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Dec 24, 20131 min read
Community Members Speak Out Against Fracking at Dec 19 Hearing
Community members spoke out against fracking at all of the IDNR hearings, including the December 19 hearing in Carbondale. Here are four...
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May 21, 20131 min read
“Gasland 2” Grassroots Premiere in Illinois Highlights Industry PSYOPS and Ongoing Frack
“Gasland 2” screened yesterday in Normal, IL and DeSmogBlog was there to gain a sneak peak of the documentary set for a July 8 HBO...
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Mar 26, 20131 min read
Anti-Fracking Rally in Carbondale
By WSIL Manager Go to story Story Created: Mar 25, 2013 at 6:55 PM CDT Story Updated: Mar 25, 2013 at 10:41 PM CDT CARBONDALE — Opponents...
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Mar 22, 20131 min read
Photos from March 22nd Rally in Chicago!
Thanks so much to all of the folks who braved a cold day in Chicago to show their support for fellow Illinois residents who don’t want to...
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Mar 14, 20130 min read
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Mar 5, 20131 min read
Southern Illinois: Natural Wonder or Fracking Wasteland
Southern Illinois: Natural Wonder or Fracking Wasteland from Cade Bursell on Vimeo.
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Mar 4, 20131 min read
Video from March 1st Fracking Truth Event
Here is video of The Fracking Truth from March 1st in Carbondale, IL Here is Professor Bill Rau’s Presentation: To Frack or Not to Frack:...
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Nov 13, 20121 min read
Carbondale leaders vote to block ‘fracking’
CARBONDALE, IL KFVS -Carbondale leaders voted to support a resolution that would stop fracturing in Illinois. http://www.kfvs12.com/story...
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Nov 13, 20123 min read
Illinois Peoples Action’s Accountability Meeting with Elected Officials: Ban Fracking (PICTURES / VI
Over 150 people attended a Saturday morning community meeting to oppose fracking in McLean County. Organized by Illinois People’s Action,...
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Nov 4, 20121 min read
WJBC – The Voice of Central Illinois: Zombies overrun Uptown to protest fracking
Zombified members of the group Illinois People’s Action speak out against fracking in the circle in Uptown Normal. (photo by WJBC/Zach...
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Nov 2, 20122 min read
Paducah, KY Channel 6 TV Covers Carbondale Rally
CARBONDALE, Il.—There is a debate raging across the country over a relatively new way to drill for natural gas. It’s called hydraulic...
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Nov 1, 20122 min read
Fracking moratorium finds friendly audience in Carbondale
CARBONDALE — Continued efforts toward a statewide moratorium on high-volume hydraulic fracturing, known as fracking, found a friendly...
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Oct 19, 20121 min read
Video: The Illinois Fracking Moratorium Movement
Produced by Cindy Green. Did you know there are Illinois residents who are already affected by existing drilling and frack water...
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Oct 7, 20121 min read
Pennsylvania Farmers Warn Southern Illinoisans About Fracking: Town Hall Meeting, May 5th, 2012, Har
Pennsylvania Farmers, Ron Gulla and Terry Greenwood, whose lives were turned upside down by companies that fracked on their land, speak...
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Oct 7, 20121 min read
Pennsylvania Farmers Bullied By Industry: Town Hall Meeting in Fairfield, IL (Wayne County), May 4th
Pennsylvania Farmers Ron Gulla & Terry Greenwood come to Wayne County to speak to farmers about how fracking has affected their farms....
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