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Illinois Hosts Nation’s Worst Website for Kids
October 2, 2013 Jeff Biggers Calling on statewide and national citizens groups and education organizations to join their efforts, the...
Oct 3, 20131 min read
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Illinois: The New Fracking Frontier
The oil and gas industry is drooling over carbon-rich shale formations in the Land of Lincoln. By Trisha Marczak | September 4, 2013...
Sep 5, 20131 min read
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Petition: Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC): Refuse Enbridge the Right of Eminent Domain for its Ta
Click here to read about and sign the petition: http://www.change.org/petitions/illinois-commerce-commission-icc-refuse-enbridge-the-righ...
Aug 20, 20131 min read
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Fracking Independence Day: Frontline Group SAFE Appeals for Support and Action
Posted in Huffington Post by Jeff Biggers on 07/03/2013 The fracking rush in the heartland may have been unleashed by ill-conceived...
Jul 3, 201312 min read
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11,000+ Massachusetts Residents Call for a Fracking Ban
Environment Massachusetts Graphic courtesy of Corporate Europe Observatory This morning, more than 11,000 residents called on Beacon Hill...
Jun 27, 20131 min read
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Rockland County Bans Radioactive Fracking Waste
June 5, 2013 Grassroots Environmental Education A coalition of health and environmental groups have joined together to congratulate the...
Jun 26, 20131 min read
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Fracking Bill Triggers Rift Among Illinois Green Groups
Grassroots activists say they feel ‘betrayed’ by mainstream environmental organizations that helped write the state’s new fracking...
Jun 21, 20131 min read
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Map: Another Major Tar Sands Pipeline Seeking U.S. Permit
Canadian energy giant Enbridge is quietly building a 5,000-mile network of new and expanded pipelines that would achieve the same goal as...
Jun 21, 20132 min read
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Illinois Governer Signs Fracking Bill
Governor Quinn Signs Illinois Fracking Bill SAFE (Southern Illinoisans Against Fracturing Our Environment) is horrified at the decision...
Jun 17, 20132 min read
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Pro-Fracking Greens Called Out in Ecologist’s New Manifesto
In a statement, ecologist Sandra Steingraber denounced Illinois’ new fracking regulations and described the need for a movement dedicated...
Jun 12, 20135 min read
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Fracking Southern Illinois: Faithful Opposition
Fracking Southern Illinois: Faithful Opposition from Tim Frakes on Vimeo.
Jun 2, 20131 min read
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Illinois is caving…the game is rigged on fracking and Democrats are leading the cave-in
READ HERE a fantastic blog by Tracy Fox
Jun 1, 20131 min read
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Following Meetings, Illinoisans Press Release: Dismayed by Governor Quinn’s, Attorney General Lisa M
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, May 30, 2013 Contact: Annette McMichael/SAFE Communications Director/217-273-1000/am@greenmediaservice....
May 30, 20134 min read
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Live at Historic Vote in Illinois: Steingraber and Citizens Bust Fracking Bill (Video)
GO TO POST in huffingtonpost.com
May 30, 20131 min read
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Fracking “Shock Doctrine” Unveiled as 2013 Illinois Legislative Session Nears End
DeSmogBlog Thu, 2013-05-30 11:45Steve Horn The shale gas industry has performed the “shock doctrine” at the 11th hour of the 2013...
May 30, 20135 min read
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Fracking opponents meet with Quinn aide
Quad-City Times L.E. Hlavach Times Bureau May 29, 2013 SPRINGFIELD — Several opponents of hydraulic fracturing Wednesday visited the...
May 29, 20132 min read
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Anti-fracking Movement Pushes for Moratorium (Photos)
Just BloNo Posted by coreymattson ⋅ May 29, 2013 As a sit-in against fracking continues at the Illinois state capitol, movement activists...
May 29, 20131 min read
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Illinois Fracking Fight Continues
EcoWatch May 28, 2013 Will Reynolds Graphic courtesy of Food & Water Watch After lengthy private negotiations, a pro-fracking regulatory...
May 28, 20134 min read
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Steingraber Calls Out Illinois Fracking Regulations
From Ecowatch, by Jeff Biggers, May 23, 2013 Before environmental lobbyists and legislators push a hydraulic fracking bill through the...
May 23, 20134 min read
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Protestors seek audience with Quinn over fracking
Goreville Gazette May 23, 2013 by Joe Rehana Posted May 23, 2013 by Joe Rehana in News Dayna Connor, Angie Viands and Josh Trost sit in...
May 23, 20133 min read
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