Advocates Sue to Halt Oil & Gas Leasing in Ohio State Parks and Public Lands
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Local groups are appealing the Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management Commission’s approval of nominations to lease Ohio’s largest state park and two wildlife areas for oil and gas development.
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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.
State parks, wildlife areas on fracking list
Ohio’s politicians have ignored the scientific studies and have welcomed the oil and gas industry. Now, in an effort to generate money for the state, our precious forests and streams will become the next target of an industry that is the main contributor to climate change.
We are the protectors of our lands – not the bandits in Columbus
The people of Ohio love their parks and public lands, and it is now up to us to protect those parks and public lands from the looters.
Now is good time for regulations on fracking
There are 4,000 active oil wells and 900 abandoned oil and natural gas wells right now in Ohio. The oil and gas industry needs more strict state and federal oversight and regulation, not less.
Rush to frack is damaging state lands
Our state lands are now open for oil and gas extraction, and we are faced with an impossible task: trying to preserve our forests and parks from an extractive industry.
Fracking in Ohio’s state parks is a recipe for disaster
We live in a pivotal moment in history. Either we continue to hurtle faster toward environmental oblivion or begin to do the hard work necessary to implement sustainable energy strategies and solutions.