Save Ohio Parks releases music video to fight fracking
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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.
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.
Two Eastern Ohio oil and gas accidents highlight hazards of fracking state parks, wildlife areas
"Once again the oil and gas industry proves it cannot operate without accidents that endanger the public and our environment,” said Randi Pokladnik, Ph.D., an ecologist, research chemist and volunteer with Save Ohio Parks. “Yet Ohio's politicians think this industry can be trusted to frack our precious state parks."
Meet the Oil and Gas Land Management Commission
Gov. Mike DeWine appointed four men to the commission to decide the fate of fracking our public lands. By state statute, two must represent the oil and gas industry, one finance representative, and one lone environmental representative.
Experts on risks, effects of fracking speak to state commission
Our state public lands are currently under threat of oil and gas extraction, and leasing nominations are taking place. This is overseen... Read More
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.
Fracking Ohio’s public lands
Ohio HB 507 was rushed through the “lame duck” session without any public comments. This bill, which facilitates fracking on our public lands, becomes... Read More