Rhode Island is already experiencing the impacts of climate change. Record setting summer heat waves, floods like those we experienced in 2010, storms like Hurricane Sandy and Irene, and sea level rise all impact Rhode Island residents. We need to plan ahead for climate change in order to achieve positive solutions that work for all Rhode Islanders, not wait until strife and necessity dictate our responses. Climate resiliency legislation would set our state on the path towards making our economy and society resilient in the face of climate change by creating a comprehensive and forward-looking statewide plan. We need our state and local government to consider climate change when making decisions, and this legislation would ensure that state and local government have the information and tools they need to protect Rhode Island's economy, public health, and welfare. Climate resiliency legislation would allow our state to both adapt to the impacts of climate change and mitigate future changes. By connecting mitigation and adaption strategies, we can take an innovative new strategy that allows for a truly comprehensive approach to helping our state turn the challenge of climate change into an opportunity for growth. The challenges posed by climate change can be overcome through cooperation and community decision making, but only if we are able to plan ahead for the challenges we face. Climate resiliency legislation is both a commitment and an opportunity to create a resilient and inclusive state. We call on the Rhode Island State Legislature to pass climate resiliency legislation and build a resilient, thoughtful path for our state that ensures that our economy, culture, and quality of life are protected from climate change.

My Newphew human rights was violated got called names and beaten on by a NYC police officer and chager with trustpassing taken to jail. He was waiting on his younger cousin in Dunkin Donuts. mean while he's coming from the YMCA hungry and just wanted something to eat from playing five hours of basketball. Yes this has hurt me he's a good kid just play basketball and school never been arrested for anything.

Most people don't even know why we have Daylight Saving Time. It is rumored that it saves energy, but there is no proof of this. In the Northwest, with the natural season changes, darkness can be at 4:30pm in winter to as late as 10:00pm in the summer. We don't need this additional headache of changing the clocks an hour in one day, when nature does it for us nice and gradually. There is no reason to keep this system in place, other than perhaps some Wall Street traders making a killing with some trades on those days. And, of course, those will be the people with the money to oppose this petition.

The ALLSolar Research Vessel Project is for The Natural Environment that supports ALL of US. It is a Real Focus for 'YOUR OCEANS NOW,' and is for The Children & Students of The World, because they are The Future Now!

it is about time that there be a change done about this. Mr. & Mrs. Obama talk about children eating healthy? why can't their incarcerated loved ones do the same?

I live in the OPNA neighbourhood, and along with my neighbours am very concerned

Tired of the hate mongering!

The New York State DREAM Act promotes equal access to education by extending eligibility for state financial aid to undocumented immigrants. Children who have grown up in New York and graduated from our high schools are being denied a fair chance. According to state law they are not able to qualify for financial aid, and thus for undocumented children attending college is a financial impossibility. The most common criticism of the bill is that it will take away "our" opportunities. But who is the us? The us that we high schoolers know are the people we grow up with, the peers we study with, and the teammates we play basketball with. Undocumented students are a part of our state. We all go to school together. We, the high schoolers, believe that everyone deserves a fair chance, and it pains us to see any of our classmates denied the same opportunities that we are. Officials estimate that extending financial aid would cost the state under $20 million yearly. That’s how much New York City spends fixing its potholes every five weeks. For a small cost, the New York State DREAM Act could create a more educated population. In the long run this would likely reduce the budget deficit, since the college-educated tend to be less of strain on social support programs and to contribute more in tax revenue. Furthermore, obtaining a college education could be a path to citizenship for many undocumented teenagers, many of whom were brought to the United States as very small children. The DREAM Act passed in the Assembly. It was supposed to go to a vote in the State Senate on April 1st. But on March 17th, the Senate, in a surprise move, took it to the floor—a political maneuver to kill the bill before pro-DREAM supporters had an adequate chance to rally for its cause. The vote—30 yeas and 29 nays—fell just two votes short of the 32 required for passage. But although the State Senate has already voted, the fight for equal access to New York State education is not over. Let’s start not just thinking about fixing our old potholes, but planning for our state’s future. The state budget will be passed this Tuesday, April 1st, and with your support, the DREAM Act will make it in. Check out this video that some students from Hunter College High School in New York City put together, explaining why we support the NY DREAM Act: http://youtu.be/hcLhmzEM5EE.

I am deeply concerned about the fate of many men and women from India and other developing countries who are being used almost like slave labor in Dubai, Abu Dhabhi, Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states

So many people meet someone after they are incarcerated. All I am really asking is for these people to be treated equally when it comes to visiting their loved ones. It seems like the only ones that get approval are the ones that lie - We screwed up and told the truth and we're going into year 2 of fighting to see each other. If you feel that the truth should be the best route, please sign and forward to everyone you know. These men and women are paying the price for their crimes but if they're going to even make an effort to do better, they HAVE to have something that drives them. I know that visitation is one of the biggest incentives they have. The "system" can't expect good results when they don't even allow the privileges that these guys earn.

I am doing an IB Exhibition Project for school (5th grade, Fernbank Elementary). My project is about the 1996 Summer Olympics. I would like to save something so amazing from one of the greatest Olympics in history. This tower can't just be torn down with Turner Field. Help me save this landmark!

I have a wife who suffers from lupus and renal failure. We carry two different types of insurance, and in the past have had three. Although current with having paid needed premiums, we are frequently sued for medical bills denied by the insurance companies. When being sued or trying to determine why the insurance companies denied claims, we are faced with the impossible task of trying to dechifer cryptic billing codes that cannot be interpreted by a lay person and or by a court. Thus, you are left with, "Well, you know the bill is your responsibility". In addition, these companies rotate between being primary and secondary. We have had claims denied because both insurance companies are declaring the other to be primary. The consumer should never be in the middle of this as they end up the loser by having to unfairly pay both the premiums and the medical bills.