Our environment in Florida is worth saving. Governor Rick Scott is not upholding the people's wishes.

Massachusetts Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren has warned that passing Fast Track for the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement would cost American jobs and threaten U.S. financial regulations. [1] Doctors Without Borders warns the agreement would delay the availability of affordable drugs. [2] Oxfam warns the agreement would undermine efforts to reduce poverty in developing countries. [3] Human Rights Watch warns that current Fast Track legislation would protect trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank that violate international law. [4] But President Obama says Senator Warren is “absolutely wrong” in her criticisms, claiming “her arguments don’t stand the test of fact and scrutiny.” [5] Urge President Obama and Senator Warren to agree to a televised debate on these issues that will inform the American people by signing our petition. References: 1. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/10/us/politics/obama-calls-elizabeth-warren-absolutely-wrong-on-trans-pacific-trade-deal.html 2. http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/help-us-fix-tpp 3. http://www.oxfamamerica.org/press/fast-track-and-tpp-bad-for-development/ 4. http://www.hrw.org/news/2015/05/15/don-t-protect-israeli-settlement-trade 5. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/10/us/politics/obama-calls-elizabeth-warren-absolutely-wrong-on-trans-pacific-trade-deal.html

I do not want Round Up used on public land. Schools should have high standards for environmental stewardship!

I'm tired of WVAW getting rate increase and getting richer of of people in West Virginia.

Nearly 400 corporations — including four dozen with over $1 million in Oregon profits — paid no 2012 state income taxes. But the names of those companies are not public information. Yet. If you think Oregonians ought to know, sign the petition asking the Oregon legislature to require corporations to disclose how much they pay in Oregon income taxes. It's wrong that working families are paying more in income taxes to support our schools, seniors and health care than some large, profitable corporations. Oregon children sit in overcrowded classrooms and tuition at our colleges and universities continues to climb, while some corporations pay little or nothing to support vital public structures. That’s wrong.

Last year, Jackson County passed a ballot measure banning farmers in the county from growing genetically engineered crops (GMOs). Local farmer Elisa Applegate writes that the purpose of the ban was to "protect our traditional and organically grown crops from contamination by the GMO crops legally patented by Monsanto, Syngenta and the other chemical giants." But, the Oregon State House of Representatives has recently decided to step in and pass HB 3212, which undermines Jackson County's bans on GMOs. This bill is an example of the state legislature kowtowing to corporations like Monsanto and Syngenta who don't like it when municipalities vote to restrict the use of their seeds. But this bill doesn't just impact Jackson County -- it can have ramifications all across the state. It's going to take all of us, speaking out together, to reverse this ban on local communities making decisions about what's best for them. Through signing this petition, you'll be making a statement that Oregon's laws should promote the interest of local farmers, not big agriculture multinationals.

I am deeply concerned about the commitment and collaboration of both major political parties with the fossil fuel and nuclear energy industry. I am tired of the nonsense and how they push their agendas and the blatant disrespect of and disloyalty to public they are hired to protect.

Upstate and Western New York in particular have great wind resources, with many farmers, homeowners, and business owners wanting to invest in small-scale wind energy systems to reduce their electric bills and lower their operating costs. Continued state support for wind turbines producing power for on-site use is in the best interests of New York ratepayers in order to sustain a thriving local market for clean energy. The current New York on-site wind incentive, the leading program in the nation helping the distributed wind market turn the corner with rapid uptake, sunsets at the end of 2015. As part of New York's Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) process, NYSERDA is reorienting its funding programs and looking to pool funds to foster replication. Many of the REV initiatives – such as community net metering, community choice aggregation, valuing distributed generation in new utility tariffs, and demonstration projects – could provide new exciting opportunities for the distributed wind industry in New York. However, an immediate transition into a new funding model with unique program mechanics may cripple an industry that has begun to grow exponentially over the past two years, and particularly over the past 6 months. Five years from now, with the REV changes in place, NYSERDA will be in a better position to craft a technology-neutral program for the non-solar DG programs, and the New York distributed wind industry will have gained meaningful economies of scale and cost reductions and be in a position to exist in a post-subsidy world. Please add your name to support recommendations of the Alliance for Clean Energy NY and Distributed Wind Energy Association that NYSERDA renew funding to extend tailored incentives and customized support for on-site wind projects for an additional 5 years. Note: If appropriate, please include your company name in the petition sign-on's comment field.

On May 7th, 2015, Alliance Collins Family administration announced that all physics classes would be completely phased out by the end of the following school year. Mr. Chu, Alliance Collins Family’s physics teacher, would lose his job by the end of next year. We, as current and former students of Collins Family High School, believe that Mr. Chu is an effective teacher. He has made a deep and lasting connection with countless students, despite having come from a different background. Through his position as a physics teacher, Mr. Chu has worked tirelessly to encourage and prepare students to go into fields in engineering and other sciences, which are fields underrepresented by the Latino student population that Collins Family High school serves. As students, we have seen too many good teachers leave Collins Family High School. Mr. Chu has made a commitment to stay and continue to serve this student body. Collins Family High School should do everything in their power to allow Mr. Chu to stay as a full time teacher.

My name is Mimi V-B and I am 9-years-old. I am starting this petition because I care about the safety of others and when I heard about this injustice, I was horrified. People like Michael Brown, Freddie Gray and many more should not be treated that way. I am not blaming every white policeman, many are good, like our neighbor who is a police chief. We just want to stop discrimination against African-American people. That's why I think the grown-ups should now listen to the kids. Grown-ups when you get this message, please pass it along to your kids. If you don't have kids, please pass it along to people who do.

The below text is the original content of the petition. It has been changed by MoveOn.ORG; they will not restore the original petition. I would like to thank this commission for their efforts to recommend ethical protections for human subjects. Much work in the form of regulatory and legislative changes are needed. Ethical protections for human subjects are essential considering the past history of non-consensual research by United States Military and intelligence agencies in collaboration with educational institutions such as Harvard, John Hopkins, MIT, Princeton, and Stanford; pharmaceutical companies such as Eli Lily; medical schools and hospitals; the American Psychological Association; the National Institutes of Health, the Veterans Administration Center, U.S. Public Health Service and others. Examples of past non-consensual experimentation include the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment, The Manhattan Project, The Willowbrook Experiment, and Radiation Experiments. Mind control experiments such as Project CHATTER, Project BLUEBIRD, Project ARTICHOKE, Project MKULTRA, Project MKSEARCH, Project MKNAOMI and others were often interwoven with radiation experiments and research on chemical and biological weapons. Psychiatrists, psychologists, neurosurgeons and other contractors conducting the work were embedded in a broad network of doctors and some of the research was published in medical journals. Non-consensual victims of experimentation have experienced covert COINTELPRO type tactics including those used in Project MKDELTA . MKDELTA materials were used for harassment, discrediting, or disabling purposes. These tactics were usually trauma based and devastating to the victims. As previously reported to this commission in 2011 and continuing to be reported in increasing numbers to this day United States citizens and others are reporting non-consensual experimentation. In 2011 it was reported to this commission that there were approximately 3000 known victims. Four years later those numbers have grown to over 4000 victims, an increase of at least 33%. Due to past history, previous testimony and statements provided to this commission, and continuing reports of non-consensual research ethical protections for human subjects in the form of regulatory changes are critical. As we understand Subpart A of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) regulations, Protection of Human Subjects (codified at 45 C.F.R Part 46), also known as the Common Rule,existing loopholes need to be closed. For example there is no oversight for some non-federal entities such as private corporations and contractors and foreign entities; and some federal departments and agencies. Oversight is needed for all entities conducting research on American citizens and U.S. persons as well as research conducted on foreign soil. Loopholes allow for experimentation when the identify of the subject is unknown to the investigator (for example Subject 9,543); or when there is no physical intervention or interaction with the subject by an investigator as occurs in remote experimentation. Also, research activities are permitted for some demonstration and service programs for public benefit; department or agency heads can waive consent in certain cases; institutions can register their own institutional review board (IRB); and IRBs can waive consent in certain instances. There are other loopholes not described here. Additional protections are also needed for children, prisoners and those of impaired consent. In light of the testimony given in 2011 and existing loopholes in federal regulations we are shocked and dismayed that the only notable recommendation the Bioethics Commission made regarding the consent process is to add people of impaired consent. Ethical protections for human subjects necessitate regulatory changes. Additionally, criminal penalties must be legislated for research involving human subjects when bodily integrity and autonomy are violated as for other criminals who are routinely punished with convictions for assault, fraud and homicide. Unethical treatment of human beings can only be prosecuted when laws and regulations are in place. Even if a researcher, physician, institution, other is engaged in socially beneficial research that might lead to cures or treatments for devastating diseases it is imperative that each person's autonomy, self-determination, human dignity and constitutional rights prevail over scientific advancement and social benefit. We victims of non-consensual research are being tortured in a most unethical and inhumane manner. We experience COINTELPRO type tactics as well as torture. Children are being experimented upon and tortured. Over fifty years ago American citizens reported being victims of non-consensual human experimentation and reports continue to this day. Over fifty years later we still don't have the necessary reforms to protect U.S. citizens and others from non-consensual research. As a society we must ensure that research subjects possess human rights that are inviolate. This commission includes members of institutions that have participated in unethical research in the past. This commission does not include a single victim of non-consensual research. They have the insight that only a victim could impart. Thank you for your efforts to recommend ethical protections for human subjects. Much work still remains to be done. Sincerely,

As the University of Califronia continues to raise student tuition and drop the wages of the middle-class, it still finds a way to nickel-and-dime the community. A recent EPI study showed that over 93% of clerical support staff at the University of California cannot afford to meet the basic family budget for a single parent with one child in the city where they work. On top of that, the University continues to raise the student tuition and now plans to raise the parking fees for students and employees. This has to stop!