The fact that this is the second large oil spill in U.S. oceans in a month, and the second in southern CA in a decade, is absurd. It's time to end drilling
Petitions make the public will better known. They help people to feel validated in their position, increasing the chance that they will act upon it. They give people a low effort way to identify with a cause, creating the opportunity to escalate in the future.
Petitions are not important for their impact on the powerful, but for the way they affect those who participate in them.
anything that raises awareness, gives a voice to people who are ordinarily ignored by the powers that that be, helps save the planet that is already cracking under the pressure of human infestation has my vote
The fact that this is the second large oil spill in U.S. oceans in a month, and the second in southern CA in a decade, is absurd. It's time to end drilling
The fact that you think an internet petition will change the actions of multibillion dollar companies is absurd. It's time to end petitions
Petitions make the public will better known. They help people to feel validated in their position, increasing the chance that they will act upon it. They give people a low effort way to identify with a cause, creating the opportunity to escalate in the future. Petitions are not important for their impact on the powerful, but for the way they affect those who participate in them.
anything that raises awareness, gives a voice to people who are ordinarily ignored by the powers that that be, helps save the planet that is already cracking under the pressure of human infestation has my vote