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The biggest company in the world is days away from drilling for oil in the Arctic, a breeding ground for whales and polar bears. The US Environmental Protection Agency can stop them, but it’s up to us to demand they do and save the Arctic now.

The head of the Environmental Protection Agency Lisa Jackson, can right now withdraw Shell’s Arctic permit because the company is unable to meet air pollution controls for their ships, violating the terms of the permit. Environmental activists are raising the alarm, but unless we make it a huge global scandal, Shell will use its muscle and the Arctic will be open for the oil business.

Lisa Jackson has stood up to the energy industry before, but Shell is a Goliath that won’t be easily knocked back. We are running out of time — let’s make this decision the line in the sand that protects this great wilderness from becoming an oil field.

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Big banks have been caught in a massive scam to rig global interest rates, ripping off millions of people on their mortgages, student loans and more! We’d go to jail for this, but Barclays bank has only been fined, and just a fraction of their profits! Outrage is mounting — this is our chance to finally turn the tide of the banks’ reign over our democracies.

The EU finance regulator, Michel Barnier is standing up to the powerful bank lobby and championing reform that would put bankers behind bars for fraud like this. If the EU goes first, accountability could quickly spread across the globe. But the banks are lobbying hard against it, and we need a massive surge of people power to drive these reforms through.

If we can get 1 million people to stand with Barnier in the next 3 days, it will give him momentum to face down the banking lobby and push governments to bring reform. Sign the petition, and our growing numbers will be represented by adding mock bankers to a jail right in front of the EU Parliament.

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Over a million people have called on world leaders to end fossil fuel subsidies at the Rio Earth Summit — a no-brainer policy that could take one trillion tax dollars from Big Oil and reinvest it in green energy. But they’ve failed to deliver — even with the backing of the EU, the US and most G20 countries! The talks end in hours. Now is our chance to save them and the planet’s future.

Brazil’s Dilma is hosting the summit and has the power to reopen discussions and demand a timeline for ending polluter payouts, but she is considering walking away with the weak language presented by a team of bureaucrats. We can stop her in her tracks.

Dilma has hours to emerge as a global climate hero. Sign this urgent petition now and forward to everyone — at 500,000 signers, Avaaz will deliver it straight to Dilma’s hands and run an urgent, hard-hitting ad in the Financial Times.

Sign the petition here.

Only recently, Badayl Alternatives sent out an urgent call to action about the life of a 25 year old Palestinian footballer Mahmoud Al-Sark. He has been on hunger strike for 84 days to protest his imprisonment without any reasonable charge.

If successful, this campaign can redefine how the world begins to address the question of Israel’s irregularities in applying international human rights law when it comes to administrative detention, imprisonment without trial, arbitrary detention.

The South Korean government and the Navy is constructing a naval base at Gangjeong village in The Jeju island, which was designated as a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO and whose landscape is well-known as one of the most beautiful ones in the world. For the past several years, the grassroots people’s movement and the hundreds of civil society organizations have been fighting against such a destructive and anti-environmental effort. Against this, the National Association of Professors for Democracy in Korea (NAPD) is collecting solidarity signatures from citizens around the world.

Click here to read The Statement of Citizens in the Globe for Stopping the Naval Base Construction in Jeju Island and Keeping East-Asian Peace

The rhino is being hunted into extinction and could disappear forever unless we act now. Shocking new statistics show 440 rhinos were brutally killed last year in South Africa alone — a massive increase on five years ago when just 13 had their horns hacked off. European nations could lead the world to a new plan to save these amazing creatures but they need to hear from us first!

Fueling this devastation is a huge spike in demand for rhino horns, used for bogus cancer cures, hangover remedies and good luck charms in China and Vietnam. Protests from South Africa have so far been ignored by the authorities, but Europe has the power to change this by calling for a ban on all rhino trade — from anywhere, to anywhere — when countries meet at the next crucial international wildlife trade summit in July.

The situation is so dire that the threat has even spread into British zoos who are on red-alert for rhino killing gangs! Let’s raise a giant outcry and urge Europe to push for new protections to save rhinos from extinction. When we reach 100,000 signers, our call will be delivered in Brussels, the decision-making heart of Europe, with a crash of cardboard rhinos. Every 50,000 signatures will add a rhino to the crash — bringing the size of our movement right to the door of EU delegates as they decide their position. Click here to sign the petition then forward this email widely:

Days ago, 16 year-old Amina Filali, raped, beaten and forced to wed her rapist, killed herself — the only way she saw to escape the trap set for her by her rapist and the law. If we act now, we can stop this unspeakable tragedy from happening to anyone else.

Article 475 in Morocco’s penal code allows a rapist to avoid prosecution and a long prison sentence by marrying his victim if she is a minor. Since 2006, the government has promised to strike this down and pass legislation prohibiting violence against women, but it hasn’t happened.

Hundreds of Moroccan protestors are in the streets demanding real reform, turning up the heat on the Prime Minister and heads of other ministries, who write and sponsor bills and the international media has picked up the story. If we ramp up pressure, we can see real progress now. Sign the petition for a comprehensive law to stop violence against women, including the repeal of Article 475. When we reach 250,000 signatures, we’ll work with local women’s groups to deliver our call to decision-makers.

In 48 hours, Australia could save one million square kms of ocean forever — setting up the largest marine reserve in the world and preserving thousands of delicate species. But they will need a global outcry to beat out commercial fishing and mining companies hoping to destroy the plan.

The Australian government is holding a public consultation, hoping it will give them a mandate to take a big step towards a sustainable future for our oceans and our planet. But the reserve will cost money and without massive support right now, the short term financial interests of industry could beat out our hopes for a safe future for our seas.

We only have 48 hours until the consultation closes — send a submission to the consultation now, then send this page to everyone!

Today, 884 million people will take their lives in their hands each time they take a drink of water. Esther is one of them.

Her Zambian village doesn’t get pumped water every day. When the tap runs dry, her family drink dirty river water. It’s already made them sick. Esther’s thirsting for change and so are we.

Call for clean water and safe sanitation today >> http://www.cafod.org.uk/thirst?utm_medium=ET_mail93893&Utm_content=justadmin@just-international.org&Utm_campaign=212012February&Utm_source=CCR34751+E-Alert+Thirst+for+change+JAN+2012

World leaders have promised to tackle the problem – but the political will and the money seems to be running dry. You can help turn their words into action at the G8 summit of world leaders in May.

Please email David Cameron today calling on him to lead the world in demanding safe water and sanitation for all >>

http://www.cafod.org.uk/thirst?utm_medium=ET_mail93893&Utm_content=justadmin@just-international.org&Utm_campaign=212012February&Utm_source=CCR34751+E-Alert+Thirst+for+change+JAN+2012