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Letter from 10-year-old Southern Illinois Resident Makes More Sense than All the Propaganda
The following letter is written by a 10-year-old Southern Illinois resident, addressed to President Obama. Note the letter’s wisdom and...
Mar 25, 20132 min read
Renowned Science Writer Sandra Steingraber Puts Her Body On the Line to Defend Against Fracking
Steingraber says civil disobedience is a last-resort show of bravery that can change the outcome — but you have to get there before the...
Mar 24, 201316 min read
Washington County judge orders Marcellus Shale development settlement records unsealed
Written by Paula Reed Ward / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Wednesday, 20 March 2013 11:44 am. Posted in Archives Stephanie and Chris...
Mar 24, 20132 min read
Don’t Frack Illinois – A message of solidarity from New York to Illinois
Don’t Frack Illinois – A message of solidarity from New York to Illinois. from Developing Pictures on Vimeo. Lawmakers are looking at the...
Mar 19, 20131 min read
Sierra Club Statement on Illinois Fracking Moratorium
Thursday, March 14, 2013 Contact: Jenny Chang, jenny.chang@sierraclub.org, 202-495-3020 Yesterday, Illinois’ Speaker of the House,...
Mar 18, 20131 min read
Updates from Pennsylvania
Saturday March 16, 2013 Pennsylvania… Rest in Peace On Monday, Jim Garrett, a Korean War veteran who lived directly below Range...
Mar 17, 201314 min read
New York Assembly Approves Two-Year Moratorium on Fracking
Bloomberg News New York Assembly Approves Two-Year Moratorium on Fracking By Freeman Klopott on March 06, 2013 New York’s Assembly...
Mar 7, 20132 min read
Marcellus Watch | ‘The toughest regs’
By Peter Mantius Corning Leader Posted Mar 04, 2013 @ 09:38 AM Corning, N.Y. — Now Illinois is stepping forward as the latest pretender...
Mar 6, 20134 min read
Anti-fracking protestors stage rally in Springfield
By Tim Landis (tim.landis@sj-r.com) The State Journal-Register Posted Mar 04, 2013 @ 11:33 AM Last update Mar 04, 2013 @ 10:12 PM Video...
Mar 6, 20132 min read
Illinoisans Say No to Fracking
Just BloNo Posted by coreymattson ⋅ March 4, 2013 ⋅ 6 Comments Over 60 people protested Monday in Springfield against a legislative bill,...
Mar 6, 20132 min read
Coalition Denounces Legislation That Would Pave Way for Fracking in Illinois
Ecowatch 03-04-2013 Americans Against Fracking Following the introduction of a bill that would, in effect, serve as a road map for...
Mar 5, 20134 min read
AP: NY fracking held as Cuomo, RFK Jr. talk health
By MICHAEL GORMLEY, Associated Press | March 2, 2013 | Updated: March 2, 2013 2:08pm Go to article These 2013 file photos show New York...
Mar 3, 20135 min read
Red Light Green Light: Sierra Club Says No to Fracking in New York, Yes to Fracking in Illinois
Corporate Crime Reporter By Editor Filed in News February 27th, 2013 @ 7:00 pm Last year, Sierra Club members were in an uproar after...
Feb 27, 20134 min read
Illinois People’s Action Press Release: Governor Quinn Wrong on Fracking Bill
Illinois People’s Action ■ 510 E. Washington Street, Suite 309 ■ Bloomington, IL 61701 ■(309) 827-9627 www.illinoispeoplesaction.org ...
Feb 22, 20132 min read
Foul Water and Fracked Politics
Foul Water and Fracked Politics People’s Tribune February 2, 2013 By Cliff Protest against fracking in Southern Illinois. Crossville, IL,...
Feb 19, 20133 min read
Canadian National Farmers Union: NFU Calls For Moratorium on Fracking
Hydraulic Fracking a Danger to Water, Food, Farmland: NFU Calls For Moratorium Go to Canadian National Farmers Union website (Rimbey,...
Feb 18, 20132 min read
New York: A Victory for Fracking Activists Across the State
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to postpone decision on fracking pending further health study Ossining, NY –...
Feb 14, 20131 min read
America’s Secret Fracking War
It might not get as much media attention as the conflict in Afghanistan, but its stakes could be infinitely higher By Ellen Cantarow,...
Jan 9, 201311 min read
An Open Letter to Illinois Environmentalists about Fracking Legislation
My friends, I think so often of you all and my days as president of the Illinois Environmental Council and State Field Representative of...
Jan 5, 20137 min read
Americans Against Fracking Calls for a Ban on Fracking in the United States | Food & Water Watch
New Coalition of Over 100 Organizations Urges Local, State and Federal Lawmakers to Protect Americans Against Controversial, Unsafe...
Dec 12, 20125 min read
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