With all of the public knowledge about recycling, there are still people who do not recycle -- whether out of ignorance or apathy. If advertisers took the extra step in informing consumers (even in a small-text message at the bottom of their advertisements) about properly recycling their product and the importance of doing so, the United States could see a considerable change for the better in energy savings, greenhouse gas emissions, conservation of natural resources, and job creation.

Fayette County, West Virginia, is reeling from an oil train disaster today. Residents face flames shooting 300 feet in the air, and oil is spilling into the Kanawha River, the drinking water source for downstream communities.[1] From today's event to 2013's massive oil train explosion in North Dakota to the 47 people who lost their lives after an oil train explosion in Quebec, it is clear that oil trains put our communities at risk for death, injury, and destruction. Incredibly, first responders and local officials aren't usually informed that these unsafe trains are cruising through their communities carrying millions of gallons of explosive oil. These trains travel through major communities across the country, putting millions inside the evacuation zone of an accident like this. Our objective is clear: we need to get these dangerous oil trains out of our communities and out of Pennsylvania before they cause a catastrophic accident in the Keystone State. [1]"Train derailment sends crude oil cars into Kanawha River; explosions erupt," Metro News, February 16, 2015.

The Raleigh News & Observer reported on 2/15/2015 that Gov. Pat McCrory’s Dept. of Health and Human Services is extending a contract with Alvarez & Marsal for “performance improvement” of how the agency handles Medicaid finances. The contract with the Washington, DC consulting firm is now worth $8 million. It was signed a year ago without giving competitors a chance to bid on the work, and it keeps getting extended. The newspaper also reported, “Campaign finance reports show that the firm contributed $25,000 to the Republican Governors Association in April 2012 as Gov. Pat McCrory was running for office, and that the donation was used in the campaign to help elect him.” This is a textbook case of pay-to-play politics. Gov. McCrory promised to “clean up corruption in Raleigh” but ethical conflicts with Duke Energy and now this contract show that he needs to know people are watching what he does, not just what he says. Here’s the kicker: the contract is paying the company’s top executives $242 to $473 an hour! Please sign the petition to Gov. McCrory and forward it to others.

Current and proposed legislation and Executive actions to limit Carbon Dioxide are counter-productive, unnecessary and expensive. Check the facts, not the hype.

Congress is considering an authorization for the use of military force against ISIS. Progressives like Senator Bernie Sanders [1] and the Congressional Progressive Caucus [2] are concerned that the restrictions on the use of U.S. ground troops for offensive combat operations in the Administration's AUMF proposal are too vague, and could enable a future President to introduce U.S. ground troops into offensive combat in Iraq or Syria. They are also concerned that unless the 2001 AUMF is addressed, restrictions on the use of ground troops in a new AUMF will be meaningless. Many Republican “hawks” oppose the President’s AUMF proposal because they don’t want any restrictions on the use of U.S. ground troops for combat at all. [3] The main legal authority that the Administration has relied on for military operations in Iraq and Syria right now is the 2001 Authorization for the use of military force. There’s no restriction in the 2001 AUMF on the use of U.S. ground troops for offensive combat. If the 2001 AUMF authorizes bombing Iraq and Syria, then a future U.S. president can easily claim it authorizes sending 100,000 U.S. troops to Iraq or Syria for offensive combat. If a future President believes that the situation has changed and the use of U.S. ground troops for combat has become justified, he or she can then ask Congress for that authority. Tell Congress not to hand a blank check to a future President to use U.S. ground troops for combat in Iraq or Syria by signing our petition. References: 1) “Fight versus ISIS roils 2016 field,” Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 2/12/15, http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/232579-fight-versus-isis-roils-2016-field 2) “Progressive Caucus Statement on President Obama's AUMF Proposal,” Congressional Progressive Caucus, 2/13/15, http://cpc.grijalva.house.gov/press-releases/progressive-caucus-statement-on-president-obamas-aumf-proposal/ 3) “Boehner: Obama AUMF not strong enough,” Keith Laing, The Hill, 2/15/15, http://thehill.com/policy/defense/232884-boehner-obama-war-request-not-strong-enough; “McCain: Obama war powers request ‘convoluted’,” Keith Laing, The Hill, 2/15/15, http://thehill.com/policy/defense/232888-mccain-obama-aumf-convoluted

I'm starting this petition because a park (Moore Park) not too far from where I live got renovated. In addition to that, they attached another building to the field house at that park which is almost complete. If that park can get a complete renovation, Clark Playground can, too. 13 years without a basketball tournament is a long time and I wanna break that streak. It's long overdue!

I cannot find a drug rehabilitation place for my 17 year old. I have to wait until he is 18 and then he can make his own decision if he wants to go or leave the facility. One of three outcomes will happen: my son will either end up in jail and use taxpayers money or take more money from us by being on welfare, die where it will be the govt or states fault (big lawsuit) or grow out of it and be successful. One out of three chance. All of Long Island is affected by Xanax, marijuana, heroin, pills, etc. A psychiatrist told me to move off of Long Island. That is how bad the drugs are. We need to help our children before they can make their own decisions. We need help and soon.

Service Providers like AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, etc. are selling our private information to NSA. Innocent people are targeted everyday and they are treated inappropriately based on the information so gathered. This should be stopped.

On November 5, 2014 538 video copies of the full record of the Citizen Hearing on Disclosure (CHD) were shipped to all members of the United States Congress. Shortly after these 10-DVD sets are received, PRG's registered lobbyist, Stephen Bassett, will renew direct engagement of the U. S. Congress for the first time since 2000 seeking new congressional hearings on extraterrestrial related phenomena. http://paradigmresearchgroup.org, http://youtu.be/WZBN_9NMhUA

FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO WWW.CONFLICTGATE.COM The qualified electors of the County of Crawford and State of Kansas hereby request that the District Court of Crawford County, within 60 days after the filing of this Petition cause a grand jury to be summoned in the County to investigate alleged violations of law and to perform such other duties as may be authorized by law: 1. Hear testimony and investigate alleged violations of Federal and Kansas DUE PROCESS constitutional law by the systematic and blatant usurpation of judicial office and the disturbing conflicts of interest between Judges** and attorneys (esp. their former law partners) including instances of confirmed / shocking economic conflict of interests. The reasonable people of this County have decided that there needs to be an immediate stop to this practice by the implementation of a new 11th District local rule that bars all Judges from hearing their former law partners cases. The people have NO CONFIDENCE in the judiciary when judges act at times in a manner that does NOT promote public confidence in the independence, integrity, and impartiality of the judiciary and believe it is inappropriate for a Judge to hear cases with open /hidden conflicts of interests. 2. Guilty judges / parties attorneys should be indicted, ousted out of office, moneys earned returned and all related NO DUE PROCESS cases voided, vacated, and reheard Attorneys who knowingly practiced law in front of a judge with a conflict of interest should face disciplinary action and restitution of client and state income for every such case. WE THE PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT TO AVOID BIAS AND PREJUDICE FROM THE JUDICIARY ALL PETITIONERS SHOULD AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFY ALL THE NAMED JUDGES. FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO WWW.CONFLICTGATE.COM *Pursuant to K.S.A 22-3001 (C) and K.S.A. 60-1206(a) **A.J. WACHTER, KURTIS LOY, OLIVER LYNCH, JEFFRY JACK, ROBERT FLEMING, & LORI B. FLEMING

Sens. Warren and Sanders have offered progressives about the only hope we have of being represented by the next U.S. president. However, with Sen. Warren supporting Hillary Clinton, a "perfect storm" is in place for them to play "useful idiots" for candidate Clinton to coopt their progressive rhetoric and betray it as president. Unless Clinton's oligarch donors are stupid, we all need to stop her candidacy dead in its tracks.

There are wonderful, easily adoptable dogs at risk of being euthanized at Grapevine Animal Shelter because the city is not allowing the public to adopt them. They are networked by volunteers, but the shelter does not allow you to work with the dogs in any way without training for almost four months with the police department. This limits many citizens' abilities to enter the shelter's program and assist. It's important to understand this affects our tax dollars, strains rescue resources greatly, and causes the deaths of dogs who would otherwise be beloved companions. View the full details here: http://sixdaysatthefair.com/2015/02/14/grapevine-animal-services-ringo-the-totally-adoptable-yet-unadoptable-dog/