The holidays should about spending time with family, and holiday traditions—but noise, pollution, and the health threat of fracking may spoil Gary Baumgardner’s holiday plans. It’s so bad that doctors have made it clear his 9-month old granddaughter should stay away from the house, even during the holidays. In a perfect world, fracking should be ceased every day and Gary and his family should never have to breath the toxic air, put up with the disruptive noise, or fear for their health because of this unwanted neighbor. And we’re working to make that happen. But, in the meantime every family family deserves a quiet few weeks around the holidays to uphold the holiday traditions. Sign our petition demanding EQT shut their operations this holiday season so that Gary’s family can spend the season together and they can have a little peace and quiet.

Just six years after a financial crisis that was caused by Wall Street, Congress has begun rolling back Wall Street reform, raising the risk that taxpayers will once again have to bail out the big banks. Instead of passing laws that create new bailout opportunities for banks that have been deemed "Too Big to Fail," Congress should end the idea of "Too Big to Fail" once and for all. Elizabeth Warren has proposed strengthening Wall Street reform by bringing back provisions that Wall Street successfully fought against -- including rules that would break up big banks instead of using taxpayer money to bail them out. Financial institutions have become so big and so powerful that they can hold the entire country hostage. That alone is a reason enough for us break them up. Enough is enough. Read more here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/miles-mogulescu/the-speech-that-could-make-elizabeth-warren-president_b_6319142.html

I am from the Pacific Northwest where we suffered the loss of the 25th infantry division on Guadalcanal. We fight but God damn it: we fight with honor or we go home.

Tito and Seiger were taken from their home and ordered to be destroyed by an ignorant system that failed to investigate. Also known as Breed discrimination. This has to be stopped. We have ONLY a short time to get this order reversed. Help to bring these sweet family members home.

I am starting this petition to get my son Kyle Hall home where he belongs Kyle told me about his father hitting him and calling Kyle names kyle went to the social worker at school kyle told the social workerabout what was going on at his dads house about the dad hitting him like Kyle was a grown man the mental abuse his dad puts Kyle thru and how his dad don't let him eat Kyle only gets 1 bowl of cereal a day the boys dad has locks on the cabinets and on fridge the social worker said she could tell that Kyle was a abused kid the social worker called the Cps, police department, and myself the social workersaid she was worried about Kyle Hall safety at his dads house I filed a epo in Hopkins County Kentucky where I live cause Kyle dad sent me texts saying he was going to kill kyle and me and that Kyles dad was going to make a bomb and blow my house up the Hopkins County family court judge gave me the epo for Kyle and tempary custody of Kyle we went to court and it turned out worse then we had thought the Hopkins County family court judge put kyle in foster care there was no reason to take Kyle out of my custody the Cps worker and her boss told Kyle and myself that Kyle was lying on his dad just so he could live with his mom and the Cps is making Kyle call his dad that Kyle has no choice that Kyle was in Kentucky state custody and Kyle will do as the Cps tells kyle to do Kyle has had bad panic attacks after he has talked to his dad on the phone Kyle is now on meds for his panic attacks kyle had a mental evaluation on 12-15-14 kyle had the Dr to call me back to her office I showed her the texts Kyle dad sent to me and I told her it has been a month and Hopkins County Attorney and Hopkins County Police department has done nothing about the threats Kyle dad has text and I told her it was pointless for me to have a dvo cause nothing is being done I need help with signatures on this petition to get my son back home thank you

This expansion is part of the AIM Project, a proposed major expansion of the fracked natural gas infrastructure. Not only is this project part of a national energy policy that is potentially ruinous for life on Earth, but also it poses an imminent threat to the safety and health of the people of Rhode Island and of Burrillville in particular.

Family caregivers make the ultimate sacrifice in caring for loved ones. After years of caregiving, should they be thrown out in the street? Especially, older family caregivers approaching retirement or in retirement? Does it make sense to put caregivers in a Section 8 housing program, or to allow them to stay in the family home? Caregivers save the government billions of dollars a year in Medicaid costs. Do they deserve the punishment that Medicaid offers? This doesn't happen in Canada or other parts of the industrialized world. It only happens here, in America. It's time to stop this horrible Medicaid practice.

I am starting this petition because animals are being treated unfairly in zoos all over the world. They don't have a voice but we do, and together we can make a change.

I live on The Toledo in Naples, Long Beach. Every day, especially around rush hour, I've noticed cars speeding by way too fast for a neighborhood, especially since Naples Elementary School is on The Toledo. There are signs of course, but signs are easy to ignore. There should be speed bumps on either side of the school, which is also the stretch of the street where drivers can reach their highest speeds.

Our horses shaped America and we need to stand up for them. The horses of this country are companion animals and are to be kept that way. The horses shipped to slaughter are in a living hell before they are cruelly killed and slaughtered. I have a daily concern that my precious horse could be stolen and shipped to a slaughter house. Please share a horse lover's concern.

The new campus will be three quarters the size of the current UC Berkeley campus once complete, and could transform one of the most disadvantaged communities in all of California. Richmond, a community made up of 83% people of color and where 1 in 3 children live in poverty, has a long history of environmental degradation, poor public health outcomes, lack of affordable housing, poorly performing public schools and a severe shortage of good middle class jobs. The University of California has an opportunity, and the ability, to help lift out of poverty a community where real economic opportunity has remained out of reach for the majority of its residents. Therefore we call on the University of California to sign a legally binding community benefits agreement that includes: Housing: Invest in an Anti-Displacement Fund to subsidize the development of affordable housing units and protect low income tenants. Training: Invest in training programs to ensure that local and disadvantaged workers develop skills for professions on the Richmond Bay Campus. Living Wage: Institute a living wage policy to lift all workers out of poverty at the Berkeley Global Campus. Construction Jobs: Sign a Project Labor Agreement with the Contra Costa Building Trades Council that ensures union representation and includes local hire language. Permanent Employment: Ensure jobs similarly performed at UC's Berkeley campus covered by collective bargaining agreements remain UC jobs at the new campus. Small Business: Invest in and enhance opportunities for small businesses. Education: Invest in a Youth Opportunity and Education Fund for Pre K-12 and community college students to help build career pathways.

The RIF plan is going to ruin Brookdale. Tuition needs to increase (as it should) in order to keep Brookdale as the great college that it is. This tuition increase could save the college. If tuition does not increase by $15 a credit, and nothing is done to stop the RIF, Brookdale will fall apart, and it is unfair to the students.