HUM KISISE KAM NAHIN

Saturday, October 4, 2014

Sanitation Revolution in India

to me

Hi Pramod -

Let us recognize that we to be a part of sanitation revolution in India: Let us Pledge to care about the state of public spaces as our Home is a few days old now. Hopefully you’ve already reached most of the people you know personally through email and social networks. Now it’s time to branch out a bit and get some exposure on other websites.

Blogs, websites, and even news journalists are always looking for interesting things to write about. Posting information on your petition can help you get more signatures and help enrich their sites.

For blogs and websites:
Are there websites or blogs you read often that are related to your topic in some way? Those are great places to start because other readers are probably also into the issue. Some sites will even let you create an account and post your own stories. Look for a phone number to call or an address to email to notify them about your petition and see whether they’d be willing to post it.

For news:
You can join the conversation about the news and even try to situate yourself AS the news. The comments thread in a related story is a great place to link your petition -- journalists often read comments to their own stories, as do their readers. Journalists are increasingly using twitter to keep up to the minute and find out about new stories, so it's common to message or tweet @ someone who you think would be interested in your issue.

See you in the headlines,
The Avaaz Community Petitions team

Friday, October 3, 2014

United Nations News Centre - Myanmar: UN officials cite citizenship issue, expansion of aid as key concerns

United Nations News Centre - Ahead of World Space Week, UN highlights benefits of satellite navigation to society

World’s First Carbon Capture and Storage at Coal Plant Operating · Environmental Management & Sustainable Development News · Environmental Leader

Thursday, October 2, 2014

Dear friend,

Bees are dying by the million--but pesticide companies have just asked the EPA to increase the allowable level of bee-killing pesticides by as much as 400 times.¹

Chemical companies like Dow, Bayer, and Syngenta are making billions selling bee-killing pesticides called neonics--chemicals that scientists have compared to DDT in the level of threat posed to the environment.²

In fact, neonics are wiping out bee colonies so fast that the European Union has enacted a continent-wide moratorium on their use.³

Increasing the allowable levels by 400 times? That’s insane.

The EPA is only accepting public input on this decision until October 6, so we don't have much time. Can you chip in to help convince them to reject this awful proposal?

Yes, I’ll make a donation to help stop the increase in bee-killing pesticides.

If you don’t think bees are important, think again. Of the world’s major food crops, 71% are dependent on bees for pollination.⁴

It’s this simple: No bees, no farms. No farms, no food.

Earlier this year, our state affiliates in Texas and New York helped our allies at Friends of the Earth and the Pesticide Research Institute discover that half the "bee-friendly" plants we tested from stores like Home Depot contained the bee-killing pesticides.⁵

Now we need to blow the whistle on the pesticide industry’s plan to jack up the allowable level of bee-killing pesticides. If you donate today, you’ll help us mobilize grassroots support to convince the EPA to reject the pesticide industry’s petition.

Click here to make a donation to help stop the pesticide industry’s request to increase the allowable level of bee-killing pesticides.

Thanks for making it all possible.

Yours,

Dan Jacobson
Environment California