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Illinois: Tell the EPA to ban bee-killing pesticidesEurope has already fought back against powerful chemical companies and took a big step to protect bees by putting into effect a ban of the top bee-killing “neonic” pesticides. Now it’s our turn! Join Friends of the Earth and our allies in demanding that the EPA take immediate action to protect bees! Bees are critical in producing the majority of our food crops and the evidence is mounting that Bayer and Syngenta’s pesticides are a key contributor to mass bee die-offs. However, the EPA continues to ignore scientists -- even those employed by the EPA -- and has delayed action until 2018. But the bees can’t wait -- and neither can we! U.S. beekeepers have been consistently losing 40-100 percent of their hives. This winter, beekeepers are likely facing yet another season of historic bee die offs. We can’t let the EPA wait another five years to address this crisis. Please take action today and tell the EPA to ban bee-killing pesticides.9,301 of 10,000 SignaturesCreated by Peter Stocker
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Federal Minimum Wage Increase to $15 per hour. aThis is a necessary step to alleviate disparity of personal income in the United States of America. Save America's middle class.160 of 200 SignaturesCreated by [email protected]
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KEEP LANCASTER CONNECTEDThe closing of Page Hill on the Northumberland side has a direct impact on the economy in Lancaster AND Northumberland. Lets stand together and get this portion of road opened back up.1,378 of 2,000 SignaturesCreated by LISA SNOWMAN
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EPA and FDA: Suspend use of Monsanto's Roundup!Monsanto's GMO "Roundup Ready" crops are specifically engineered to tolerate massive exposure to glyphosate, and it's become the most widely used herbicide in the US.282 of 300 SignaturesCreated by Demand Progress
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#SaveAbdullah: Elshamy May Still Be Alive!Al Jazeera journalist Abdullah Elshamy has disappeared from his prison cell in Cairo after launching a hunger strike against his indefinite detention.20 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Demand Progress
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New York Times: Shame on you for killing the NSA exposé!Then-executive editor Bill Keller deliberately buried an exposé a decade ago that would have exposed the warrantless surveillance of millions of Americans, only releasing a heavily redacted version when reporters threatened to publish articles independently.44 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Demand Progress
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Will You Join the Movement For a Fast Food Living Wage?It's time to end the era where moms and dads work three jobs just to scrape their families by.9 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Demand Progress
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Subbing-Out Our FutureWe are Communication Installers that care about our customers; we go the extra mile to meet their needs. Alcatel-Lucent is sub-contracting our jobs to third-party vendors that don't concern themselves with customer needs. Please help us prevent sub-contractors from hurting your company as much as they are hurting us.430 of 500 SignaturesCreated by Tim Morrison
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It's Time to Break Up With Sallie Mae!In partnership with Jobs With Justice’s Debt-Free Future campaign. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan needs to hear from as many of us as possible that it's unacceptable for the Department of Education to be in business with a company taking advantage of taxpayers, students, members of the military and minority and low-income borrowers. The current contract actually stipulates that violating federal law is grounds for termination, but we know the agency won't act without massive public pressure. So far, Secretary Duncan has only instructed his department to review "what appropriate actions, if any" should be taken against Sallie Mae. Seriously? Tell Secretary Duncan there's just one appropriate action to take: Cancel the contract with Sallie Mae!17,918 of 20,000 SignaturesCreated by StudentDebtCrisis.org
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Gym Memberships as an Eligible Medical ExpenseHSA/HRA accounts are the medical plans for employers and individuals. We can use these accounts to pay for co-pays and Viagra. However, those accounts will not cover gym memberships and supplements such as vitamin D. Let us follow Mrs. Obama's lead and make preventative health care a priority.34 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Amber Smit
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Teach Black History in our Public SchoolsIt is essential that children who grow up in this multi-racial society have an understanding of and familiarity with the unique history of race relations and the heroic struggle for equal rights and equal opportunity that Black Americans have experienced. This enrichment of the curriculum can only help to motivate young people and create bridges of empathy and understanding. Sixty years after the historic Brown vs. the Board of Education decision, the schools in NYC still don't provide culturally relevant education for children of color.264 of 300 SignaturesCreated by Terry Carter
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Human waste on our crops ???!!!!Every time the human waste is spread on the fields, my eyes and face swell up. Who knows what is happening to our internal organs ?? There has been an increase in MRSA cases, and some people actually die ! Please stop this nonsense !!!17 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Taunja Beck