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Illinois Groups Praise Speaker Madigan for Supporting Fracking Moratorium
For Immediate Release March 13, 2013 Contact: Bruce Ratain, Environment Illinois (773) 263 1803 bruce@environmentillinois.org Annette...
Mar 13, 20133 min read
Illinois’ green groups split on fracking legislation
Illinois Watch Dog By Ben Yount / March 12, 2013 / 3 Comments By Benjamin Yount | Illinois Watchdog SPRINGFIELD — Hydraulic...
Mar 13, 20132 min read
Grassroots Activists Oppose Fracking
From Just BloNo Posted by coreymattson ⋅ March 13, 2013 Over 130 people from all over Illinois gathered in Springfield yesterday, urging...
Mar 13, 20132 min read
House speaker supports moratorium on fracking
In The Southern, 3-13-2013 SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan says he supports a moratorium on hydraulic...
Mar 13, 20131 min read
Environmental groups lobbying state for two-year fracking ban
The Pantagraph March 10 | By L.E. Hlavach | laura.hlavach@lee.net Fracking bill By The Associated Press Illinois House Bill 2615 would...
Mar 10, 20134 min read
Illinois Anti-Fracking Groups Mobilize in Springfield
Event Advisory Contact: Annette McMichael, SAFE Media Coordinator am@greenmediaservice.com 217-273-1000 3-7-13 Illinois...
Mar 8, 20132 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
ILGreenParty TO QUINN: YOU CAN’T FRACK YOUR WAY OUT OF A BUDGET CRISIS
Media Contact: Patrick Kelly media@ilgp.org 773-203-9631 ILGP TO QUINN: YOU CAN’T FRACK YOUR WAY OUT OF A BUDGET CRISIS *Greens to...
Mar 6, 20133 min read
Two ridiculous bills just introduced, likely diversionary tactics
Two bills were just introduced, one of which would allow companies to spread toxic, hazardous, radioactive flowback onto Illinois roads...
Feb 28, 20131 min read
ALEC Sham Chemical Disclosure Model Tucked Into Illinois Fracking Bill
DeSmogBlog.com Thu, 2013-02-28 09:51 Steve Horn Illinois is the next state on the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)‘s target...
Feb 28, 20136 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
SAFE Press Release: The industry-promoted fracking bill has just been released in Springfield
2-21-13 The industry-promoted fracking bill has just been released in Springfield: Synopsis and co-signers: http://www.ilga.gov/legislati...
Feb 21, 20131 min read
Industry, environmentalists mull “fracking” rules
Seth Perlman FILE – In this Nov. 28, 2012 file photo, Rep. John Bradley, D-Marion, speaks during a veto session at the state Capitol in...
Feb 21, 20134 min read
Lawmakers to decide arguments over fracking in Illlinois
ReviewAtlas.com Feb 15, 2013 SPRINGFIELD — Pumping large amounts of water mixed with chemicals and sand underground to extract oil and...
Feb 17, 20133 min read
Senator Hunter, Anti-Fracking Forces Push Illinois Moratorium
From the Illinois Observer Wednesday, 13 February 2013 Coming on the heals of the roll out of a new pro-fracking, business-labor...
Feb 13, 20132 min read
Sign SAFE’s NEW Petition for a Moratorium on Fracking in IL!
Don’t Frack Illinois! We Need a Moratorium on Hydraulic Fracturing with a Science-Based Investigative Task Force! By Dr. Lora Chamberlain...
Jan 23, 20132 min read
Henry Henderson: No fracking in Illinois until communities are safe
Henry Henderson directs the Midwest Program for the Natural Resources Defense Council, a green group with 1.3 million members and...
Jan 6, 20133 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
Get the Frack out of Illinois – Chicago Independent | Examiner.com
“Get the Frack out of Illinois!” That was the title of Monday’s announcement by the consumer and environmental advocacy group Food &...
Dec 4, 20125 min read
Fracking regulations back on the agenda in Illinois | Midwest Energy News
The debate over hydraulic fracturing regulation in Illinois will return to the front burner in coming weeks. Fracking regulations will...
Dec 4, 20125 min read
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