I don't think that one can overstress the importance of making a personal statement when we sign petitions -- or especially including a picture when space is provided.

I have several basic things I try to alter appropriately for nature and animal petitions.  Like these:

 [ send green star]

 [ accepted]

Your personal comment was very well said and I do agree with you 100%! We humans need to step up and start to take control of our precious world in which we have been given and all of natures beautiful species and wonders. Global warming is becoming a very big issue today and is killing off a lot of our land, making the icebergs melt thus causing the oceans to rise and beaches to slowly disappear and killing off our beautiful animals. There is a lot more that could be said about this subject and yes a lot of it does pertain to animals too everyone!!

Peace and Love, Tiffany

 [ send green star]

Bruce you are so right about making personal comments on the petitions because it does make a positive difference and it only takes a bit of time.   

Thank you for your comment on Global Warming it a huge concern for the world.........

Hugs,

Tara

 [ send green star]

Mar 6, 2006 (AP)— Budget cuts and poor management may be jeopardizing the future of our eyes in orbit America's fleet of environmental satellites, vital tools for forecasting hurricanes, protecting water supplies and predicting global warming.

"The system of environmental satellites is at risk of collapse," said Richard A. Anthes, president of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. "Every year that goes by without the system being addressed is a problem."

Anthes chairs a National Academy of Sciences committee that advises the federal government on developing and operating environmental satellites. In a report issued last year, the committee warned that "the vitality of Earth science and application programs has been placed at substantial risk by a rapidly shrinking budget."

Since that report came out, NASA has chosen to cancel or mothball at least three planned satellites in an effort to save money. Cost overruns have delayed a new generation of weather satellites until at least 2010 and probably 2012, leading a Government Accountability Office official to label the enterprise "a program in crisis."

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=1693735&page=1

 [ send green star]

Rising air and water temperatures are altering the environment of the Bering Sea, a new study finds. http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=2627&ncid=2627&e=5&u=/space/20060310/sc_space/beringseaalteredbywarmconditions

How Global Warming is Changing the Wild Kingdom http://www.livescience.com/environment/050621_warming_changes.html

 [ send green star]