Monthly Archives: May 2012

For Immediate Release: May 31, 2012 Contact: Ohio Fracktion: (216) 586-4890, ohiofracktion@gmail.com; Susie Beirsdorfer/Frackfree Mahoning: (234) 201-0402, frackfreemahoning@gmail.com Brookfield, Ohio — Two Trumbull County residents were arrested Thursday afternoon outside the Ohio Shale Forum, another closed-to-the-public meeting on fracking attended … Continue reading →

Reposted from our friends at Occupy Well Street: *PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY TO PRESS CONTACTS* MEDIA ADVISORY – For Immediate Release May 29, 2012 Hands Across Riverdale Jersey Shore, PA WHAT: A vigil commemorating Riverdale Mobile Home Park and showing support … Continue reading →

For months, residents have pushed the ODNR to test the brine being disposed of in our communities and parks. Despite innumerable requests, the ODNR has apparently concluded that the best way to protect their paychecks is to continue to accept … Continue reading →

Reposted from our friends at shadbush collective. Contact: Ben Fiorillo – 412-482-0041, bfiorillo@gmail.com or Diane Sipe – 724-272-4539, sipediane5@gmail.com Marcellus Outreach Butler and their allies occupy office of Act 13 sponsor Brian Ellis, retrieve water for families affected by fracking Lyndora, PA – On Monday … Continue reading →

May 19, 2012 Contact: Annie Lukins, Jonathan Sidney, Ohio Fracktion, (206) 708-4872, ohiofracktion@gmail.com Concerned residents hold church service at Vienna injection well Vienna Township — About 20 residents of Trumbull County and surrounding areas gathered in prayer Saturday at a … Continue reading →

This Saturday, May 19 at 12:00pm, residents of Trumbull County and surrounding areas will gather at the new injection well in Vienna Township to pay respects to the harmed, the sickened, the dead, and the disappeared: those who have died … Continue reading →

Tuesday, May 15 (tomorrow), the Ohio Chamber of Commerce is holding its Annual Meeting and Legislative Reception in Columbus.  Entitled “The Shale Energy Belt: Making Ohio Great Again,” the meeting will feature a keynote address from John Walker, CEO of EnerVest, … Continue reading →

At least 30 out of Ohio’s 33 State Senators have accepted donations from the fracking industry.  13 have accepted donations totaling over $10,000, and 21 have accepted donations of $1,000 or more.  The 30 Senators who have accepted donations from … Continue reading →

Reposted from our friends at Don’t Frack Ohio: Press advisory May 10, 2012 Roadshow to launch to bring anti-fracking message to Ohioans across the state COLUMBUS — As the spring heats up, so does the opposition in Ohio to fracking, … Continue reading →