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02/04/2012 05:34 PM
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Stop Oil Companies from Using Oil Spill Cleanup Costs as Tax Write-Offs ACTION
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 Offshore drilling is unsafe and poses a serious threat to our environment. Oil companies should not be rewarded for mistakes made when prioritizing profits over people. Please urge Congress to end tax write-offs for oil companies cleanup costs.
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02/04/2012 05:24 PM
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Deny Shell final permits to drill in the Polar Bear Seas - ACTION!
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 The Obama Administration has tentatively approved Shells plans to drill this summer in both of Alaskas Polar Bear Seas. Tell Secretary Salazar to deny the company the final permits it needs to drill in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas.
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02/04/2012 11:09 AM
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World Peace Becomes Possible
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 A world at peace would have solved problems or be actively working on solving them. We are reminded what Rock and Roller Jackson Browne says, 'Every bullet is a mouthful of food stolen from a starving child.'
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02/04/2012 08:19 AM
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Arctic scientist warns of dangerous climate change
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 The future of human kind faces dire consequences due to arguably the first signs of dangerous climate change in the Arctic, says a leading international scientist from The University of Western Australia.
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02/04/2012 01:54 AM
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Mr. President, Put it in Writing ACTION
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 The president's nuclear weapons strategy review will help determine whether we continue to live with the threat of nuclear annihilation or move closer to a world without nuclear weapons. Click here now to put your support in writing, and ask the presiden
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02/04/2012 01:34 AM
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Ocean River Institute Home Page ACTION
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 The Ocean River Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to helping individuals and grassroots groups make a difference where they live and work through environmental stewardship, education, and citizen science.
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02/03/2012 11:04 PM
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Tell Speaker Boehner and Congress: Guarantee Journalists Access to All Hearings on Fracking ACTION
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 The political news website Politico reported today that Gasland Director Josh Fox was arrested this morning after trying to film a House Science Committee hearing on hydraulic fracturing. Josh was led out in handcuffs by the Capitol police and said "I'm
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02/03/2012 06:19 PM
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Reduce Black Carbon Emissions A Primary Contributor To Global Warming ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
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 A large contributor to global warming is open burninga practice that scientists estimate creates 50% of emissions causing earths rising temperatures. Open burning refers to any type of open flame, whether it is an agricultural fire, a fire that burns
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02/03/2012 06:04 PM
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Stop an Ancient Desert Water Grab ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
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 A harebrained plan to pump water from the ancient, underground Cadiz Valley Aquifer in the Mojave Desert -- to sell to Southern California -- has been popping up for more than 15 years. Water agencies, including the Metropolitan Water District
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02/03/2012 05:29 PM
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Stop Plans to Build Environmentally Destructive Oil & Gas Pipelines ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
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 Enbridge oil company has proposed building twin pipelines that would extend from Bruderheim, Alberta to Kitimat, British Columbia. The pipeline would cross many traditional lands, displacing several aboriginal communities. Neighboring cities and towns
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