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Tell Britain's Prime Minister: Don't ban new wind energy!We all share one global climate -- but David Cameron has suggested banning all new onshore wind power in the U.K.! Solar and offshore wind are important, but more is needed.39 of 100 SignaturesCreated by SierraRise
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Save whales and dolphins from Big Oil's latest threat!Big Oil wants to explore the Atlantic Ocean using seismic airguns. This activity could kill over 100,000 helpless dolphins and whales -- including some of the last North Atlantic right whales, "the American bison of the sea"! These airguns would blast for 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Matthew Huelsenbeck, a marine scientist at Oceana, puts that in perspective: "Imagine dynamite going off in your living room or in your backyard every ten seconds for days to weeks at a time." It's up to folks like you to raise your voice and shut down Big Oil's threat to dolphins and whales once and for all!189 of 200 SignaturesCreated by SierraRise
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Save Pier 70 Cat ColonyWe have been providing for the Cat Colonies along the waterfront piers since the 1980's. Because of Redevelopment along the waterfront piers, the cats have to be re-located. We are petitioning for Pier 70, be left for the cats and consolidate the cats from nearby piers, that are losing their home1,667 of 2,000 SignaturesCreated by Teresa Reed
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Illinois State Senate: Don't Duck GMO Labeling!Illinois Senate Bill 1666 which would require GMO labeling in Illinois was heard in committee this session but was not brought for a vote. GMO labeling supporter Senate President John Cullerton can still allow a vote this year. Big Ag has been spreading false propaganda that GMO labeling would increase the price of food so high that people would no longer be able to buy food. We know that these claims are absurd, but not everyone is well educated on this issue. IL Senator William Delgado actually reversed his position in support (co-sponsorship, even) of the bill after receiving industry misinformation. We need our leaders in the Illinois Senate to stand for common sense and what is right, NOT be cowed by bogus claims from Big Ag. Sign this petition to Illinois Senate President John Cullerton asking him to allow a vote on Illinois GMO labeling bill S.B.1666 and show the Agriculture industry that they will not succeed by spreading lies about our food.149 of 200 SignaturesCreated by Andre Delattre
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Gov. O'Malley: Defend Clean Energy. VETO the Anti-Wind Power BillWith Governor Martin O’Malley at the helm, Maryland has become a national leader in fighting climate change and promoting clean energy. Governor O’Malley has championed bills for cleaner cars, greater energy efficiency, and—most recently—offshore wind power. This is the kind of leadership America urgently needs, especially as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns that we need to switch to clean energy much more rapidly over the next 15 years to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. Unfortunately, the Maryland state legislature recently passed a harmful and unnecessary anti-clean energy bill that would significantly undermine Maryland’s progress towards a clean energy economy, while setting a damaging national precedent that could stymie land-based wind power development across the country for years to come. The bill, HB 1168, would establish a moratorium on land-based wind energy in over 40 percent of the state and nearly 90 percent of Maryland’s most viable wind development areas. The bill was ostensibly written to address concerns about interference with military radar facilities in southern Maryland. But those concerns have already been addressed in an agreement negotiated between the U.S. Navy and developers of the most mature wind farm set to begin construction on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. In solidarity with Maryland’s major environmental groups, Governor O’Malley vigorously opposed this anti-wind power bill during the state legislative session. The governor explicitly urged state lawmakers not to undermine wind power development. But with ferocious lobbying from special interests and their political allies, the bill passed anyway. Now Governor O’Malley—whose 8-year stint as Maryland’s governor ends this year—can leave office with perhaps his most heroic action yet on climate change: vetoing a harmful bill for the sake of clean energy in Maryland and across the country.273 of 300 SignaturesCreated by Tommy Landers
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Reduce Single-Use Bag Consumption in Charlottesville, VA!According to the National Resources Defense Council, an average of 100 billion plastic shopping bags are consumed—and eventually trashed—annually in the US. These bags require over 12 million barrels of oil to produce (Wall Street Journal), and are only used once or twice, while they pollute our rivers and oceans, clog our storm drains and persist in our landfills forever. In 2009, Washington, D.C. implemented a $0.05 fee on disposable plastic bags, and, five years later, continues to reap great rewards from that bill—including money awarded to community-based organizations and private firms seeking to clean and protect DC’s waterways, as well as continued outreach and environmental education. According to the District Department of the Environment, these efforts have resulted in over 75% of DC residents using fewer single-use bags than before the disposable bag fee. The team at Reuseit.com believes a plastic bag fee would likewise help raise awareness of the costs of producing and cleaning up after these plastic bags in Charlottesville (and across Virginia), as well as encourage shoppers to examine their own throwaway habits, make the switch to reusable shopping bags and engage in a culture of reuse overall. Starting with our backyard in Charlottesville, Virginia, we’re encouraging our neighbors and local city council to change the way we think, act and make purchases. Sign this petition to express your support for the City Council's vision of making Charlottesville a leader in innovation and environmental sustainability by instating a 5-cent single-use bag fee. Let's reduce disposable plastic waste and protect our environment.74 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Reuseit.com
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Mayor DeBlasio settle the SSA equal pay lawsuitNYC Mayor Bill De Blasio promised to settle the school safety agent equal pay lawsuit when he became mayor. School safety agents are paid $7000 less than other law enforcement titles that have the same duties and responsibilities as the school safety agent title , its just that the school safety division is comprised of %70 female agents , most of which are black and hispanic . The mayor needs to own up to his promise to settle the equal pay lawsuit .2,081 of 3,000 SignaturesCreated by victor l briggs
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Philadelphia: Tell Comcast to Pay Its Fair SharePhiladelphia is renegotiating a "franchise" deal to let Comcast, headquartered right here in Philly, sell cable in our neighborhoods for another 15 years. While our cable and Internet rates go up, our city struggles with big budget cuts - and Comcast's taxes are less than half the average of what other Pennsylvania businesses pay. With this new franchise, we have a once-in-a-generation chance to lower our rates, ensure quality, affordable Internet service for poor and working folks, and to get Comcast to pay its fair share to the city that gives it so much.3,687 of 4,000 SignaturesCreated by Hannah Sassaman
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Support a dog park on FMB (not on the actual beach)I would like to see how many people support the idea of a dog park on FMB. The location, design, etc. is to be determined. This is merely to find out how many people support the idea. I believe it is one important facet that our Town is missing. An off leash fenced in grassy dog park with foliage creates a beautiful space for dogs and satisfies the needs of dog owners and non-dog owners alike. Please forward this on to other FMB residents.48 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Summer Stockton
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Please keep Crew Lounge alive!This is an amazing app you can access anywhere in the world, and have a direct line to your schedule. It is super simple to use, all of your passwords have been stored, so you can move seamlessly through different windows to do whatever you need to do. Invaluable tool for us flight crews, and there has been nothing like it thus far! Please AA, look into this wonderful tool for us, it has been a God send for me!585 of 600 SignaturesCreated by julia perry
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International Peace Treaty ending Soldier Warfare[Need for recipient's emails; governments, militias and law enforcement agencies worldwide] Definitions ‘true hate’- No Acceptable Circumstances. Military Action – The act of legislating or ordering troops to be put on ground in combat or law enforcement. Consensus – Decision making by agreement or wide majorities. Nuclear Weapons – Weapons deriving their energy from nuclear fission or fusion Chemical Weapons – Weapons deriving their energy from; or combusting upon its victims, chemical explosives or agents. Classified Weapons – Weapons classified by this treaty. Military Rule – Government rule by public or private militaries; or dictatorships with totalitarian rule. Democratic Constitutional Conventions – A communally delegated convention to build a public constitution; and federal and federate governments. Petition for Ending War and Creating a Peace Treaty Internationally. Under what circumstance should there be any war legislated by a powerful regime? Innocent soldiers should not have to spend their lives just because an elected leader legislated for it. People have been killing eachother for centuries and blowing eachother up for decades, so must we continue on until military equipment is so advanced that millions of lives can end by one button push? Oh shit.. that can already happen, so it is only a matter of time until some monocratic dictator somewhere in the world gets mad and decides to try to rage nuclear war. Since wars are usually started over problems made by people in power, the powerful should have to solve it themselves rather than send thousands of other people to get killed over various political issues. We would hope that governments would have learned better from the US’ experience of nuking other countries, hopefully. If not, such a travesty will happen again eventually. If measures are taken to build peace around the world, namely this treaty being put to action to end warfare, human progress has been made and we are evolving. The general argument against a world peace movement is “it will never happen, so just accept it because it is human nature and people are violent.” With that ideology nothing good will ever happen for anybody accept those who are violent so should we conserve such nonsense from the past? It literally makes no sense not to publish, sign this petition and require lawmakers to sign this as a treaty or revise it under a wide consensus. People have been saying “that will never happen so just accept it the way it is” for basically every social movement. Do you think the American Revolution was such an easy and given thing? The Military of Great Britain at the time was the most powerful, so the common thought was likely that no one could ever secede from that kind of ridiculous power as the movement was coming to fruition. There are many other possible ways for these politicians to solve problems with other country’s politicians rather than letting thousands of people; who don’t deserve to die, die from both sides in the name of serving their country. The only time a country’s military should be used is in an act of defense; if their country is being invaded or to fight domestic tyranny. If this petition becomes law, countries can no longer declare soldier warfare and leaders who try to, or suggest legislating soldier warfare, shall be punished and/or fight their own battles. It should be one’s freedom to choose if they would like to serve their country with their life because it is their life; not the governments, and they can serve their country in their own way. When a person serves their country with their life, they are only dying. No one is gaining anything from the deaths of soldiers accept maybe the powerful in the modern day. We are told warfare and large military complex’s keeps our country secure, but not many countries are a true security threat anyway, so why continue to die in the name of corrupt governments? Do we want humanity to remain a violent species forever? But of course.. there are extremist groups who still may not agree to a peace treaty, and if not, will the world ever see peace?5 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Bobby Gonzales
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Override Gov. LePage's Veto of the Maine Foods BillLast week, Gov. Paul LePage inexplicably vetoed the Maine Foods Bill, which would help enable Maine farms to feed more of us—a real no-brainer, given that Maine imports more of its food than any other state in the continental U.S, and the huge benefits of eating locally to our environment, health, and local economy. LD 1431 would jumpstart the development of food hubs—a key part of the infrastructure needed to bring Maine’s local foods movement to scale. Food hubs enable small farmers to team up and pool their produce and other products so together they have enough volume to reach larger markets, such as grocery stores, schools, and hospitals. While the Maine Foods Bill passed by veto-proof marjorities, Republicans have been very reluctant to vote against the governor. That's why we need your help today to convince lawmakers that increasing Maine-grown food in our schools and homes is so broadly supported and so common sense that they need to stick to their guns. We can override his veto on May 1st, but we need your help! Sign our petition today.2,450 of 3,000 SignaturesCreated by Taryn Hallweaver