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~ politics petitions pollution and pop culture

The U.S. and China #ActOnClimate

11/14/2014 Nativegrl77

Last night in Beijing, President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping made a historic joint announcement on the United States’ and China’s new targets to reduce carbon pollution.

As the world’s two largest economies — and the world’s two biggest carbon emitters — the announcement is a unique development in the U.S.-China relationship. Both countries have joined together to demonstrate leadership on an issue that touches the entire world.

“There’s one issue that will define the contours of this century more dramatically than any other,” President Obama said earlier this year. “And that is the urgent and growing threat of a changing climate.”

Find out more about the historic new actions to reduce carbon pollution here.

You Can Check Out Health Care Plans and Prices for 2015 Right Now

The season approaches. Not just the holiday season — it’s time to get ready for open enrollment season, too! What is open enrollment? Beginning on November 15, you will have 92 days to shop for health care insurance and find the coverage that best suits your needs.

Over the weekend, President Obama headed to Beijing to kick off his sixth trip to Asia as President — and his second trip to Asia this year.

Here are some answers to key questions about net neutrality and what the President is doing to ensure a free and open Internet.

Kicking the Habit: US and China Must Drop Fossil Fuel Addiction

11/14/2014 Nativegrl77

“If you pledge sobriety and then buy a keg of beer, people are going to wonder.”
– Bill McKibben

On Tuesday night the world’s two biggest polluters – the US and China – announced a surprisingly ambitious climate deal. We should take a moment to celebrate this interim victory while realizing that it does not go nearly far enough in addressing climate change. Now it is our collective, global responsibility to ensure that both countries are serious about such a deal.

An important first step would be for the US and China to cancel their destructive projects that are destroying the planet. To prove that he is serious, President Obama should reject the Keystone XL Pipeline and use his bully pulpit to push for a carbon tax. While unlikely with the current congress, a carbon tax could become a major campaign issue in 2016. And WE can protest our taxes going to subsidize climate catastrophe by divesting from the fossil fuel industry

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PHOTOS: Doubling Down in Vegas

11/14/2014 Nativegrl77

Bridget Lavington, Everytown for Gun Safety

We needed 101,667 petition signatures to get background checks on the ballot in Nevada. Volunteers like you delivered more than twice that amount yesterday — the largest number of signatures that’s ever been collected for a Nevada ballot measure!

Building on our historic victory in Washington State, we’re off to a great start in the fight to bring a strong background checks law to Nevada — and beyond. But the NRA has already vowed to fight us at every turn, and we need your support.

Make a gift right now to our trusted partners at Nevadans for Background Checks to keep this momentum up. Your gift will help organizers connect with voters in Nevada and lay important groundwork for more initiatives like this across the country.

Here are some of the photos from yesterday’s record-breaking petition delivery in Las Vegas:

Yesterday’s petition delivery was just the first step in a long journey. These signatures will qualify the Background Check Initiative for the ballot, but we need the support of people like you from across the country if we’re going to eventually win this fight like we did in Washington State.

Make a contribution to our partners at Nevadans for Background Checks and support their work to get this common-sense measure passed at the ballot.

Together, we’re sending a message: When our elected officials refuse to act, we’ll take this issue straight to the people for a yes-or-no vote.

Thanks for powering this fight,

Bridget Lavington
Nevada Organizing Director
Everytown for Gun Safety

P.S. — Supporters like you helped deliver more signatures than any group has EVER delivered for a ballot initiative in Nevada. Want to help keep this fight going? Donate right now to support our trusted partners at Nevadans for Background checks.

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Children tell clothes brands to “Detox Our Future”

11/14/2014 Nativegrl77

~ politics petitions pollution and pop culture

Burberry commits to Detox its clothes

11/14/2014 Nativegrl77 1 Comment

Thanks to thousands of actions taken by people like you, Burberry has committed to Detox its clothes of hazardous chemicals. This is great news for the environment and future generations.
Over the past two weeks the brand’s Twitter, Facebook and Instagram channels have been flooded with messages from people all over the world, calling on Burberry to get rid of the toxic Little Monsters and Detox now.
With your help, we have proven that when people speak out, big brands listen. Burberry is the 19th fashion company to commit to Detox, raising the bar for the rest of the luxury sector and proving that beautiful fashion doesn’t have to cost the earth.