I’m Richard Mathews and I live within smelling distance of the fracked natural gas leak that has been spewing methane and toxins into the Los Angeles air since at least October 23, coming from an underground storage area above the suburb of Porter Ranch and holding fracked natural gas imported from other states. The company responsible is Southern California Gas, a subsidiary of Sempra Energy. I live four miles from the site of this toxic disaster—the largest natural gas leak in U.S. history—and can smell the nasty fumes. But it’s even worse for people like my 88-year-old mother, who lives with me and is suffering from headaches and nausea but who feels she is too old to handle relocation. Thousands of families have fled their homes, and many more are still getting sick. Others like my mother are on the waiting list to get air purifiers. The leak isn't expected to be fixed until Halliburton completes drilling a relief well around March. Methane is an extremely potent greenhouse gas contributing to rapid warming—over 80 times more powerful than carbon dioxide. The greenhouse impact of this leak is the equivalent of the pollution from seven million cars or six coal-fired power plants. I’ve calculated that this leak spews more gas, by volume, into the atmosphere than the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster leaked oil into the Gulf of Mexico. That global disaster troubles climate hawks like me. But equally worrisome, methane is highly explosive, and the chemicals mixed with the methane are making people sick. These include methyl mercaptan (the rotten-egg-smell they add to natural gas), benzene, radon, hydrogen sulfide, and a mist of crude oil. While the methane spreads around the world, these toxins stay close to the ground and accumulate in our valley. On January 6, California Gov. Jerry Brown dropped by for an hour and declared it a disaster. Now, President Obama needs to meet with affected residents, understand the havoc wreaked by his pro-fracking policy, and declare the site a national disaster area. President Obama’s national disaster declaration will help residents get tax benefits, mortgage relief, and federal resources to improve health—and help this nation to start fighting back against the out-of-control fracking industry. Please add your name to mine today.

Yes, I have been a victim of Identity theft and a victim of foreclosure. Wells Fargo, and their Debt collectors Phelan Hallinan and Schmieg in Philadelphia have yet to show me the Wells Fargo wet blue ink note. The wet blue ink note is not filed in the Northampton Recorder of Deeds. Nor can it be found at Fannie Mae, a subpoena for production of wet blue ink note, with a fake address, and my dead husband;s signature submitted to Fannie could not be found. Could it be it does not exist and this is an example of Fraud upon the Court. Wells Fargo has a manual that Attorney Linda Terrilli has submitted to Federal court in NY. Could it be that Phelan Hallinan and Schmieg were using this manual to help people out of their homes in PA and other states. Judith Romano is or was a partner and she is also a VP of MERS and notary at Full Spectrum Legal. In addition, Kim Martin works at Core Logic and Radian Guarranty another enterprise that PHS has stakes in . Connect the dots people your homes may be a evidence of a grand theft scam.

The African-American community has been devastated by urban renewal and redevelopment with policy initiatives which further systemic racism, exclusion and policies which have left it in economic, social, and cultural ruin. Many of us have lost our homes and businesses and a sense of place in Asheville as the result of urban renewal. We have nothing left to loose. It is time to stop accepting this condition as hopeless.

Any cuts will negatively impact Boston students, especially those with special needs who are our most vulnerable students. I am a teacher at Young Achievers School in Mattapan and I am deeply concerned that we will not be able to provide the support our children need if these cuts go through. In fact, we need more resources, not less.

There are approximately 100,000,000 Chronic Pain Patients living in the United States. To treat those hundred million Chronic Pain Patients, there are only 2,500 Pain Specialist. That is 40,000 patients per doctor. As a result, most Chronic Pain Patients end up relying on their Primary Care Physicians to prescribe medications and treatments. With the restrictions on opiates that already exist, many Primary Care Physicians already will not treat Chronic Pain Patients. Added restrictions will only further prevent adequate care and pain relief, and will further stigmatize Chronic pain patients as addicts. Only about 2% of Chronic Pain Patients end up abusing their medications. Chronic pain patients don’t want to have to take these medications any more than a cancer patient wants chemotherapy. But they have no choice. Chronic Pain Patients are the ones who will be the most affected by changes in prescribing guidelines, however they are not the ones abusing, selling, or trafficking these medications. By setting limits on the amount of opiates that can be prescribed, it takes the medications away from the patients that need them most. Chronic Pain Patients are two to three times more likely to commit suicide mostly because of inadequate pain care. Are their lives less valuable than the life of an addict? A solution must be found that treats addiction while still ensuring proper and adequate care for Chronic Pain Patients. We demand that Bernie Sanders change his policy in regards to limiting the amount of opiates prescribed. We also demand that Bernie Sanders sit down with Disabled Americans for Change and representatives from other chronic pain groups to discuss this issue, as well as other concerns held by the disabled community. It is time to acknowledge the disabled and to give them a place not only in your policy, but in your campaign. We demand representation. www.DisabledAmericansForChange.org

I'm starting this petition because progressives deserve to have their voice heard and because MoveOn needs to demonstrate its independence from the Clinton establishment.

To stop animal abuse and neglect in the State of Main, people who are repeat violators should be put on a habitual offenders list so we can stop them from hurting animals!

My son, Shayne, was fired by phone tonight from the job he has wanted for 10 years because he did as he was trained and refused to give anyone anything for free. He was never told that the owner was exempt from this. Therefore, Shayne was fired even though he was doing his job as he was told to do it. He has been an exemplary employee since he started at Palace 9 in November. Please help us!! Shayne loves and needs this job, he lives with us and helps with rent and is starting college in 2 weeks.

I'm outraged by the profiteering and shameless promotion of excess consumption of drugs by pharmaceutical companies. Pfizer is a leading offender. Some doctors and hospitals are pushing back. We can help and encourage them: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/how-doctors-can-pressure-drug-companies-to-lower-prices-203011567.html

My Huffington Post article 'Bernie Sanders hints Elizabeth Warren as Vice President' has gone viral. In less than 24 hours it has gotten over 40 thousand likes and it is an extremely popular topic of discussion.

People should not have to live with a unfair and unjust conviction for their entire life. Wrongful convictions take away the American Dream for millions, and we must reverse this conduct.

In November 2014, President Obama said about immigration enforcement: "We’ll keep focusing enforcement resources on actual threats to our security. That means felons, not families. That means criminals, not children. It means gang members, not moms who are trying to put food on the table for their kids.” [1] But now the Department of Homeland Security is raiding homes to find and deport hundreds of would-be refugees back to Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, where they fled "shockingly high levels of gang and drug violence," as the New York Times put it. The Times has called on the Administration to ensure protection and due process for women and children from Central America who face a chaotic and confusing legal process without adequate legal representation. [2] A Guardian investigation found that some deported to Central America have been murdered within days of their return. [3] Senator Bernie Sanders has written to President Obama and homeland security officials, urging a halt to the deportation raids targeting families that fled violence in Central America. [4] “Raids are not the answer,” Sanders said. “We cannot continue to employ inhumane tactics involving rounding up and deporting tens of thousands of immigrant families to address a crisis that requires compassion and humane solutions.” Sanders suggested extending temporary protected status to the refugees, which would protect them from deportation. Urge President Obama to halt the deportations of women and children fleeing violence in Central America by signing our petition. References: 1. https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/11/21/remarks-president-immigration 2. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/08/opinion/a-shameful-round-up-of-refugees.html 3. http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/oct/12/obama-immigration-deportations-central-america 4. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/01/07/sanders-writes-obama-urges-end-to-recently-started-deportation-raids/