Fracking — good water in, bad water out
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By George Banziger With the active support of state legislatures in West Virginia and Ohio and the engagement of oil and gas... Read More
For the fifth time: No fracking Salt Fork!
Another unnamed oil and gas company has submitted a nomination to frack Salt Fork State Park — Ohio’s largest and most iconic... Read More
A second nomination for Egypt Valley needs our comments
Egypt Valley Wildlife Area, in Belmont and Guernsey counties, is now being sought by a second oil and gas company for fracking.... Read More
ODNR should protect Ohio’s public lands
By Randi Pokladnik On Feb. 26, Ohio proved once again that nothing in the state is sacred when it comes to making... Read More
Keen Wildlife Area in oil and gas crosshairs
Keen Wildlife Area is made up of 84 acres situated in eastern Ohio in western Harrison County 2 1/2 miles south of... Read More
Fracking industry targets Egypt Valley Wildlife Area
For 70 years, the land that makes up Egypt Valley Wildlife Area in Belmont and Guernsey counties was subjected to surface mining.... Read More
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.
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.