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Civil Disobedience Against Fracking from PA to OH
Dec 30 2011
In Youngstown, OH, a small, nonviolent group blocked an access gate to an injection well owned by V & M Star, preventing toxic wastewater from being injected into the well.There's more…
Marcellus Protest 2011: Power To The People, Not The Corporations
More information here: http://marcellusprotest2011.org
The rally is a two-part event. The first rally will be held on the steps of Old Main from noon until 1:00pm. This rally will celebrate (hopefully) the passing of a voter referendum on November 8th in State College that affirms that community’s environmental rights and bans any future natural gas drilling in State College, including parts of Penn State’s main campus.There's more…
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OCTOBER OUTRAGE
Join Marcellus Outreach Butler (MOB) to protest fracking by Exxon-Mobil at dairy farm in Butler County, PA. Dubbed "OCTOBER OUTRAGE," the protest will begin at 11:00 AM near the drilling rig that is within sight of dairy facilities. Gather in Evans City Community Park & Pool park at 10:30am.There's more…
Gov. Corbett's Marcellus Plans are a Mugging
Oct 03 2011
Gov. Tom Corporate's new plans to regulate fracking in PA constitute nothing more than further efforts to beautify a pig (apologies to the porcine inhabitants of PA).There's more…
Corbett Announces Marcellus Plan
Oct 03 2011
Today PA Governor Corbett announced his grand plans for Marcellus Shale. Please share your thoughts by posting a comment below. Also read Marcellus Protest members' reactions here and here.There's more…
Shale Gas Outrage - at Corbett's Office
Sep 21 2011
September 7, Philadelphia, PA - Several hundred people gathered at the conclusion of the Shale Gas Outrage march in front of a building that houses the PA Governor's offices. Some entered the building to attempt to deliver petitions and letters to the Governor.
Read a comprehensive report about Shale Gas Outrage.
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Fighting for Justice in the Shalefields: What You Can Do! (Building Change Convergence, PA)
The natural gas industry is expanding operations in western Pennsylvania, exploiting communities and ecosystems across the region in the rush to develop the Marcellus shale.There's more…
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Fracking: Ban or Regulate? (Building Change Convergence, PA)
This discussion-based workshop will explore the historical and philosophical roots for the tension in the environmental justice movement between those who seek an outright ban of fracking and those who seek better environmental protections. We will discuss how the philosophical differences can pose challenges for grassroots organizing around fracking in SWPA.There's more…
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Activists protest Philly gas drilling conference
Sep 07 2011
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Several hundred environmental activists and homeowners packed the sidewalks outside a natural gas industry conference Wednesday and called for a moratorium on drilling, which they said was contaminating water, harming animals and creating a public health hazard.There's more…
Shalefields Grassroots Reporter Publication
Aug 11 2011
Check out this terrific 8-page paper produced by the Shadbush Collective and the Pittsburgh Independent Media Center with the support of Marcellus Protest.There's more…
