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Tell President Obama: Stop letting the fracking industry run amok.

Keep Toxic Chemicals Out of Drinking Water

Disposing of millions of gallons of chemically laced water is something fracking operations are doing unsafely, unsuccessfully, and without federal regulation. President Obama must end fracking’s dangerous exemption from The Safe Drinking Water Act before this wastewater drags down the nation’s health.

Fracking uses water contaminated with 596 chemicals–many of which are toxic to humans even in extremely small doses. Birth defects, cancer, and kidney problems are just a few of the risks posed by an unregulated fracking industry. Tell the Obama administration to prioritize clean air and drinking water.

Holding the fracking industry accountable for water and air contamination is long overdue. We shouldn’t have to put our brains, nervous systems, and vision at risk just from stepping outside and taking a breath of fresh air. It’s time to protect families from chemicals that should have never found their way into the air and water supply.

When the fracking industry uses nearly 600 chemicals in a water supply that gets back to our bathtubs and drinking glasses–why isn’t it subject to federal water regulations? Tell President Obama to regulate a fracking industry intent on serving America a chemical cocktail.

Thank you for taking action,Kara F.
Care2 and ThePetitionSite Team

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The Amazon and Oil Contamination … Rainforest Action NetWork

05/30/2012 Nativegrl77 2 Comments

How can you help the communities of the Amazon fighting oil contamination and a historic health crisis?
With water.
Specifically, you can help spread the word about ClearWater, a community-led project that is providing immediate relief to the people of the Ecuadorean Amazon. The same powerful communities that have been waging a 19-year battle to bring Chevron to justice for its toxic legacy in the Amazon are now building safe drinking water systems for themselves. Can you help spread the word by sharing this video with your friends and family?

For nearly two decades, 30,000 Indigenous and rural Ecuadoreans have been fighting to hold Chevron accountable for its oil pollution in the Amazon. What’s more, they’ve kept up the fight even while the absence of readily available clean water has contributed to a health emergency for their communities, including an epidemic of cancer, miscarriages, birth defects, and other ailments.
That’s why these rainforest communities have teamed up to launch ClearWater — a project that is providing safe drinking water to the people of the Ecuadorean Amazon while they continue to hold Chevron accountable for its oily mess.
Please share the video now.

		For a cleaner future,
		Ginger Cassady Change Chevron

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Join Environmentalists for Obama

04/23/2012 Nativegrl77

Earth Day.

A big day for the environment — but to protect our air, land, and water, we have to make every single day count between now and November 6th.

President Obama knows we don’t have to sacrifice clean air and clean water to create jobs and grow our economy. But time and again, we’ve seen that our opponents are willing to play politics with the health of our natural resources — and the American people — just to protect the bottom line of their special-interest allies.
If it was up to them, we’d have no EPA working to protect our kids from harmful air pollution or make sure our water is safe to drink — polluters would once again have a free pass. And I probably don’t need to remind you of their views on climate change.

So, as we pause to appreciate our planet, say you’re standing with the only candidate in this race who’s fighting for it:

Join Environmentalists for Obama.

This community will help spread the word about the President’s record on the environment and what’s at stake in this election.
President Obama has already taken historic steps to clean up our air and water, reduce our dependence on foreign oil, and bring ecosystems like the Great Lakes, Chesapeake Bay, and Florida Everglades back to life.

This is what that kind of change looks like:
— Setting the first-ever national standards on mercury and other forms of toxic air pollution from power plants, which will prevent up to 11,000 premature deaths, 4,700 heart attacks, and 130,000 asthma attacks every year when fully implemented

— Developing fuel efficiency standards that will nearly double fuel economy for cars and light trucks by 2025

— and save families thousands of dollars at the pump and save our country millions of barrels of oil

— Establishing safeguards to cut interstate soot and smog-forming pollution from power plants by more than 50 percent and improve air quality for more than 75 percent of Americans

— Investing more in clean energy than ever before — and putting us on track to double our use of renewable sources by the end of the year

— Signing one of the largest expansions of wilderness protections in a generation, setting aside more than 2 million acres of land

All of that is on the line — along with the chance to keep going.
We simply can’t afford a White House that is skeptical about the human impact on climate change and continues to give Big Oil taxpayer giveaways at a time of record profits.
It’s on us to make sure that doesn’t happen — right now, President Obama needs you to have his back.
If you’re ready to fight alongside him, join Environmentalists for Obama today:
Thanks,
James
James Kvaal National Policy Director Obama for America
P.S. — Check out a special Earth Day message from President Obama here.

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12/23/2010 Nativegrl77

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Deadly outbreak in Haiti: please help now

10/26/2010 Nativegrl77

Help save lives in Haiti and around the world. -- Donate now

Disaster has hit Haitians again. As of today, 262 people have died from a cholera outbreak in the Artibonite and Centre regions of Haiti and nearly 3,800 cases have been confirmed.

Highly contagious and spread by water, cholera can cause dehydration and death within hours, especially for children, if not treated. In response, CARE is amassing cholera prevention and treatment supplies to help avert an catastrophe should the disease spread. We’re especially concerned about a possible outbreak in Port-au-Prince.

An outbreak in the capital city’s extremely crowded and unsanitary tent camps, where 1 million survivors of the January 12 earthquake now live, would be devastating. The rainy season is underway and flooding, coupled with unsafe water conditions, can worsen the crisis. Prevention is critical.

Hundreds of thousands are at risk. When you make a tax-deductible gift today, you can help CARE save lives in Haiti and respond to crisis and extreme poverty around the world.

Since the earthquake struck on January 12, CARE has been tirelessly working to help Haiti recover, including building durable shelters for families; constructing latrines, showers and hand-washing facilities; making sure clean water is available; and promoting good health and hygiene through awareness campaigns, community trainings and more.

As you know, our poverty-fighting work doesn’t stop in Haiti. Every single day of the year, in Haiti and 71 other countries worldwide, CARE provides emergency relief and delivers comprehensive programs that strike at the root causes of poverty.

Please make a tax-deductible gift today so that CARE can continue empowering people facing extreme poverty and crisis around the world.