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Mar 18, 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

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

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...

Local Media

Mar 13, 20132 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

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...

Media

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...

Media

Mar 6, 20133 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...

Media

Mar 3, 20135 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...