petition Archives - Small Things Count https://smthingscount.com/tag/petition/ Making a More Loving World/Free Books Sun, 04 Jul 2021 21:19:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 U.S. Military Dogs Being Mistreated https://smthingscount.com/2020/02/24/u-s-military-dogs-being-mistreated/ Mon, 24 Feb 2020 17:45:01 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8925 (From Working Dogs Left to Die.) “You may have seen the news recently about the reports published about horrendous neglect of U.S. bomb-sniffing dogs in

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]]> Stop Dangerous Flare-Ups https://smthingscount.com/2018/02/17/stop-dangerous-flare-ups/ Sat, 17 Feb 2018 18:03:54 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=6683 You’ve seen them, either in person or on TV–bursts of smoke and flame from oil and gas stacks.  This process of “flaring” burns off wasted…wait

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]]> Is an Exhausted Doctor Treating You? https://smthingscount.com/2017/01/11/is-an-exhausted-doctor-treating-you/ Wed, 11 Jan 2017 16:07:52 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=5421 “‘Study after study shows that sleep-deprived resident physicians are a danger to themselves, their patients and the public,’ says Dr. Michael Carome, director of Public

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]]> Stop the Deep Sea Mine https://smthingscount.com/2016/08/20/stop-the-deep-sea-mine/ Sat, 20 Aug 2016 18:10:07 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=5119 Imagine a deep-ocean mine, right next to a very rich eco system, run by a failing company with no experience on this large a scale,

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]]> The Price of Two Olympic Events https://smthingscount.com/2015/09/12/the-price-of-two-olympic-events/ Sat, 12 Sep 2015 20:51:22 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=4118 How much is an Olympic ski run worth?  The destruction of a species?  How about a 500-year-old forest? South Korea is clear-cutting an ancient forest

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]]> Signing Your Life Away https://smthingscount.com/2015/09/01/signing-your-life-away/ Tue, 01 Sep 2015 15:09:37 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=3954 The Nov. elections will be here before we know it.  Right now, groups and organizations are starting to spread out to collect signatures on petitions

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]]> Bottled Cockatoos https://smthingscount.com/2015/05/23/bottled-cockatoos/ Sat, 23 May 2015 17:04:10 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=3794 Does this picture disturb you? Yes, that’s a bird stuffed into a bottle.  Worse yet, it’s an endangered (only 7000 left in the world) cockatoo.

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]]> Walgreens, Say it Ain’t So! https://smthingscount.com/2014/07/28/walgreens-say-it-aint-so/ https://smthingscount.com/2014/07/28/walgreens-say-it-aint-so/#comments Mon, 28 Jul 2014 20:31:48 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=2960 I’ve been happy with my friendly local Walgreens.  It’s near-by, I get some good deals on their sales, and the people there are friendly.  Now

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]]> https://smthingscount.com/2014/07/28/walgreens-say-it-aint-so/feed/ 2 Speak Up To Help Children https://smthingscount.com/2014/04/29/speak-up-to-help-children/ Tue, 29 Apr 2014 17:29:56 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=2732 Picture this: You’re 20 and working hard at a job you’ve had since age 14.  In fact, 14-year-olds and younger work by your side.  Bathroom

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