACT of 1984: This applies to inmates sentenced for an offense committed after November 1, 1987, when the Comprehensive Crime Control Act (CCCA) became law. The two most significant changes in the statutes deal with good time and parole issues. There are no provisions under the new law for parole. Good time available is 54 days per calendar year, and may be awarded in part or in whole, contingent upon behavior during the year. Once awarded, it is vested and may not be forfeited for SRA and VCCLEA sentences. PLRA sentences do not vest GCT until the actual day of release. There is no statutory good time or extra good time for people sentenced for crimes committed after November 1, 1987 #3. What Can We Do? [Prior To The CCCA Act: from 1910-October 31, 1987 these were the guidelines that were humane and focused on reformation instead of punishment.] #4. Reinstate The Following: Parole: Parole is release from incarceration under conditions established by the U.S. Parole Commission. Parole is not a pardon or an act of clemency. A parolee remains under the supervision of a U.S. Probation Officer until the expiration of his full term. Good Time: "Good Time" awarded by the Bureau of Prisons under statutes enacted prior to November 1, 1987, has the effect of reducing the stated term of the sentence; that is, it advances the date when release will be mandatory if the offender is not paroled at an earlier date. The Parole Commission, in setting a parole date, may also consider the behavior for which good time is awarded. Statutory Good Time: Under 18 U.SC. 4161, an offender sentenced to a definite term of six months or more is entitled to a deduction his term, computed as follows, if the offender has faithfully observed the rules of the institution. 6 months to 1 year - 5 days per month More than 1 year, less than 3 years - 6 days per month At least 3 years, less than 5 years - 7 days per month At least 5 years, less than 10 years - 8 days per month 10 years or more - 10 days per month #5. Repeal The CCCA Act: 1984 (Re-instate Reformation Not Punishment.) Call your U.S. Congressman Call your U.S. Senators Demand reinstating parole, good time and statutory good time. Print fliers, educate your friends, stage a rally in front of the Federal courthouse, send out media releases, visit your congressman and senators officers and drop off the flyers, e-mail, snail mail. Start a petition in your state, that includes all 50 states.Tweet/#RepealCCCAAct1984

The Keystone XL Pipeline struggle has not ended! Unknown to most environmentalists, the San Francisco Bay Area, once a major World War II industrial hub, is soon to be on the receiving end of "the other" Keystone XL pipeline, by rail or by ship, if several of the five area refineries get their way. We petition BAAQMD (the "Air District"): Suspend refinery permits until greenhouse gas emission cap regulations are in place! Air pollution kills hundreds, if not thousands of people in the Bay Area each year and threatens to destroy our global climate and way of life. Refining the worlds dirtiest crude oils, such as tar sands, is a very carbon-intensive industrial process, producing vast amounts of climate-changing greenhouse gasses. Refining the dirtiest crudes also creates more deadly particulate matter, while emitting toxic heavy metals and cancer-causing airborne benzene. Stronger refinery emissions rules from the Air District are our best chance for controlling refinery pollution, which is set to increase if recently permitted dirty oil refinery infrastructure is built. The recently released, but grossly incomplete, refinery emissions rules (“Rules 12-15 and 12-16”) are too-little-too-late. These rules would fail to create a healthy breathing environment and would perpetuate the environmental injustice of exposing frontline communities to yet more refinery pollution. The draft rules raise many questions: Why were greenhouse gases exempted from regulation? Why is there no proposal for enforceable, facility-wide numeric emissions caps or limits? How can you promise our air is not going to get worse without numeric caps, should these already approved dirty oil projects proceed? Why is the Air District ignoring Ultramar v. South Coast AQMD, which says an air district has the authority to require preemptive action on pollution: • even if it requires phasing out the use of a chemical entirely • even if it is done to prevent future episodes of air pollution • even if emissions are not one of the EPA’s six 'criteria' pollutants, like greenhouse gases (See historic greenhouse gas petition on Wikipedia page: Criteria_air_contaminants). I am writing to ask that you prevent refinery-emission increases by suspending all permitting for refinery projects and establishing a numeric cap on refinery pollution—including for greenhouse gases—at today's levels.

https://www.change.org/p/montana-governor-steve-bullock-montana-attorney-general-tim-fox-please-end-the-wrongful-prosecution-of-matthew-ryan-ailer We are the loving supporters of Matthew Ryan Ailer, who has been wrongfully charged with obtaining or exerting unauthorized control over workers’ compensation benefits. We believe that Matthew has been wrongfully charged based on the lack of knowledge and understanding of his medical conditions and based on an unreliable felon. Even though Matthew did not commit this crime, he has suffered emotionally and psychologically as a result of this baseless criminal charge. We have helplessly watched him suffer for years, and it’s very sad and heartbreaking to see him unfold and suffer with no end in sight. While working for Garden City Janitorial as a General Manager, Matthew was in two work-related accidents. In the first accident, Matthew swerved from hitting another vehicle and collided with a guardrail with the company work van. This began the long road of medical conditions that currently affect him today. The second accident involved a burnisher and exacerbated his medical conditions. This accident is where we believe the prosecutor wrongfully alleges misconduct. As a result of those two work-related accidents, his doctors have diagnosed him with PTSD, Conversion Disorder, and Major Depression Disorder. For Matthew to get treatment for those medical conditions, his general doctor asked several times for him to see the proper doctors for his conditions and was denied by Montana State Fund each and every time. We believe that Montana State Fund and the prosecutor wrongfully alleges misconduct without any evidence of wrongdoing. In fact, it’s the complete opposite of what is alleged and we believe that a limited knowledge and understanding of his medical conditions continue to play into this belief of misconduct. After being denied by Montana State Fund, Matthew travelled to Seattle, Washington from Missoula, Montana to see specialists at a rehabilitation facility in order to get the proper treatment for his medical conditions. Matthew and his family had to use private insurance and also had to pay out of pocket for his medical care in Seattle. He then returned back to Missoula to his treating doctors and medical exercise program. Although Matthew vastly improved while in Seattle, he had some setbacks when he returned to Missoula. He has suffered and continues to suffer immensely since his work-related accidents, and there are many days he feels hopeless and worthless because of his medical conditions. On top of these medical conditions, he now has to face a baseless criminal charge, which has worsened his overall well-being. Not only does Matthew have to cope with his medical conditions he has to go through an unfounded criminal charge. After reading the charging documents, we feel that it contains false information, outright lies, usage of words that were taken out of context, and false information that has nothing to do with the actual charge. Why use flimsy evidence, false information, a deceitful felon, and a limited understanding of Matthew’s medical conditions to charge him? Why use this tactic to get a criminal charge against Matthew? We believe it was used because he has no criminal background and has never been charged with any crime. With the support of family, friends, his dogs, and other supporters, we believe this will give Matthew faith that he will improve and get through this unfounded criminal charge that he did not commit. The prosecutor even offered him a plea deal in court and he rejected that deal. We will stand by Matthew, whom we love and support as he fights to the end so that the truth will be heard. We are asking for supporters to stand beside Matthew and support him in this very distressing time in his life. Please join us and ask the prosecutor, Mary Cochenour, to drop this charge against him. If this goes to trial, we encourage everyone to come to Helena, Montana and listen to the evidence that will be presented in court. Medical doctors and other witnesses will be there to prove without a doubt that Matthew is innocent. Thank you for reading and signing this petition! Update - Trial Date and Location: According to Lewis and Clark County District Court Records, Matthew’s trial will start December 7th. The trial will take place at the Court House located at 228 Broadway Street in Helena, Montana. Update - Medical Condition - Conversion Disorder: Conversion disorder, also called functional neurological symptom disorder, is a condition in which you show psychological stress in physical ways. The condition was so named to describe a health problem that starts as a mental or emotional crisis — a scary or stressful incident of some kind — and converts to a physical problem. For example, in conversion disorder, your leg may become paralyzed after you fall from a horse, even though you weren't physically injured. Conversion disorder signs and symptoms appear with no underlying physical cause, and you can't control them. Signs and symptoms of conversion disorder typically affect your movement or your senses, such as the ability to walk, swallow, see or hear. Conversion disorder symptoms can vary in severity and may come and go or be persistent. http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/conversion-disorder/basics/definition/con-20029533 http://www.fndhope.org/functional-neurological-disorder-2/what-is-fnd/ Update - Medical Conditions - PTSD and Major Depression: To learn about PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) please see: http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/post-traumatic-stress-disorder/basics/definition/con-20022540 To learn about Major Depression Disorder please see: http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/depression/basics/definition/con-20032977

I demand justice for the death of my stepson, who was shot several times. We don't watn the Chicago Police setting his case to the side. Give me and my family some closure. It's killing us. Thanks for your time. We would appreciate if you could help us get justice by getting a petition for people to sign.

I want to run for the office of Senator in Oregon State. I have resided here in Oregon for 37 years. I have seen things in the last 2-3 years that have horrified me, especially about the justice system. It badly needs fixing. Our education system, has no money, because Oregon puts more money into prisons then education. We need more police presence. We need to protect or gun rights. There is so much more that could be done to make Oregon great once again.

This petition is about the unjust incarceration of this young man, ripped from his little ones just to justify and satisfy our Governor after receiving heavy criticism for not having caught the I-10 shooter over the summer. Shootings have continued and the "evidence" has been changed so many times that nothing adds up, except Merritt's alibi's, which his lawyers are using to fight for his release as well! **** I have been following this story ever since it started. I am a mother, a wife and creator of http://fightbackandwin.com. I believe in fighting for your rights and helping those who cannot. Justice is not always fair and almost never affordable. We have reached out to all news media locally and some national news agencies as well, in an attempt to get contact info. Myself along with a few others, some even out of the country, have rallied on social media ever since the beginning to try and get Leslie a fair bail as it was obvious to us that this was clearly a huge act of injustice! Our social media page for support for Leslie is: https://www.facebook.com/groups/428023417400072/?ref=bookmarks Please feel free to contact via his Facebook support page or through this platform. Thank you for any act of kindness and empathy as we try to gain support for Leslie so he can be with his family during the holidays!

How could our representatives allow corporate tribunals to determine the price we owe investors when our health and safety regulations interfere with their profits? Do they really support a global corporate court system staffed by corporate lawyers with no ethical requirements of neutrality and no way to be reviewed, appealed or challenged in existing domestic court systems? How could our representatives support an agreement with laughable enforcement measures for environmental issues when compared with the rights of corporations to profits? 13 leading environmental organizations [Sierra Club, NRDC & more ] have reviewed the TPP, and stand opposed. This agreement only talks the talk, doesn't require walking the walk. Why would our representatives support an expansion of the number of American jobs going overseas? Or an expansion of the race to the bottom by allowing the importing of labor from other countries to the US without our laws and labor rights prevailing. How could our elected representatives believe that an expansion of protection for patent medicines and biologics (and a resultant decrease in the availability of generics) is good for the public and for public health??? We, the voters, will know by your vote on this issue just whom you are representing, the people or the corporations.

To ensure the safety of the San Pedro, Wilmington, Harbor city and Harbor gateway residents.

In the United States Constitution, it states that only a natural-born citizen or a citizen of the United States at the time of adoption of the constitution may assume the office of President. This law was created in order to prevent a British colonialist from becoming President and making the newly formed America a British colony again. Today, this is no longer a threat and the American people know better than to elect a candidate who does not have America’s best interest at heart, consequently making the law redundant. The law prevents over five percent of otherwise legible U.S. Citizens from having the right to become President. We do not believe it is right, that someone should be denied the right to be elected to public office, simply because of their place of birth. Many immigrants have served in the U.S. military, made scientific and medical advances for the United States, brought money to the U.S. in the form of businesses, and even served America in other forms of public office. Many immigrants are just as patriotic, if not more so, than many natural-born citizens, and we believe that denying them the right to candidacy to the Presidency is morally unjust, and decreases the number of able candidates, potentially denying America a better leader. Many able politicians who would have been strong Presidential candidates have not had the opportunity to run, and consequently the people have not had the right to elect them, simply because of the country they were born in. We believe that country of birth is irrelevant, and that what matters is the country you have allegiance to. It is foolish to believe that someone born in the United States, but who has lived abroad all their life, has more allegiance to the United States, and more right to become President, than someone who was born abroad, but has chosen to leave their home and past behind them and make a new life in the country they have always dreamed of living in. We believe that the foundations of democracy are that the people have the right to elect the leader they wish to be led by, and that they should be able to vote for whoever they wish provided that person wishes to be President. We believe that the people should have the right to choose their leader, whether the candidate was born in the United States or not. Consequently, we ask that an amendment to the Constitution is proposed to repeal the natural born citizen clause, and allow foreign-born citizens to assume the role of President provided they fit the remaining criteria and have been a citizen for at least twenty years; and so we propose the Equal Opportunity to Govern Amendment that: “Section 1: A person who is a citizen of the United States, who has been for 20 years a citizen of the United States, and who is otherwise eligible to the Office of President, is not ineligible to that Office by reason of not being a native born citizen of the United States. Section 2: This article shall not take effect unless it has been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States not later than 7 years from the date of its submission to the States by the Congress.” Consequently, we urge Congress to propose and pass this amendment, so that there truly are equal opportunities for all Americans to govern the United States, and the President, truly is the person considered by the people to be the best person for the job. For more information visit the Equal Opportunity to Govern Campaign's website at www.eotg.org

Recently Katie Brown, of Daytona Beach, Florida posted a picture of her Chocolate Lab with his mouth duct taped on Facebook with the caption " this is what happens when you don't shut up". This photo went viral internationally in addition to sparking thousands of calls to law enforcement and the media. The photo has been reported to Facebook they refuse to take it down stating that it does not depict violence and does not violate their "community standards ". Katie Brown refuses to remove the photo and Local authorities and animal service hotlines have been flooded with calls since the picture was posted. Please help us get this horrible image removed from Facebook and have their security department reevaluate their standards. This is appalling.

I work in a market where we promote the usage of reusable bags; however we still continue to waste. Other stores also waste thousands upon thousands of paper and plastic bags. Reusable bags are available everywhere and are not expensive, they can be made, we should join other communities in the country and take part in a small change that can have a great impact.