Trine Melgaard

SB72 has passed the full Senate House 21-0. It has taken much compromise between the proponents of the bill and the Legislative Hispanic Caucus to get this far. With the current language we believe we have accomplished much in the right direction. Now we must get SB72 through the Assembly.

Fracking is one example of a potential ecocide. http://www.endecocide.eu/ It is a technology where millions of liters of water are pumped into the underground to extract shale gas or other resources. The water is mixed with biocides and other ingredients,so the process is inherently unsafe from

Egypt's ruling party is paying gangs of thugs to sexually assault women to prevent them from going out for work or study . the Muslim Brotherhood is paying gangs to beat up men who are taking part in the latest round of protests, which followed a decree by President Morsi to give himself

Every day across Africa, wild elephants are being slaughtered to meet the insatiable demand for ivory. Entire herds are being poached out of existence to supply the illegal trade of ivory carvings and trinkets in Asia. The scale of illicit activity is staggering in places like Thailand. Poachers

People who love theyre pets should sign this because there are people out there who would hurt an inocent animal and not care because there is no reason to. the law will smack them on the wrist and often times they go right back to hurting our friends.Its up to us to stop this madness.