Fossil fuel companies give advertising dollars to Television networks to advance clean coal, clean natural gas, cleaned up oil and chemicals in the Gulf of Mexico; after the worst oil spill in the history of the world. It is offensive to view fossil fuel spokespersons describe mountaintop removal, Fracking, oil clean-ups, pipelines and other fossil fuel endeavors that are destroying the planet as clean and good for us.

I have a great work history of 11 years within one company. Last year I was laid off due to a conversion and centralization within the company I worked for. When I wanted to return to work, I was told that the company would only look 10 or 7 years back. I have a felony conviction from 1996. I applied for a job that said they would only check 7 years back. I was hired but fired after 1 week when they said they found something on my record from 1996!! I am 39 credits away from my bachelor's degree in Accounting. How can I get a job?!!!

I am a pharmacist of 36 years, never a lawsuit, nor claim of fault. I had a claim by the Oregon Board of Pharmacy. I took this claim to a review/trial at the Board against an Assistant Attorney General. I was cleared of the charge after review by a Senior Administrative Judge. The Board went behind closed doors, rewrote to decision of the judge, and revoked my license to work in Oregon,in 17 places of judgement..Oregon .

Whether Montana decides to expand its Medicaid program will be a critical issue in the upcoming state legislative session. Governor Brian Schweitzer, heroically put the expansion in his proposed state budget for 2013-14. However, Govenor-Elect Steve Bullock hasn’t yet committed to expanding medicaid for the next two years. He needs to hear from the voters that are relying on him to fight to expand this vital program for the health and economic well-being of the state of Montana. NOW is the time to send a strong unified voice to Governor-Elect Steve Bullock. We had your back, now have ours! We urge you to support the Medicaid expansion provision in the Affordable Care Act that would extend coverage to nearly 60,000 currently uninsured people while creating good jobs for Montanans.

This petition is asking Congress to take up and pass the DREAM Act, HR 1842. The DREAM Act will give hope for a brighter future for over 1 million young people who were brought to the United States as children (under the age of 15), who have proven good moral character and have achieved a high school education or better. As parents, we take for granted the opportunities afforded to our children in this country. We are asking to extend these rights to children that have always called America home.

as a 65 yr old female nurse who has spent my life taking care of you , your's, the people you could have or should have helped take care of , i would like you to explain ( America), why so many females , including myself now live in poverty . I would like you to explain why things are still improving mostly for white rich men and tell me just who you expect to take care of you if all of these female nurses, teachers, housekeepers, cooks, etc. dont .

Decriminalize drug use and make it a medical issue. Stop ruining lives and stop enriching vicious drug lords and their hired murderers.

This petition calls on all organizations involved in the Salem-Keizer Area Transportation Study (SKATS, the metropolitan planning organization for the Mid-Willamette Valley) to discontinue the planning process (already $5.5 million over-budget and 4 years behind schedule) that is trying to come up with a rationale for building an unnecessary 3rd Bridge over the Willamette, a dinosaur of a project that reflects 1950s thinking and would be the most expensive public project in Salem history and would destroy Wallace Marine Park. Don't let "Bridgasaurus Boondogglus" stomp all over Salem for the next 30 years! There's a listserv you can join to stay informed about the effort to restore sanity and stop the absurd $800+ million 3rd Bridge project. To join this listserv and others opposing this Bridgasaurus Boondogglus, just send me a note at gearjm (at symbol) gmail.com  and request an invite to join the No3rdBridge list, so that you can participate in the campaign and be informed about the issue. (You will have to create a google account if you don't already have one -- click "Sign in" to be taken to the account creation page.) Remember, you can control for yourself how much mail you get from this list-- you can set it to send you every message as they are posted, or you can get one daily digest (containing all of that day's messages), or you can even set to "no mail" which would let you view the messages at the website but not fill your inbox. Another thing you can do is use filters/rules to automatically move the mail you get from this list to a folder in your computer's email program. (Ask a young person how if you don't know how to tickle your mail program to do that for you.)

We all know about the "Kill the Gays" bill and the evil it would bring. Tell our government to list Uganda as a state that sponsors terrorism if this bill passes. We cannot let countless people die because of homophobia; we need to stand together and prevent this from happening!

These Elected officials should not get paid until they agree

Berkeley's local independent businesses are good for the economy, our community and the environment. Approximately 58 cents out of every dollar stays in the community when you buy from local stores (vs. 31 cents at a chain stores), they create good jobs in our community, and keep Berkeley interesting and unique. Nearby residents can walk, bike or take public transit to Berkeley's stores, reducing our carbon footprint. Your purchases at indie stores make a HUGE impact. Making a conscious effort to shop with Buy Local Berkeley businesses & artists this holiday season (and all year!) means more jobs, parks, libraries and public safety as well as the unique and creative neighborhoods we love. Also, it's FUN!

There is currently a lack of economic incentive for individuals and small business owners to recycle in Colorado. As a result, many recyclables get sent to local landfills, our landfills fill up faster, and we take up more land--a limited resource--to deposit our waste. Also, the process of creating new containers requires more raw resources and energy than recycling old ones. Many states have successfully and effectively implemented container-deposit legislation and it is time that Colorado follows this precedent.