Avaaz.org,the online petitioning campaign, continue their urgent work today. This time they are focused on the small island states around the globe, but specifically in the Pacific ocean. Here climate change is no longer a theory it is a fact of life. For the first time in human history, the North Pole can be circumnavigated -- the Arctic ice is melting quicker than many anticipated, accelerating sea level rise. Now small island nations, whose highest points are often only a few meters above sea level, are preparing evacuation plans to guarantee the survival of their populations. They are on the frontline, experiencing the first wave of devastating impacts from climate change which soon will threaten us all.

President Remengesau of Palau, a small island in the Pacific, recently said: "Palau has lost at least one third of its coral reefs due to climate change related weather patterns. We also lost most of our agricultural production due to drought and extreme high tides. These are not theoretical, scientific losses--they are the losses of our resources and our livelihoods.... For island states, time is not running out. It has run out. And our path may very well be the window to your own future and the future of our planet". We urge you to sign THE PETITION and to pass it on to your friends. And again the solutions are all out there, but as always it requires action. Go easy on the gas!!!