climate change
Tell the Koch Brothers to stop polluting Detroit
Petroleum coke, or petcoke, is a byproduct of refining heavy oils like those that come from the tar sands in Canada and would be transported by the Keystone XL pipeline. Petcoke, when burned like coal, is one of the dirtiest fuels in the world, resulting in greater greenhouse gas emissions than
Tell the soda giants to slash their oil use!
by Sierra Club
Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Dr. Pepper-Snapple have always been three of the fastest companies at listening to customer feedback (remember how fast they pulled New Coke?). Now it's time they hear your feedback about the climate. Will you contact the beverage giants and ask them to slash oil use in
Sumatran orangutans' last stand: Call on US snack food industry to cut rainforest destruction
We have reached the last stand for Sumatran orangutans, but it's not too late to save them. Many Americans are being made into unwitting accomplices in the destruction of Indonesia's rainforests—which provide crucial habitat for a number of endangered species like the Sumatran orangutan—because
2,479 signatures to go Petition: Ban Fracking Now
Right now, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is considering lifting a temporary ban on fracking in New York. Lifting this temporary ban would threaten communities' health, pollute vital water sources, open up peoples' lands to gas exploration, and speed up global climate change. Communities across the
Urge the University of California to divest from fossil fuels
by University of California Fossil Fuel Divestment
The University of California currently has investments in the fossil fuels industry, including coal mining and burning, petroleum extraction, and natural gas extraction. The Associated Students of California call upon the Regents of the University of California, in its commitment to leadership in
RELEASE: Victory as British Columbia Government Opposes Northern Gateway Tar Sands Pipeline
by Protect and Restore Old Forests Globally
EI BIG EARTH DATA FUND-RAISING UPDATE: 27% to goal with $18,000 still to raise. Please donate now to support the best grassroots global biocentric Earth advocacy network ever at: http://www.climateark.org/shared/donate/canada_tarsands_pipelines/ ********************* PRESS RELEASE Victory as
Stop ArborGen from selling genetically engineered eucalyptus trees!
by Global Justice Ecology Project
Genetically engineered trees (GE trees) pose an unprecedented threat to US forests. GE tree company ArborGen has a request pending with the USDA to legalize the sale of millions of GE eucalyptus trees. These trees would be sold for pulp and biofuel plantations across Texas, Florida, Georgia,
Establish District EPA offices in KPK like other provinces
by To Establish District EPA offices in KPK
For the sake of quality of life through sustainable environment for people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Tell UC Davis : Divest From Fossil Fuels!
by Tell U.C. Davis : Divest From Fossil-Fuels!
Investment in the fossil-fuel industry is socially, economically, and environmentally irresponsible. Greenhouse gas emissions associated with human consumption of fossil-fuels (AKA Anthropomorphic Climate Change) causes Global Warming and remains a very serious threat to the environment, the Earth's
Tell President Obama: Reject Keystone XL!
by Sierra Club
Rivers of oil through Arkansas backyards... 12 spills in the first Keystone pipeline's first year... Two years later, the Kalamazoo, Michigan spill still not cleaned up. It's time to say no to spills, no to tar sands, and yes to the climate! This is the final official comment period for Keystone