Save Ohio Parks and OEC urge investigation of apparently fraudulent comments
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COLUMBUS, OH — An investigation by The Plain Dealer and Cleveland.com revealed that dozens of Ohioans — including a 9-year-old girl — believe their names... Read More
Fracking commission to meet September 18
Ohio’s Oil and Gas Land Management Commission will hold its next meeting on Monday, September 18, 2023, at 10 a.m. to consider... Read More
Ohio’s former First Ladies oppose fracking under state parks
In a bipartisan move to support the preservation of Ohio’s state parks and public lands, former Ohio First Ladies Hope Taft and Frances Strickland have written letters to the Oil and Gas Land Management Commission (OGLMC) stating that they oppose fracking.
Salt Fork town hall to discuss fracking and more
The town hall will be conducted open meeting/open forum style and any person who desires to speak may do so for a reasonable amount of time.
Save Ohio Parks releases music video to fight fracking
What do Mama Deer, a turtle, and a duckling have in common with Save Ohio Parks? They want to educate Ohioans on... Read More
Ohio’s Marcellus Shale ranks second in U.S. greenhouse gases, fourth worldwide
Ohio’s Marcellus Shale ranks second in U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and fourth worldwide, according to Climate TRACE, a global organization that monitors and inventories gases.
Activists are just citizens who care about Ohio’s parks
We’ve been called tree-huggers, hippies, snowflakes, and protestors. The fossil fuel industry is especially fond of the label “activists.” The definition of an activist is a person who engages in social or political actions to make the world a better place.
Eastern Ohio must fight to preserve natural resources, stop Salt Fork fracking
You don’t have to believe in climate change or anti-frack science to oppose the plans to frack Salt Fork. This is about more than the environment. This is about eastern Ohio standing its ground and protecting its precious resources.
Ohioans are on the fence about fracking. Why is the state pushing for more drilling on public lands?
There’s clear dissonance between the state’s political agenda and the concerns of its residents. While proponents of state park leasing point to prospective revenue, Ohioans share broad and resolute concern about the documented threats of fracking, like air and water pollution and rampant carbon emissions that worsen climate change.
Letter to the editor: We can’t trust oil and gas to police itself
The Ohio legislature at the end of December 2022 signed a law that allowed fracking underneath state lands. Currently there are several nominations up for fracking around Salt Fork State Park.