Fracking and Climate
Fracking releases a lot of methane, which is 80 times more potent as a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. We can’t meet our climate goals while fracking our state parks.
Fracking and Democracy
The people of Ohio want our state parks and public lands to be protected. Yet the state is catering not to we the people who pay for and own this land, but to the destructive and polluting oil and gas industry.
Fracking and Health
Thousands of scientific studies have documented that fracking is linked to cancer and other harms to human health. Our state parks should be a refuge for health, not methane flaring and toxic chemicals.
Protecting our state parks adds more to the Ohio economy each year than fracking them possibly could
We must act now to Save Ohio Parks
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The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is awarding bids for oil and gas companies to frack our state parks, wildlife areas, and public lands. Sadly, most Ohioans still don’t know this is happening. Here is our general brochure and moratorium flyer that you can print and distribute at fairs, festivals, meetings, and events.
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Testimonials
ODNR and the oil and gas industry have been trying to marginalize the public concerns of fracking in Ohio for over a decade. The agency has defied science and medical facts about the harms of fracking, and now the commission appears to be dismissive of those same truths. It is utter hypocrisy in saying you care about our planet while agreeing to destroy it.
Ohio Environmental Activist
We are at the tipping point in relation to climate disruption and still our state officials play with climate as if they are at a tea party. The Oil and Gas Land Management Commission is in violation of the public trust and rule of law ignoring the science of climate change. We must continue to resist the sellout of our public lands and stand for the future of our children, grandchildren and species that depend on them. This matters!
Ohio public lands advocate
The idea that we should frack our most treasured spaces in Ohio to provide tax cuts for the rich is as appalling as it is ludicrous. Polluting and degrading our parks won’t produce a steady source of income. Preserving our parks for Ohioans to enjoy now and in future generations will. Ohio’s untouched natural spaces are our most important asset, and we must protect them.
Climate and sustainability advocate