Press Release
Councilman Shields Issues Statement In Response To County Executive Onorato
Aug 05 2011
Allegheny County Executive questions the legality of Pittsburgh referendum on Fracking. Pittsburgh City Councilman Doug Shields responds.There's more…
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Pittsburgh City Council Votes to place Community Bill of Rights and Ban on Gas Extraction on the Ballot in November
Aug 02 2011
On Monday, August 1st, Pittsburgh City Council, by a vote of 6-3, approved the placing of a referendum question on the November ballot that will allow City residents to amend the Pittsburgh Home Rule Charter.There's more…
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Marcellus Protest Supports amending Pittsburgh’s Home Rule Charter
Jul 24 2011Marcellus Protest fully supports putting the shale drilling ban before the people of Pittsburgh on the November ballot.There's more…
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Wilkinsburg Borough Council Unanimously Adopts Community Rights Ordinance That Bans Gas Drilling
Jul 21 2011
Yet another town in Allegheny County bans fracking!There's more…
Shields Introduces Legislation That Will Give Pittsburghers A Vote On Marcellus Shale Drilling
Jul 19 2011Pittsburgh City Councilman Doug Shields introduces legislation to add a referendum on the November 8, 2011 general election ballot which proposes an incorporation of a “Bill of Rights” and ban of corporate gas extraction to the Home Rule Charter.There's more…
Fracking Fluids Poison National Forest in WV
Jul 08 2011
A new study has found that wastewater from natural gas hydrofracturing in a West Virginia national forest quickly wiped out all ground plants, killed more than half of the trees and caused radical changes in soil chemistry.There's more…
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47 Groups Call on Cuomo for Statewide Fracking Ban
Jul 07 2011
A coalition of 47 consumer, faith, food, environmental and multi-issue advocacy organizations are calling for a ban in NY State. Earlier today they rallied in Albany.There's more…
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North Hills Rally to Protest Congressional bill that would paralyze the EPA
Jun 27 2011Marcellus Protest will hold a rally prior to Congressman Jason Altmire’s “Educational Evening”. The rally is in opposition to the newly introduced H.R. 2018 bill, which would paralyze the already limping EPA - the bill is an attack on the federal Clean Water Act – and Cong. Altmire is one of the bill’s sponsors.There's more…
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Marcellus Protest holding rally at U.S. Dept. of Energy Hearing
Jun 13 2011PRESS RELEASE
June 13, 2011
CONTACT: Gloria Forouzan, 412.583.8757
Marcellus Protest holding rally at U.S. Dept. of Energy Hearing
Group says “We’re not here for the swag!”
Date: Monday, June 13
Time: Protest, 6 p.m.
Hearing, 7 p.m.
Location: Olin Fine Arts Center, 285 E. Wheeling St., Washington, PA 15301There's more…
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'Chemicals Used in Hydraulic Fracturing' - Congressional Report
May 01 2011
This Report was issued on April 30, 2011. It notes that reporting by the industry remains voluntary and may be incomplete or misleading.
One paragraph is worth quoting in full...There's more…
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