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6/7/14 Peace Coalition vigil on fracking
Press Advisory and Announcement 30 May 2014 The Peace Coalition of Southern Illinois is sponsoring a vigil to raise public awareness of...
May 31, 20141 min read
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Gasland II screening 7pm Thurs April 17, 2014
https://www.facebook.com/events/1422261224694486/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcomingGasland II The Green Sanctuary of the Social Action...
Apr 15, 20141 min read
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Gasland screening 7pm Wed April 16, 2014
https://www.facebook.com/events/845857125429960/Gasland The Green Sanctuary of the Social Action Committee of the Carbondale Unitarian...
Apr 15, 20141 min read
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Benton-area fracking meeting set for Saturday
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/benton-area-fracking-meeting-set-for-saturday/article_11bd9dba-a8f6-5cfe-8bbe-49aeaa27d152.html March...
Mar 21, 20142 min read
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Straight Talk About Fracking from Johnson County Resident Tony Gerard
Johnson County resident Tony Gerard speaks out about fracking in Johnson County, about ordinary citizens expressing how they feel about...
Mar 10, 20141 min read
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Support the “Green Dozen” Illinois Fracking bills – 2014
Petition by Lora Chamberlain To be delivered to The Illinois State House, The Illinois State Senate, and Governor Pat Quinn Dear Illinois...
Feb 26, 20142 min read
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Delivering Public Comments on Illinois Proposed Fracking Regulation
Published on Jan 3, 2014, by Willinois, aka Will Reynolds. January 3, 2014 Press Conference by several organizations to deliver comments...
Jan 4, 20141 min read
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Fracking opponents continue call for ban
Fracking opponents continue call for ban 6 hours ago • BY KURT ERICKSON, The Southern Springfield Bureau 0 SPRINGFIELD – About a dozen...
Jan 4, 20142 min read
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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...
Dec 24, 20131 min read
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Foes weigh in at fracking hearing
Foes weigh in at fracking hearing 9 hours ago • By Becky Malkovich 0 CARBONDALE — Citizens voiced their concerns about proposed...
Dec 20, 20132 min read
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IDNR Postpones Public Hearing in Effingham Due to Inclement Weather
IDNR Postpones HVHF Public Hearing in Effingham Due to Inclement Weather Hearing rescheduled for December 16, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:...
Dec 5, 20131 min read
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Local control being petitioned: No fracking referendum in Johnson County, yet
Read entire story at http://thesouthern.com/news/local-control-being-petitioned-no-fracking-referendum-in-johnson-county/article_c2a2f9fa...
Nov 5, 20133 min read
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Drugs, crime rings follow US oil boom
http://news.msn.com/crime-justice/drugs-crime-rings-follow-us-oil-boom A new front is emerging in the fight against drug trafficking as...
Oct 15, 20132 min read
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Author to speak on region’s environmental importance
BY NICK MARIANO, THE SOUTHERN CARBONDALE — Award winning author Jeff Biggers will present his take on progressive activism, linking...
Sep 9, 20131 min read
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Extraction Frontlines Organizing: Interview With Illinois South Founder Dave Ostendorf on Coal, Frac
Jeff Biggers Author of ‘State Out of the Union: Arizona and the Final Showdown Over the American Dream’ Posted: 09/06/2013 10:12 am at...
Sep 8, 20131 min read
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Record-Breaking Renewable Energy Capacity Pushes Fossil Fuel Plants to Close in Germany
EcoWatch August 23, 2013 Germany’s renewable energy industry has again shown its strength, shattering through another solar power record,...
Aug 25, 20132 min read
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Great Ohio River Relay Highlights Impacts of Fracking on Water Resources
EcoWatch August 25, 2013 Wheeling Water Warriors The relay is designed to attract national attention to the environmental issue of...
Aug 25, 20132 min read
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Petition to Ban Fracking on Public Lands
Click here http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/water/fracking/fracking-on-public-lands/ to sign the Food and Water Watch petition to ban...
Aug 23, 20131 min read
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Five Ways to Stop President Obama’s Plan to Frack America
From Ecowatch: When President Obama delivered his speech on climate change in June, we all welcomed his renewed focus on this crisis....
Aug 23, 20131 min read
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