Shady Business

The EPA recently weakened its environmental standards for plants that produce PVC, which emits a deadly air pollutant. Sadly, these standards were weakened in only two communities, behind close doors. Let the EPA know you are aware of their "shady business" and demand environmental equality for all communities!

Change.org

Today, I found an amazing website that contains petitions about relevant social and environmental issues, change.org. This is one of the most comprehensive sites I have found which is helping build momentum in positive social change by letting companies and government official know that we do care through various petitions. One topic that the website addresses is human trafficking. This past summer I was fortunate enough to travel to Thailand to work with the Development and Education Program for Daughters and Communities (DEPDC), which supports children who are at risk or rescued from human trafficking. Human trafficking can include the sex trafficking industry or just exploitive labor in general. To learn more about my experience at DEPDC, check out my ISV Thailand blog. You can also sign petitions at change.org to be a part of a movement to hold big brands such as Hershey's accountable for the labor they use to harvest their cocoa beans.

Change.org|Create a Petition

Saving the Mountains and Cleaning Up Coal Ash

EarthJustice and other environmental groups such as the Sierra Club initiate petitions and other appeals to influential government committees and persons to fight back against negligent environmental actions and decisions. To fight back against the Coal Ash I signed this petition.

Another issue you can speak out against is Mountain Top Removal. Mountain Top Removal is detrimental to communities and our beautiful mountains. Find out more. An influential novel that first introduced me to Mountain Top Removal is Strange as the Weather Has Been. 

If your interested in helping to save our mountains, participate in Earth Justice's photo petition. I did!

Vote for a Better Future

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”-Gandhi