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Gov. Corbett's newly appointed Department of Environmental Protection Secretary, Chris Abruzzo, just said “I’ve not read any scientific study that would lead me to conclude there are adverse impacts to human beings, animals, or plant life at this small level of climate change." Does this include Superstorm Sandy and Typhoon Haiyan? The devastating heat waves that have hit the country? Mr. Abruzzo is dangerously out of touch. Apparently he hasn't read the studies showing that warming-induced sea level rise has doubled the risk of Hurricane Sandy-scale coastal flooding. Or the studies showing that global warming-induced heat waves and droughts are already making life harder for corn farmers across the Midwest. Or the studies that link warming to pine beetle infestations and ecosystem shifts that threaten to drive many species to extinction. Clearly, Chris Abruzzo isn't the right person to figure out how Pennsylvania is going to tackle maybe the biggest problem facing the Earth—because he isn't even sure it is a problem. Tell the Pennsylvania Senate to reject Chris Abruzzo's nomination to lead the Department of Environmental Protection.

Upon joining the military I signed a "waiver of service" and a "general power of attorney" so that I may get divorced from an abusive, drug addict. And allowed his step-mother to stand in court for me. With these two signed documents she not only got my divorce, but she took custody of my children without my knowing or permission. Since then I have been unable to take custody of my children due to rapid deployments, I am now a year from getting out and have sustained injuries that prevent me from ever deploying, I am now in a position to have them with me. She is unwilling to give my children back to me. Please allow me the right to be a mother.

Our state senate is going to vote on Chris Abruzzo's nomination to head up the DEP as early as this week. Here's what he told the Environmental Resources and Energy committee when asked about climate change. "Abruzzo told the committee he does believe climate change is occurring and that it seems to be at least partially attributable to human factors, but he does not view it as harmful and sees no reason for Pennsylvania to adopt new policies to address it." And still the committee voted to approve him 10 - 1! Daylin Leach was the ONLY member of the committee to vote NO! Our senators need to know we don't want a climate denier heading up the DEP! http://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2013/12/04/corbetts-pick-to-run-dep-does-not-view-climate-change-as-harmful/

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The current reality is “Out of sight, out of mind, we can then do whatever we'd like with animal kind immediately.” Millions of times per year animals are killed simply because no one knows they are going to be. It is a very quiet big BUSINESS making lots of money for a lot of companies and groups with NO public oversight. Despite a multitude of people trying to help save these animals the time for discovery is always the leading killer. While there is still such a very long road to go towards a world of No-Kill Nation the first step must be raising public awareness of exactly how bad current reality IS. So do we have a right to know how many and how often we, as a country, as a nation, and as a civilization, “euthanize” animals? Demand that right. Sign and share now! p.s. YES petitions WORK, now sign.... no more excuses... :) I promised I'll be proud of you and all the animals will love you for it. Bless you all each and every one.

My parents don't get to see my niece and its not right. They are the best grandparents any child could have and the only thing they want is to be apart of her life. Their are also other grandparents who help raise their grandchildren and without warning they can be taken out of their lives. It's not fare or right when all they want to do is love them and be there for them. A child can never have to many loving parents even grandparents.

Fracking is a dangerous practice that our government has failed to protect the public from. Stop fracking in California.

Everyone should have the opportunity to develop their skills, knowledge and talent and to contribute fully to our nation and to know that their children and grandchildren will have the best possible education.

Too many families are marginalized, bankrupted, and suffer with treatable illnesses. Healthcare is a basic human need. Medical services, like education and corrections, should not be profit driven. Footing out-of-pocket health insurance premiums for coverage that is less than adequate has gone on far longer than it should ever have for many working poor families like mine!

We, The Prospector, have suffered long enough. Now is the time to act, so that we may rekindle the flame of "The Fuse"

The Michigan Legislature is about to pass a major piece of legislation that restricts women’s health care coverage in the state. The initiative would ban all health insurance policies in the state—public and private—from covering abortions, including in cases of rape and grave danger to the mother. Michigan Right to Life used an arcane tactic, known as an “indirect initiated state statute,” to do an end-run around a previous veto of this bill to make it law with a very low bar––they only needed 3.4% of Michigan voters to sign a petition supporting the initiative. The Michigan legislature can either approve the legislation, or let the voters decide next year. Tell Michigan legislators that 3.4% of voters should not make over-reaching decisions about women’s health care choices, and instead to put this on the ballot in November 2014.