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Facts should be what determines fracking debate
The following article was published November 23, 2012 1:00 am by LES WINKELER, The Southern in response to “Fact’s, not fear, needed in...
Nov 24, 20123 min read
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Chicago TV To Air “Stop The Frack Attack”
Labor Beat presents this video produced by Greene Chair Productions about a serious environmental issue affecting working people…and...
Nov 21, 20122 min read
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Tell Illinois Legislators to Stop Fracking in Illinois
Fracking could come to Illinois at any time! That’s why we need a statewide moratorium against fracking, to stop it before it starts....
Nov 21, 20121 min read
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Petition US Bureau of Land Management: Don’t Open Colorado’s Organic Farms to Oil and Ga
Western Colorado’s North Fork Valley is Colorado’s only rural winery region and has the state’s highest concentration of organic farms...
Nov 21, 20121 min read
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The Fight to Save Starved Rock From Frac Sand Mining Pollution
Mississippi Sand LLC is requesting permits to mine for frac sand adjacent to the east side of Starved Rock State Park. Illinois is home...
Nov 20, 20123 min read
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Representative Mike Bost Will Not Support a Moratorium | Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Dear Representative Bost, Thank you for meeting with me today and agreeing to take a look at the Illinois EPA Brine Field Assessment I...
Nov 20, 20125 min read
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We Have What the Industry Says Does Not Exist
Mailed Tuesday, November 20, 2012 To: The Honorable Governor Quinn Lt. Governor Sheila Simon Marc Ayers, Lt. Governor’s Office Speaker...
Nov 20, 20126 min read
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SAFE responds to IPAA: Accuses SAFE of Misleading the Public
On October 25th, in their publication “Energy in Depth” the Independent Petroleum Association of America singled out SAFE as an...
Nov 20, 201210 min read
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Carbondale Votes Unanimously to Support Statewide Fracking Moratorium | Environment Illinois
For Immediate Release Wednesday, November 14, 2012 Carbondale, IL—In a unanimous decision, the Carbondale City Council passed a...
Nov 18, 20122 min read
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