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In his own words -Republican Gov.Mitch Daniels of Indiana …is he supporting death panels? Union members are the priviledge elite?

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The idea of blowing the top off a mountain to get what you want inside is just so outlandish, selfish and downright ridiculous that it almost seems unreal.

But at Alpha Natural Resources, that’s just business as usual. Take a stand against Mountaintop Removal Mining (MTR) »

MTR is a common practice at coal companies, which use equipment the size of buildings to literally change the face of a mountain range and get at coal buried deep within the Appalachians.

But MTR is a dangerous and irresponsible business practice. Not only does it ruin the landscape, but it destroys wildlife habitat and poisons water supplies with chemicals like mercury, lead and arsenic. Worst of all, more MTR means more coal polluting our air and warming our planet.

Tell energy giant Alpha Natural Resources to stop mountaintop removing mining to protect the environment and our health »

Thanks for taking action!Emily V.
Care2 and ThePetitionSite Team

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Congress: the Republican led House back on 3/5 – the Senate resumes S.1813,Surface Transportation bill

03/02/2012 Nativegrl77

the Senate Convened at 10:00amET March 2, 2012

Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of S.1813, the Surface Transportation bill.
There will be no roll call votes on Friday. As previously announced, there will be no roll call votes on Monday, March 5, 2012. The next roll call vote is expected Tuesday morning.

The Senate began the Rule 14 process on H.R.1837, an act to address certain water-related concerns on the San Joaquin River, and for other purposes.

WRAP UP

No LEGISLATIVE ITEMS

No EXECUTIVE ITEMS

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The next meeting is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. on March 5, 2012.

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Cameroon, Stop killing protected wildlife – Elephants

03/01/2012 Nativegrl77 2 Comments

In less than a month over 200 elephants have been killed in Cameroon. These poachers are going into the Bouba Ndjida National Park from Chad and killing these protected elephants.

Tell Cameroon that it has to step up to protect its wildlife. »

With Cameroon’s elephant population estimated to be a maximum of 1500 elephants, this recent slaughter is a devastating loss to the population.

Furthermore, these elephants were supposed to be protected: they were in a national park!

Mongabay.com reports that these elephants have been killed for their tusks and that these ivory poachers are Sudanese.

Tell the government of Cameroon that they need to do more to protect their elephants and to put a stop to this atrocious elephant slaughtering. »

Thanks for taking action!Kathleen
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“Kill every last gay person” by Eden James, Change.org

03/01/2012 Nativegrl77

Uganda’s “Kill the Gays” bill has been re-introduced. Citibank and Barclays wield significant influence in the country, but have so far been silent. Tell the two banks to speak up now and help stop the terrifying bill from becoming law.

Sign the Petition

Citibank and Barclays could save the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Uganda.

The Ugandan legislature could vote any day on a so-called “Kill the Gays” bill that could result in legalizing the death penalty for any LGBT person in the country. But Citibank and Barclays together have hundreds of millions of dollars invested in Uganda and wield significant influence in the country, just as banking lobbyists wield influence with Congress in the US. If Citibank and Barclays speak out against the “Kill the Gays” bill, Ugandan legislators will take notice in a hurry.

Collin Burton is a Citibank customer — he’s also gay. Collin started a petition on Change.org asking Citibank and Barclays to speak out against the “Kill the Gays” bill. Click here to sign Collin’s petition right now.

Citibank and Barclays are both big supporters of LGBT rights for their own employees, yet they invest money with a government that is threatening to execute LGBT people. “I expect Citibank and Barclays to live up to the values of equality and fairness, not just list them on their websites,” Collin says.

If Citibank and Barclays speak out against the “Kill the Gays” bill, Ugandan legislators will see that they are risking the business relationships that keep their government afloat.

Click here to sign Collin’s petition asking Citibank and Barclays to issue strong statements condemning Uganda’s “Kill the Gays” bill. The bill could come up for a vote any day, so swift action is essential.

Thanks for being a change-maker,

– Eden and the Change.org team