At a time when impacts of climate change and the clean energy economy are both growing, Florida just voted to….gut energy efficiency goals and terminate a solar program! The backward decision by the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC), the agency charged with regulating utilities, was done at the behest of big, fossil-fuel dependent utilities like Duke Energy that succeeded in pressuring the PSC to do its bidding. This decision sets up our kids to live with dirty power plants that pollute our air and climate many decades in the future. Florida is importing pollution, and exporting dollars. This despite the fact that the Sunshine State has enough solar power potential to meet all of the state’s energy needs many times over. As Florida confronts climate impacts like sea level rise and extreme storms, we need to support every pathway to cut carbon pollution--not create more of it. That’s why we’re demanding that the Public Service Commission reconsider and reverse its vote at one of its first meetings in 2015. If enough ratepayers tell the Public Service Commission that supporting clean, healthy, homegrown energy and energy efficiency is more important than lining the pockets of utilities and fossil fuel corporations, they will have to listen. Please join me in telling the Florida Public Service Commission to restore energy efficiency and solar programs! Thank you for taking action.

Hershey Co, the American chocolate giant have filed lawsuits against British importers LBB Imports LLC (Let’s Buy British), and Posh Nosh Imports accusing the companies of infringing multiple trademarks. So, if one of your weaknesses comes in the shape of a Toffee Crisp, Maltesers, Yorkie, Cadbury, or Rolo your taste buds may soon be challenged.

We ETS2 gamers love this game and should be able to play with our friends online by renting a legitimate rented server with ETS2 as a game option along with adding mods like any other online game and with the support of the developer. The way it should be.

In 2013, it was recorded that women get paid an average of seventy-eight cents to every man's dollar, just because of their genetics. That is a twenty-two percent gender wage gap. We hope to create a more fair world for our children in the future, and for other girls wishing to be viewed as equals.

I AM DESPERATE IN GETTING MY DISABILITY THAT I DESERVED. I AM 52 YEARS OLD. I HAVE WORKED ALL MY LIFE AND NOW THAT I NEED HELP, NO ONE WANTS TO HELP ME. I AM BEGGING FOR SOME ASSISTANTS WITH THE SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE TO APPROVE MY APPEAL. IF IT WAS'NT FOR OBAMA CARE PROGRAM, THAN I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PAY FOR ALL OF MY MEDICAL EXPENSE'S. ONE MORE THING=== I COULD LOSE EVERY THING I WORK FOR, MY LAND AND BE OUT ON THE STREETS BECAUSE I CAN NOT WORK AND ONE THING THAT IS BIG=== NO ONE WOULD HIRE ME WITH MY DISABILITY ISSUES. .... " PLEASE HELP!! "" THANKS, FRANCES OSMON

We are New Yorkers–Kevin Powell (BK Nation), Beverly Bond (Black Girls Rock), Laura Dawn (ART NOT WAR), Daron Murphy (ART NOT WAR)–outraged by the lack of indictment in the Eric Garner case, and hope to promote a path towards justice.

Childcare now costs more than public college in most states in our nation, leaving hundreds of thousands of people struggling to pay for high-quality childcare. But this fact is relatively unknown by our elected leaders. When there is no full-time stay-at-home caregiver in most American families because the adults need to bring home paychecks, this adds up to a national emergency – yes, A NATIONAL EMERGENCY! -- with dire consequences for our littlest learners and the national economy. In order to work, parents need safe, enriching places for their kids to be so they can work; and kids need high quality child care so they can thrive. Investing in early learning boosts our families and economy alike. Sign on to MomsRising message and this open letter, which we'll deliver to our Congressional leaders. ____________________________________________ Dear Member of Congress, Moms and kids can't wait any longer! Increased investments in affordable, high-quality childcare and early learning opportunities to ensure all children are ready and successful for school and life are needed now. Childcare now costs more than public college, making this a national emergency. It’s time to invest in early learning. Research tells us that the first 2,000 days build the critical foundation for a child's readiness to be successful in school and life. Leading economists agree, investments in high-quality early learning programs like preschool actually save future dollars for everyone. In fact, children who have high-quality early learning experiences are more likely to succeed in school, graduate from high school, gain stable employment, and are less likely to be arrested later in life. Studies show that for every dollar invested in high-quality early learning, we see a return of up to $7.00. Voters understand that it is important to spend now in order to save later. In fact 71% of voters (both Republican and Democrat) want to invest in early learning now to save future dollars. Sadly, quality childcare now costs more than college in our nation—and even though parents need safe, enriching places for children to be so they can work, too few options are available. It’s a national emergency. We can't afford to lose another day. Please support increased investments in high-quality early learning opportunities like preschool and childcare now.

In recent experience, several Deaf patrons have experienced frustration at captioning devices being unavailable or nonfunctional because of improper maintenance at several Alamo Drafthouse movie locations. Messages to the movie theater via their website have gone unanswered. There is a large Deaf population that is being excluded due to Alamo Drafthouse's actions.

The oil industry is saddling firefighters with the threat of oil train fires and explosions that few, if any, fire departments can contain. Even after a record year of disasters, the US Department of Transportation has yet to take action to stop these bomb trains. It's time to take the next step and demand that President Obama protect our nation's firefighters and the 25 million Americans who live in the oil train blast zone.

Four years ago I had a baby when I was is in prison. I'd barely had time to hold my little girl in my arms before they took her from me. For three years, I didn't get to see her. I missed her first smile, her first step, her first three birthdays. I never got to hold her little hand in mind, never got a chance to dry her tears. I could only hope and pray that she was loved, that she was cared for, that if she had bad dreams at night, that somebody would be there to comfort her. Finally, I got into a program at Coffee Creek prison that helps families. The program, called The Family Preservation Program, has been in operation for 4.5 years and served more than 100 women and children in a number of ways. Mothers learn parenting skills, something many of us never had a chance to learn because our own parents were unable to care for us or had problems of their own that were so enormous they didn't have anything left for us. FPP made all the arrangement so our kids could visit us twice a month. Unless you've been separated from your children, you can't really imagine how much that means. Not just to us, but also to our kids. They worry about us when we're in prison. They're afraid we'll be hurt or that we don't have enough to eat or that we have to sleep on cement floors. With all these worries, kids are vulnerable to emotional problems. They might not do well at school. But when they get to see us every other week, and they can see that we're doing okay, their worries are lifted. The time we spent with them is precious not just because of the emotional connection, but because during this time, we have activities together that build strong bonds. In the 4.5 years of the program, not a single woman who has been released from prison has reoffended. And now the program is going to be shut down because of funding issues. I'm out of prison now. I have a job. I'm in transitional housing now, but will soon have my own place and my daughter and I will live together at last. The issues of children of incarcerated parents are well documented and now 1 out of 8 children in the United States has a parent in prison. The problem is so huge that Sesame Street now has a character on it whose parent is in prison. This program is helping these children stay connected to their moms. It is helping moms become good mothers, which will pay off for the mother, the child, and the community when she is released from prison. This program helped me immeasurably and it will continue to help other women who have made serious mistakes and ended up in prison. It has given many families a second chance. It has helped children know they are loved and kept them connected with their mothers. Please help me keep this program going by signing this petition to ask the people who made the decision to close it, to keep it open.

I have been wrongfully punished for a minor incident involving myself and my aunt. My mother has filed a "Beyond Parental Control" and I have not committed a single crime.

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is expected to vote soon on an authorization for the use of force in Iraq and Syria against ISIS. When there is a vote on an AUMF, it is expected to pass overwhelmingly. But the committee will have the opportunity to impose limits on the use of military force. Senator Kaine’s proposal would prohibit the use of ground troops except for rescue missions and "limited operations against high-value targets" – that is, against terrorist leaders who directly threaten the United States. It would expire in one year unless renewed by Congress and would require the White House to give legislators a list of groups that might be covered by the authorization because they are associated with the Islamic State. [1] Urge the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to support Senator Kaine’s efforts to limit the use of force by signing our petition. References: 1. “Senate hearing set on role of Congress in military actions,” Bill Bartel, Virginian-Pilot, December 6, 2014, http://www.stripes.com/news/us/senate-hearing-set-on-role-of-congress-in-military-actions-1.317718