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Johnson County board hears fracking input
The Southern May 09, 2013 1:30 am • BY SCOTT FITZGERALD THE SOUTHERN GOREVILLE — Johnson County Board Chairman Jeff Mears said he wants...
May 10, 20132 min read
IL Sierra Club: Renewed Calls For Moratorium on Fracking In Illinois
Illinois Chapter Sierra Club GO TO POST Posted on May 8, 2013 by jackdarin | Leave a comment Today, a coalition of groups supporting a...
May 10, 20132 min read
Anti-fracking banner displayed at IL Capitol
Rising Tide, Chicago, displayed a banner in the Illinois capitol building opposing fracking in Illinois. A picture of the banner is here.
May 9, 20131 min read
Johnson County Residents Weigh-In on Fracking
By Fanna Haile-Selassie By Andy Shofstall wsiltv3 Story Created: May 8, 2013 at 10:17 PM CDT Story Updated: May 8, 2013 at 10:42 PM CDT...
May 9, 20132 min read
Interview: Energy Investor Bill Powers Discusses Looming Shale Gas Bubble
On Sat., April 27, I met up with energy investor Bill Powers at Prairie Moon Restaurant in Evanston, IL for a mid-afternoon lunch to...
May 9, 20131 min read
Next Energy LLC Jack Overstreet Deceptive business practices fraud denver, Colorado
CLICK HERE to read the report from Ripoff Report. Complaint Review: Next Energy LLC Submitted: Mon, April 29, 2013 Posted: Mon, April 29,...
May 3, 20131 min read
Fracking Ourselves to Death in Pennsylvania
Don’t expect the government to protect you from this pernicious industry. Alternet By Ellen Cantarow May 2, 2013 More than 70 years ago,...
May 2, 201312 min read
Fracking too complex for rush to approval
The Southern May 01, 2013 1:00 am • Joy Ramsey “Let’s trust them (Big Oil) to do right by their neighbors.” This is what U.S. Rep. John...
May 2, 20134 min read
List of Fracking Bans Worldwide
HERE IS A LIST of bans on fracking worldwide. It will be updated over time, so click on the link to see the most recent version!
May 2, 20131 min read
Three Fracking Moratorium Bills Win Key Vote in California Legislature
Center for Biological Diversity For Immediate Release, April 30, 2013Contact:Patrick Sullivan, (415) 632-5316,...
May 2, 20133 min read
In Pennsylvania: 100,000 Signatures for a Moratorium on Fracking Delivered to Gov. Tom Corbett
PennEnvironment Contact: Adam Garber (215) 732-5897 ext. 2 Contact person by email For Immediate Release Tuesday, April 30, 2013...
May 2, 20134 min read
Shrouded in Secrecy: Industry Buries Fracking’s True Dangers
EcoWatch 04-30-2013 Author and journalist Tom Wilber doesn’t take sides on whether the risks of fracking outweigh its rewards. But as a...
Apr 30, 20134 min read
First County in U.S. Bans Oil and Gas Extraction
EcoWatch 04-30-2013 Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund Mora Valley, New Mexico Monday the County Commission of Mora County,...
Apr 30, 20132 min read
Gasland II: From Broken Promises to Renewable Solutions
from EcoWatch 04-29-2013 Alison Rose Levy Sometimes people tell me, “If you cover fracking, you really need to see that film—that film,...
Apr 30, 20133 min read
Johnson County, IL Sets Date for Fracking Town Hall Meeting
NEWS RELEASE/Event announcement 4-26-13/For Immediate Release Written & Submitted by: Annette McMichael/SAFE Communications Director...
Apr 28, 20132 min read
Sandra Steingraber: Prepared Sentencing Statement for the Reading Town Court, April 17, 2013
Your Honor, I am not a lawyer. I am a biologist and a human being. I am also a mother of a 14-year-old and an 11-year-old. I bring all...
Apr 20, 20133 min read
Earth Day Chicago April 22nd
Join us in Downtown Chicago this Earth Day as we celebrate and strive to protect our water. 3:00 pm: Water Honoring @ Vietnam Veterans...
Apr 16, 20133 min read
Groups speak out against fracking
Matt Daray | Daily Egyptian April 14, 2013 Several organizations took the initiative to protect southern Illinois’ wilderness and...
Apr 16, 20133 min read
Mock Wedding Illustrates Misguided Marriage Between Fracking Industry and Environmental Groups
04-15-2013 Oberlin Anti-Frack A coalition of Pennsylvania and Ohio students and residents staged a mock wedding today at the EQT Plaza in...
Apr 16, 20132 min read
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