Take Action: Stop Approval Without Strict Testing for GMOs; Tell Congress to Reduce Food Waste

Posted on April 18, 2016

Stop Approval Without Strict Testing for GMOs The USDA is asking for public comments on one part of the GMO approval process. The food industry is doing its best to weaken the approval process, which is already full of loopholes. … Read More

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Take Action: Stand Up for Offshore Wind Power on LI; Tell Congress We’re Ready for 100% Renewable Energy; Tell the Senate Not to Sell Our Forests to the Timber Industry

Posted on March 14, 2016

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Stand Up for Offshore Wind Power on Long Island Join renewable energy advocates on March 21st, to tell Governor Cuomo and the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) to move forward with offshore wind power for Long Island immediately. Using fossil … Read More

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Take Action: Tell Congress to Reject the Trans Pacific Partnership; Tell Obama to Protect Our Coasts From Drilling; Tell the EPA To Support a Just and Strong “Clean Power Plan”

Posted on January 25, 2016

Tell Congress to Reject the Trans Pacific Partnership The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a pro-corporate trade deal — the largest in history — negotiated by countries and hundreds of “advisers” from some of the world’s most powerful corporations while Congress … Read More

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In The News: Tell Obama to Stop the Worst Methane Leak In History; Stop the TPP Once and For All; Ban Fracking and Extreme Oil Extraction in California;

Posted on January 11, 2016

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Tell Obama to Stop the Worst Methane Leak In History Right now, the worst environmental catastrophe since BP’s Deepwater Horizon spill is underway in Los Angeles, but President Obama hasn’t gotten involved. Since late October, an uncontrolled leak at SoCalGas’s … Read More

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Take Action: Save Our National Forests From Logging Companies; Stop the Trans Pacific Partnership Once and For All; Support the Food Recovery Act

Posted on January 4, 2016

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Save Our National Forests From Logging Companies Republican Rep. Greg Walden has introduced a bill that would dispose of thousands of acres of national forest land in Oregon’s Klamath River Basin, which is home to both Klamath National Forest and … Read More

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In The News: Say Good-Bye To ‘COOL’; 12 Minutes of Yoga for Better Bone Health; No, Bacon Isn’t Better for the Environment Than Lettuce

Posted on December 21, 2015

Say Good-Bye To ‘COOL’ COOL, also known as, Country Of Origin Labels, lets you know what country your meat is coming from. But, a recent repeal of COOL by Congress, has taken away your right to know, again. The decision … Read More

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Take Action: Ban Fracking on Public Lands; Debate Moderators: Ask Presidential Candidates Questions about Sea Level Rise; We Stopped Monsanto’s Dark Act In Congress, But We Aren’t Done Yet!

Posted on December 21, 2015

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Ban Fracking on Public Lands Fracking has already caused serious damage to our public lands, particularly in the areas that serve to buffer America’s most precious national parks and monuments. By the end of 2014, oil and gas companies had … Read More

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Take Action: President Obama Stop GMO Salmon; Support Standards to Reduce Emissions from Oil and Gas Operations; Stop Monsanto’s Dream Bill in the Senate

Posted on November 23, 2015

President Obama Stop GMO Salmon Despite scientific evidence that GM salmon is detrimental to our health and the environment, and despite the vocal opposition of hundreds of thousands of concerned citizens, it has been approved for sale in the United … Read More

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