FrackGate Comes to Illinois? Media Blackout on Fracking Vote
Jeff Biggers | February 26, 2014 9:14 pm | Comments As the national media puts the spotlight on the “FrackGate” public relations scandal...
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- Feb 21, 2014
- 2 min
‘Seismic survey shoot’ raises concerns in Franklin County
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/seismic-survey-shoot-raises-concerns-in-franklin-county/article_0c4184ec-9463-5b4f-9d70-22fa0947cabc.ht...
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- Nov 25, 2013
- 1 min
A statement from SAFE about the current state of affairs regarding fracking in Illinois…
November 25, 2013 At this moment in time when almost every major player in Illinois has capitulated to intimidation from the oil and gas...
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- Nov 5, 2013
- 3 min
David V. Goliath: Colorado Towns Take On Gas Giants To Rein In Fracking
Read the entire story at http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/10/30/2854001/colorado-fracking-battle/ By Tom Kenworthy on October 30,...
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- Sep 20, 2013
- 4 min
Beyond Clean Coal/Fracking Awards: IL Environmental Council Should Honor These Five Environmental Le
Jeff Biggers Posted: 09/19/2013 3:30 pm in Huffington Post As the nation watches the unfolding crisis of flooded fracking sites in...
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- Sep 17, 2013
- 1 min
Stopping Tar Sand Oil In Central Illinois
Click https://www.facebook.com/NoTarSandIL to visit the Facebook page for Stopping Tar Sand Oil In Central Illinois
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- Jul 3, 2013
- 12 min
Fracking Independence Day: Frontline Group SAFE Appeals for Support and Action
Posted in Huffington Post by Jeff Biggers on 07/03/2013 The fracking rush in the heartland may have been unleashed by ill-conceived...
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- Jun 15, 2013
- 3 min
Towns Fight to Cement Court Victory on Fracking Ban
Earthjustice: Two towns seeking to keep their local fracking ban on the books are fighting to cement their court victories over the oil...
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- Jun 12, 2013
- 1 min
Fracking Industry Asks NY Court to Throw Out Gas Drilling Bans
Center for Health, Environment & Justice By Jon Campbell Proponents of hydraulic fracturing have asked New York’s top court to decide...
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- May 30, 2013
- 11 min
SB1715: We will still fight this horrible legislation
SAFE will not stand by as Illinois families are forced to join the Illinois List of the Harmed, and the National List of the Harmed. Stay...
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- Mar 13, 2013
- 2 min
City council supports fracking moratorium
Murphysboro joins Carbondale, Jackson County The Southern 3-13-2013 • BY D.W. NORRIS THE SOUTHERN (1) Comments MURPHYSBORO — The...
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- Dec 13, 2012
- 2 min
Village of Alto Pass, IL Bans Fracking
NEWS RELEASE Written & Submitted by: Annette McMichael/SAFE Media Relations Director 12-13-12/For Immediate Release Alto Pass Signs...
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- Dec 9, 2012
- 1 min
Saline County
Harrisburg, IL supports fracking Harrisburg City Council passed a resolution in support of high volume hydraulic fracturing as a method...
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- Dec 4, 2012
- 5 min
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 &...
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- Nov 13, 2012
- 1 min
Carbondale leaders vote to block ‘fracking’
CARBONDALE, IL KFVS -Carbondale leaders voted to support a resolution that would stop fracturing in Illinois. http://www.kfvs12.com/story...
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- Nov 6, 2012
- 1 min
Model Ban Ordinances | City and County
Legal documents written by SAFE’s Legal Committee to help Cities, Townships, and Counties protect themselves from hydraulic fracturing...
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- Nov 5, 2012
- 5 min
How to Fight Fracking in Your Neighborhood | Rodale News
RODALE NEWS, EMMAUS, PA—Think clean air and water are among your basic rights? They are, but you may have to fight for them, according to...
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- Oct 28, 2012
- 1 min
City of Carlyle Illinois Bans Fracking
The city of Carlyle has established the first legal precedent in Illinois that a non-home rule municipality can prohibit drilling for oil...
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