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Help President Obama by changing the way industry uses fossil fuel. We all have been warned many times! what is happening to you and earth, and what is causing our Climate to change? Fossil fuels (CARBON) Unprecedented’ climate change creating drought, forest fires, flooding, and death. “WE ARE HEADING FOR APOCALYPSE, SOMETHING TO COME AND HIDDEN" Stop the killing are planet, and its habitat. Turn the pages and go back to lush fields, farms, forest that would show the green of spring and the change of colors of fall. Lakes, rivers, and streams that shine and glimmer in the sun light. Green fields around our lakes and rivers. We must save our planet and mankind, fossil fuel and the depletion of our ozone that protects us from UV rays and the hole is getting bigger. (Fossil fuels) Unprecedented’ climate change creating drought, forest fires, flooding, and death. We must tell our representatives and the general public we need water, jobs and control our climate. Supply water to areas of drought. Take a look at my web site that will explain how we can build a water pipeline starting at the East coast and run it to the west coast with multiple distribution controlled pumping station. How to build, how to create millions of jobs. This is in our hands. http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/the-water-pipeline-actor-1/ This is my way to help: web site: www.wpwpline.com [email protected]

President Obama just restored Clean Water Act protections to thousands of our waterways. And before the ink was dry, House Speaker John Boehner called the president’s action “a raw and tyrannical power grab.” Seriously? We’re talking about clean water. Not King George taxing our tea. Unfortunately, overheated rhetoric is far from our biggest worry: The polluters and their friends in Congress are working to kill the new Clean Water Rule before it even goes into effect. The House has already passed a dirty water bill to roll back the restored protections, and the Senate passed a similar bill out of committee on June 10. We can't let polluters win. Please add your name in support of clean water.

1. Many Media Outlets Left Out of Key Limitations of the EPA Fracking Study In Their Reporting. 2. The Public Deserves A Full Report With Up-to-Date and Full Data On Fracking Impacts To Water Supplies. 3. http://environmental-action.org/blog/you-cant-trust-the-epa-on-fracking/

The citizens of this country need to know they have a voice that is heard when it comes to the injustices perpetrated upon them.

Anyone who has had to make burial arrangements for a loved one that has not had sufficient life insurance to cover the costs has most likely had to sign contracts to cover items that could not be paid for up front such as memorial headstones. In many cases, such as mine, I was led to believe that I had to enter into a payment contract before the burial could take place, even though everything that would be used for burial was paid for up front except for the headstone. Saber Management has claimed that since I signed the contract that the only way that I can ever put a marker down is to pay them what I have found to be at least 5 times the fair market value of a marker. This practice needs to be stopped. Help us take a signed petition to the legislators and court system to ensure the sanctity of the burial/funeral industry.

UPDATE: On Friday, the House did exactly what this petition called for: stopped the fast track package by voting down TAA. But Boehner has indicated he will try to overturn this victory by having another vote on TAA as early as Monday afternoon. Please sign and share our petition to push the House to stand firm on its NO vote on TAA. === DC press has reported that the most likely way for Fast Track trade authority for the TPP to be defeated in the House is for TAA – “Trade Adjustment Assistance” – to be defeated. The Hill reports: “The TAA vote is important, because if it fails it will cause the entire fast-track package to collapse on the floor… Democrats are expected to provide most of the votes for the TAA bill, meaning defections from that party could endanger the package… Pelosi … acknowledged the opportunity exists to take down the entire package by voting against TAA.” [1] Any Democrat who votes for TAA right now is voting to pass Fast Track and the TPP. The AFL-CIO and the Congressional Progressive Caucus urge a NO vote on TAA. Urge House Democrats to vote NO on TAA to defeat Fast Track and the TPP by signing and sharing our petition. References: 1. http://thehill.com/policy/finance/244679-high-drama-as-trade-vote-nears

1) To respect the master plan of the City of Novi and preserve property values in a city that planners intended to develop as an upscale bedroom community. 2) To stop Mayor Gatt from ignoring residents pleas and acting in the interest of builders. 3) Reject rezoning of SW corner of 10 mile/Beck Road

In America, one out of three homes with children has a gun, and nearly 1.7 million children live in a home with a loaded, unlocked gun. Every year thousands of kids are killed and injured as a result. The ASK (Asking Saves Kids) Campaign promotes a simple idea with the potential to help keep kids safe. It encourages parents to ask if there are unlocked guns in the homes where their children play. Parents ask all sorts of questions before their children visit other homes. They ask about pets in the house, discuss allergies and Internet access, and ask questions about supervision. ASK encourages parents to add one more question to this conversation: “Is there an unlocked gun in your house?” It’s a simple question, but it has the power to save a child’s life. 9 children and teens are shot each day in gun accidents 1 in 3 homes with children have guns, many left unlocked or loaded 80% of unintentional firearm deaths of kids under 15 occur in a home Every parent cares about the safety of their children. ASK allows parents to play an active role in keeping kids safe. Any parent can make a difference by asking and encouraging others to do the same. For more than a decade, the ASK Campaign has partnered with over 400 grassroots organizations to spread its message in neighborhoods nationwide. The ASK Campaign is a collaboration between the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence and the American Academy of Pediatrics who promotes the ASK message to its 62,000 members across the country. The ASK Campaign has successfully inspired 19 million households to ask if there are guns where their children play.

the cable T.V. industry are a monopoly and utilize despicable business practices with no oversight

Driscoll’s -- one of the most well-known names in strawberries, raspberries and blueberries -- is in hot water. Over the past few months, the company has been under fire from farmworkers for low wages, shabby housing conditions, and anti-union retaliation at two of its major suppliers. Strawberry farms are already some of the most dangerous places to work due to heavy use of toxic pesticides. These chemicals can harm people by drifting over nearby communities, including the labor camps where many farmworkers live. Driscoll’s requires its suppliers to sign its “Promise for Workforce Welfare” agreement, which includes “no tolerance” for certain disreputable labor practices. Yet, it claims that the situations at Sakuma Farms and BerryMex are the responsibility of its suppliers. In fact, Driscoll’s has never stopped purchasing from a supplier for labor violations! This hands-off approach to labor unrest is outrageous. Driscoll’s can use its buying leverage to demand that its suppliers establish adequate labor and health protections for their workers. Tell newly-promoted Driscolls' CEO Kevin Murphy to protect and defend the rights and livelihood of farmworkers!

Despite nearly 2 million comments from the public and scientists saying we don’t want GMO salmon, the FDA may still approve it. This new “frankenfish” could end up on your dinner plate -- and it likely won’t be labeled. This would set a dangerous precedent, since GMO salmon would be the first genetically engineered animal approved for human consumption. It could pave the way for GMO pigs, chickens, and cows to enter the market. Even if the FDA approves this risky fish, by ensuring that the world’s biggest retailers refuse to sell it, we can send a strong message that there is no market for it. Demand that Costco keep GMO salmon off its shelves.