Animal Planet claims that its hit reality show, "Call of the Wildman," is saving the animals it features. However, the truth is the program has engaged legally and ethically dubious animal-handling practices to boost its ratings and profit. Animal Planet relies on the viewing public for ratings and profits, so we need to let them know we are paying attention!

Kentucky is blessed with abundant water resources, the safeguarding of which is essential to the success of our farms and cities, our industries and businesses, to our public health and the well-being of our communities. Thorough analysis of routing alternatives and of the direct, indirect, and cumulative effects of the proposed “Bluegrass Pipeline” project is essential to protecting the public and land, air, and water resources from adverse effects of the construction and re-purposing of pipelines for this project.

In Massachusetts, three insurance companies have a combined market share of nearly 70% of the health insurance market. Having a meaningful number of options available to Massachusetts families is a necessary component of a health care system that can control costs. Having a public option would give Massachusetts families more choices. In addition, a public plan could operate without excessive administrative and marketing costs, high executive salaries or a need to generate profits. As a result, a public option could provide a good deal for consumers and keep pressure on private insurers to keep their policies affordable and treat their customers well by acting as a benchmark for affordability and quality of care. As proud as I am of the progress we've made in Massachusetts on health care, we still have a ways to go. Establishing a public option is one more step we can take to make sure that every resident has access to the best possible health care in the Commonwealth.

Everyone should be concerned about lower electricity bills and breaking up the monopoly electricity providers in Florida. U.S. Congressional FERC Order 888 dated from 1998 DEREGULATION OF ELECTRICITY in America. Remember telephone deregulation gave us the cheap phone bills we have now and electricity deregulation could do the same for your overpriced electricity bills you now pay.

Our natural resources and sacred lands are being threatened for short sighted monetary gain. When the natural gas is gone, the devastation will remain for generations. Ask yourself: "what are leaving for the next generations?"

The Marcellus shale layer is radioactive. Radon can escape every time a well is drilled. Some of the drilling and compressing chemicals are carcinogenic, toxic or neurotoxic. Thousands of industrial compounds are not tested for their risk to human health. No driller is required to reveal what chemicals they are using or when. We do not have the knowledge, testing equipment, or experience to protect our children. This highly industrial activity imposed by ACT 13 should not be allowed to put our children in harms way. No permission slips were sent home. Tell school officials, State representatives, the Governor, and the President. No Marcellus Shale risky behavior next to our schools and our children. PASS LEGISLATIVE PROTECTION NOW. NO PERMISSION GRANTED. STAY A MILE AWAY. For more information go to web site LINK Protect Our Children

This petition has been created to repeal the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase Format and revert to the previous state. Many fans have shown their displeasure with this new "format". Drivers that win the championship should be skilled and consistent during all 36 races. The fans should have a voice on the sport that they love and support.

Oxfam has cut ties with celebrity Scarlett Johansson over Johansson's new role as a "global ambassador" for the Israeli company SodaStream, which is based in an illegal Israeli settlement in the West Bank. As Oxfam stated: "Johansson's role promoting the company SodaStream is incompatible with her role as an Oxfam global ambassador. Oxfam believes that businesses, such as SodaStream, that operate in settlements further the ongoing poverty and denial of rights of the Palestinian communities that we work to support. Oxfam is opposed to all trade from Israeli settlements, which are illegal under international law." Thank Oxfam for taking this principled stand by signing our petition.

Last month, Wilmar International, the world’s largest palm oil trader, made a historic commitment to cut out deforestation, peatland destruction and the exploitation of human rights from its supply chain. This development has huge potential to transform the palm oil industry and the lives of people impacted by landgrabs and forest destruction. But so far, it’s just words on paper. Wilmar’s promise only matters if the company takes rapid and responsible action. Wilmar’s crimes span continents: it has much to amend. In West Kalimantan, Indonesia, one of Wilmar’s suppliers, Bumitama Agri, stands accused of destroying thousands of acres of forest and maintaining illegal plantations inside protected forest reserves. In the Kalangala Islands of Uganda, Wilmar subsidiaries have taken thousands of acres from local communities and have destroyed natural forest to grow palm oil. In Nigeria, Wilmar has acquired land that overlaps national forest reserves and community-owned lands, and has already deforested and bulldozed thousands of acres of forest and farmland. Tell Wilmar: Your promise of No Deforestation, No Exploitation, No Peat requires urgent action. And it should start now.

My daughter is 7 yrs old she has been without her father over a year because he went home to help out with his sick father and for him to have a vehicle to go to the hospitals .We are married yet he cant get back into the u.s that is why I think they need to pass this immigration bill. so my emotional affected daughter can reunite with her father. Please help

Campus harassment is a gateway crime, and creates a culture where words can escalate to physical contact and other forms of violence, including stalking, assault or rape. According to research by Cornell's ILR Institute, harassment in public space has similar emotional impacts as sexual assault or rape including a sense of self-doubt, low self-esteem/self worth, and possible feelings of despair. This can also reduce students' feelings of safety on campus, impacting their mobility including their use of campus transportation. We believe that everyone should be able to access education safely, without fear of harassment or assault.

There are still disparities in access to safe Bicycle and Pedestrian infrastructure for low-income and people of color communities like mine across the country. For example, bicycling and walking make up 12% of all trips, but over 16% of all fatalities. The fatality rate for Hispanic bicyclists is 23% higher than for white bicyclists and 30% higher for African American bicyclists. 71% of people of color agree that safer bicycling would make their community better.