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Environment

United Airlines CEO Jeff Smisek- Stop Blocking Solutions to Climate Change -SIGN PLEASE !
Environment  (tags: United Airlines, CO2, emissions, climatechange, pollution caps, destruction )

Angelika
- 23 hours ago - action.sumofus.org
Next week, governments from around the world are meeting to negotiate new measures combating carbon pollution from aircraft. Tell United Airlines: consumers support pollution caps. Stop fighting action on climate change.
Tell Chevron's Board of Directors to FIRE CEO JOHN WATSON! - International Action
Environment  (tags: Chevron, CEO, environment, destruction, ecosystems, habitatdestruction, pollution, humanrights )

Angelika
- 1 day ago - truecostofchevron.com
Imagine you were the head of Chevron. In the first couple years since you took over the company its reputation has been continually tarnished by your own actions as well as environmental and human rights crimes. Would you expect to keep your job?
Take Action To Save Bristol Bay! - American Rivers
Environment  (tags: environment, habitat, nature, wildlife, destruction, water, trees, habitatdestruction )

Candy
- 1 day ago - secure2.convio.net
Threatened by a massive open-pit mine, the pristine Bristol Bay Rivers in Alaska were #2 on the list of America's Most Endange
Stop Dams Planned for Rio Usumacinta By Rocky Contos, Director of SierraRios
Environment  (tags: water, wildlife, destruction, ecosystems, conservation, environment, government, politics, Sustainabililty, energy, historical sites )

Isa
- 1 day ago - thepetitionsite.com
Plans for 5 dams have been advanced for Río Usumacinta, the "Sacred Monkey River" of the Maya. These dams will flood historic Mayan sites, force residents to relocate, and destroy one of the finest rafting rivers in all North America.
Please Sign!! Join the New Future Fleet Campaign: Tell the Soda Giants to Slash Oil Use! - Sierra Club
Environment  (tags: conservation, climate-change, environment, beverage giants, oil consumption, CO2emissions, pollution )

Tamara
- 1 day ago - secure.sierraclub.org
The three beverage giants own over 100,000 vehicles between them, and they guzzle more oil than nearly any other industry. If they agree to slash oil consumption -- through measures like more fuel-efficient driving and hybrids -- and avoid tar sands fuel
Protect More Wilderness Grasslands - Take Action With the Pew Environment Group
Environment  (tags: wildlife, endangered, destruction, nature, wilderness, protection )

Candy
- 1 day ago - secure3.convio.net
The HiLine region of northern Montana is famous for its rolling short-grass prairie and wide horizons that put the "big" in Big Sky Country. A whopping 2.4 million acres of public land there is up for review, but the BLM is planning for just 3% of
Remove Shark Fin Soup.
Environment  (tags: ecosystems, wildlife )

Simon
- 21 hours ago - thepetitionsite.com
100 million sharks are killed each year-by longlines, by "sport" fishermen, or by a barbaric practice known as shark finning. Hooked sharks are hauled onto boats their fins are sliced off while they are still alive.
Help Save Alaska's Magnificent Bristol Bay - PLEASE SIGN!
Environment  (tags: save alaska wildlife nature petition env )

Jeanie
- 21 hours ago - theanimalrescuesite.greatergood.com
These existing natural riches and the magnificent wild drainage they swim in are threatened by the proposed Pebble Mine, which would be one of the world's biggest open pit mines. Over its lifetime, the mine could generate up to 23 billion tons of waste.
Stop Using Stryofoam Trays and Cups in School By Donna Seig Kopko... PLEASE, SIGN!!!!!
Environment  (tags: conservation, politics, Sustainabililty, humans, environment, pollution )

Isa
- 15 hours ago - thepetitionsite.com
the Scranton School District is using stryofoam trays and cups for breakfast and lunch in the 16 schools and 10,000 kids that eat lunch every day in the schools. They cost a lot of money to supply that many trays and cups every day.
Will Big Biotech Giants Destroy Mexican Corn? Join Us and Say No!
Environment  (tags: agriculture, corn, Dow AgroSciences, dupont, genetic engineering, GMO, mexico, Monsanto, sustainable agriculture, sustainable development )

Judy
- 11 hours ago - greenpeaceblogs.org
The agriculture ministry in Mexico may allow foreign companies to plant genetically engineered corn on 2.4 million hectares of land. Will big biotech giants destroy Mexican corn? Join us and say no!
Tell Congress: Don't Pass a Farm Bill That Lets Monsanto Wipe Out State GMO Labeling Laws!
Environment  (tags: )

Chrissy
- 23 hours ago - petitions.moveon.org
TAKE ACTION: Tell Your Congress Member: Your Job Is on the Line if You Support a Monsanto Attack on States' Right to Know!
TransCanada Reps Kicked Out of Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation
Environment  (tags: Keystone XL, First Nations, Struggling to stay Safe, environment, destruction, conservation, climate, animals, wildlife, water, weather, politics, habitat, humans, habitatdestruction, government, forests, endangered, ecosystems, Sustainabililty, world, tre )

Roxie
- 10 hours ago - tarsandsblockade.org
Tribal members know it. They aren't buying TransCanada's false promises and understand the threat that toxic tar sands pose to their Sacred Water, burial grounds, and historic landmarks. The Keystone XL pipeline would cut right through their Territories
Summer Heat - As the Temperature Rises, So Do We. - TAKE ACTION!
Environment  (tags: Summer Heat, new 350.org campaign, fight fossil fuels, join the fight, Bill McKibben, Naomi Klein, Winona LaDuke, Sandra Steingraber, Rev. Lennox Yearwood )

Judy
- 1 day ago - joinsummerheat.org
An invitation from Bill McKibben, Naomi Klein, Winona LaDuke, Sandra Steingraber and Rev. Lennox Yearwood: This summer, we will take on the fossil fuel industry. Join in and stand up for our future:
UK Trees Under Attack
Environment  (tags: trees )

Elke
- 21 hours ago - bbc.co.uk
Unknown disease attacking UK trees potentially changing the isle's landscape forever.
Oppose the Poseidon Desalination Plant ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
Environment  (tags: environment, destruction, habitat, nature, protection )

Cher
- 53 minutes ago - secure.sierraclub.org
The California coastline is threatened by a desalination facility proposed to create fresh water from the ocean. The California Coastal Commission will decide whether to permit the proposed project in Huntington Beach as early as June!
BRITISH COLUMBIA : Uninvited and Unwelcome: First Nation Asks Enbridge to Leave Gitga'at Territory
Environment  (tags: Keystone XL, First Nations, weather, wildlife, water, trees, animals, climate, conservation, environment, government, globalwarming, habitatdestruction, habitat, research, nature, ecosystems, destruction, pollution, world, humans, green, energy, CO2emissio )

Roxie
- 10 hours ago - marketwire.com
HARTLEY BAY, BRITISH COLUMBIA Gitga'at First Nation reminds Enbridge that Northern Gateway pipeline and oil tanker project is not welcome in Gitga'at territory
On Causes : Owe Aku International Justice Project TAKE ACTIONS HERE
Environment  (tags: Idle No More, Cause, Actions, wildlife, protection, world, environment, culture, ethics, water, trees, world, protection, environment, destruction, animals, pollution, globalwarming, science, research, humans, nature, habitatdestruction )

Roxie
- 8 hours ago - causes.com
Owe Aku IJP takes its direction from Lakota leaders to preserve traditional protocol & stewardship on behalf of Mother Earth utilizing the legal basis established in our treaties http://www.oweakuinternational.org./
Admire the Night Sky and Relax   video
Environment  (tags: night, heavens, stars, light pollution )

Anne
- 7 hours ago - vimeo.com
Relax and see winning photos of 3rd Int'l Earth & Sky Photo Contest, a program by The World at Night (TWAN) with the Global Astronomy Month (astrowb.org) and the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO) . Theme was Dark Skies Importance.
Natures Way   video
Environment  (tags: ecosystems, climate-change, endangered, destruction, environment, globalwarming, conservation, animals, habitat, wildlife )

Mm
- 3 hours ago - youtube.com
This is an Old Song, but so true in what is going on. Song from the 1970's and frankly so fitting, and so SAD!
Save NC's Jordan Lake From Polluters ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
Environment  (tags: environment, habitat, nature, protection, pollution )

Cher
- 1 hour ago - thepetitionsite.com
North Carolina's state Senate has approved legislation (Senate Bill 515) that would violate the Clean Water Act and put the drinking water supply of almost half a million North Carolinians at risk.
Bee Colony Health: EPA Report Reveals Serious Flaws in Review of Pesticides
Environment  (tags: pesticides, diabetes, health, medicine, protection, prevention, research, scientists, science, environment )

Marty
- 1 day ago - organicconnectmag.com
U.S. beekeepers, scientists, and public advocacy groups have been sounding the alarm over the harmful impacts of chemicals on bee colony health for years, but their calls have largely been ignored.
Oil Sands Reality Check
Environment  (tags: world, climate-change, ecosystems, destruction, globalwarming, habitat, pollution, healthconditions )

Kevin
- 17 hours ago - oilsandsrealitycheck.org
"The Canadian oil sands, also known as the tar sands, is the largest industrial project on earth, yet few Canadians are aware of the rapid pace of growth and its impacts on our environment, economy, and society. Canada needs a reality check on oil sands"
Save NC's Jordan Lake From Polluters.......PLEASE, SIGN!!!!
Environment  (tags: environment, ecosystems, endangered, conservation, water, pollution, state-owned, politics, nature, humans, Sustainabililty )

Isa
- 16 hours ago - thepetitionsite.com
by: North Carolina Conservation Network North Carolina's state Senate has approved legislation (Senate Bill 515) that would violate the Clean Water Act, put the drinking water supply of almost half a million North Carolinians at risk.
Radioactive Leak Found at Palisades Nuclear Power Plant
Environment  (tags: Accident, Biology, Ecology, Health, Nuclear, Security, USA )

Ray
- 15 hours ago - rt.com
Investigators have discovered a half-inch long crack around a nozzle on one of the tanks of the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant, and have attributed the crack to the water leakage that spilled radioactive water into Lake Michigan on May 5.
Red Nations Shut Down US 'Consultation' on Tarsands in South Dakota
Environment  (tags: First Nations, Tribal Leaders, animals, climate, destruction, ecosystems, pollution, wildlife, weather, water, nature, habitatdestruction, government, conservation, Sustainabililty, protection, humans, research, environment, politics, trees, world, CO2emiss )

Roxie
- 10 hours ago - bsnorrell.blogspot.com
We will not negotiate about our sacred sites or any assault on Unci Maca (Mother Earth) or Mni Wicozani (Through Water There is Life). As tribal officials left the room the grassroots people of Owe Aku's Moccasins on the Ground began to chant "Sacred
The First Cuts Are the Deepest: Sequester Cuts Increase Health, Climate Risks
Environment  (tags: climate-change, CO2emissions, energy, environment, forests, government, healthconditions, humans, nature, politics, pollution, Sustainabililty, weather )

Kathy
- 1 day ago - thinkprogress.org
"I don't know whether it's [sequester] going to hurt the economy or not. I don't think anyone quite understands how the sequester is really going to work." - John Boehner, 3/3/13
What Does It Take to Save An Endangered Species?
Environment  (tags: conservation, World Land Trust, WLT )

Edo
- 5 hours ago - worldlandtrust.org
Bethan John meets wildlife ranger Pablo Antonio Millán on Margarita Island, off the coast of Venezuela, to find out more about the Yellow-shouldered Parrot.
Community Struggle to Protect Margarita Island Habitat
Environment  (tags: conservation, World Land Trust, WLT )

Edo
- 5 hours ago - worldlandtrust.org
In Venezuela an island community is working with local conservation organisation Provita to protect the rare Yellow-shouldered Parrot.
Sovereign Nations Walk Out of Meeting With U.S. State Department Unanimously Rejecting Keystone XL Pipeline
Environment  (tags: Climate Change, Environment, Climate Change, Video, First Nations, Idle No More, TransCanada, Impact News )

Shaheen
- 2 hours ago - huffingtonpost.com
The State Department, still with "egg on its face" from its statement that Keystone XL would have little impact on climate change, sunk a little lower today as the most respected elders, and chiefs of 10 sovereign nations turned their backs on State Dept
Lady's Slipper Rare Orchid to Have Chelsea Show Security
Environment  (tags: Lady slipper, rare, orchid, Chelsea, flower, show, security, body guards, bbc, Britain )

Marie
- 8 minutes ago - m.bbc.co.uk
Britain's rarest flower will have it's own personal security guards when it goes on display at next weeks Chelsea Flower Show
 

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