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Ohio is becoming the dumping ground for toxic out-of-state fracking wastewater. Meanwhile, there are mounting concerns about the Class II injection wells that are taking this waste.
Call or email the following officials to alert them to the ProPublica study discussed below. Demand a moratorium on Class II injection wells until an independent, scientific environmental impact study is conducted.
ODNR Director, James Zehringer: James Zehringer; 614.265.6879
Chief of Ohio Division of Oil and Gas, Rick Simmers: Rick Simmers; 614.265.6608
Head of Ohio’s Injection Well Program, Tom Tomastic: Tom Tomastic; 614.265.1032
Call or email the following officials to alert them to the ProPublica study discussed below. Demand a moratorium on Class II injection wells until an independent, scientific environmental impact study is conducted.
ODNR Director, James Zehringer: James Zehringer; 614.265.6879
Chief of Ohio Division of Oil and Gas, Rick Simmers: Rick Simmers; 614.265.6608
Head of Ohio’s Injection Well Program, Tom Tomastic: Tom Tomastic; 614.265.1032
Election Protection Observers
The Free Press (Freepress.org) in conjunction with the Green Party will be placing observers for the 2012 election. We need volunteers. All observers must be eligible voters in Ohio.
If you are new to this, you may not know that we can appoint one observer at the county level. County level observers can observe in a different county from their county of residence. County level observers can observe at any precinct throughout the day, and also can observe the vote counting* process in the evening of election day (approximately 7:30 to midnight) Our goal is to place one county level observer in 44 of the 88 Ohio counties, and have that county level observer spend the evening at the county BOE.
If you are willing to help, I need some feedback.
1. Can you observe at the county level outside of Franklin County and spend the evening at that Board of Elections? If so, which county would you prefer?
2. Can you observe at the county level outside of Franklin County but not able to observe in the evenings? If so, which county would you prefer?
The Free Press (Freepress.org) in conjunction with the Green Party will be placing observers for the 2012 election. We need volunteers. All observers must be eligible voters in Ohio.
If you are new to this, you may not know that we can appoint one observer at the county level. County level observers can observe in a different county from their county of residence. County level observers can observe at any precinct throughout the day, and also can observe the vote counting* process in the evening of election day (approximately 7:30 to midnight) Our goal is to place one county level observer in 44 of the 88 Ohio counties, and have that county level observer spend the evening at the county BOE.
If you are willing to help, I need some feedback.
1. Can you observe at the county level outside of Franklin County and spend the evening at that Board of Elections? If so, which county would you prefer?
2. Can you observe at the county level outside of Franklin County but not able to observe in the evenings? If so, which county would you prefer?
Secretary of State Jon Husted fired Thomas Ritchie, Sr., and Dennis Lieberman for not rescinding their votes to add weekend voting hours. But he said he found no pleasure in doing so.
Now, a federal judge has upheld their votes and Secretary Husted has agreed not to challenge that decision. Secretary Husted should reinstate them, so they can continue their service to Ohio.
That's why I created a petition on SignOn.org, which says:
Secretary of State Husted, you said you found no pleasure in firing Thomas Ritchie, Sr., and Dennis Lieberman for not rescinding their votes to add weekend voting hours. Now that you have agreed not to challenge the federal judge who agreed with their votes, we ask that you reinstate them so they can continue the service you thanked them for doing.
Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to your friends.
Thanks!
-Millicent Y. Mickle
Now, a federal judge has upheld their votes and Secretary Husted has agreed not to challenge that decision. Secretary Husted should reinstate them, so they can continue their service to Ohio.
That's why I created a petition on SignOn.org, which says:
Secretary of State Husted, you said you found no pleasure in firing Thomas Ritchie, Sr., and Dennis Lieberman for not rescinding their votes to add weekend voting hours. Now that you have agreed not to challenge the federal judge who agreed with their votes, we ask that you reinstate them so they can continue the service you thanked them for doing.
Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to your friends.
Thanks!
-Millicent Y. Mickle
The first direct anti-fracking action in Southeast Ohio ended shortly before noon on Tuesday June 26, 2012 when Madeline ffitch voluntarily released herself from concrete barrels blocking the gate to a Class 2 Injection Well on Ladd Ridge Road in Athens County. Having occupied the spot for almost 6 ½ hours her decision to unlock herself came after the arrival of an airlifted Highway Patrol tactical team from Columbus took over operations from Albany police, Albany fire department, county sheriff, Athens fire department, ODNR wildlife officers already present. Choosing to release herself rather than endanger either herself or the officers present, ffitch declared the action a victory. The injection well was closed for half a day, media spread through out the state, and attention was brought to the negligence of our regulating bodies, including lack of nonbiased testing, not enforcing weight restrictions on local bridges, and allowing brine to deliveries to exceed daily limits.
Following unprecedented Black voter turnout in Ohio during the 2008 presidential election, Republicans there have been looking for ways to diminish the Black community’s electoral power.
Now, under the leadership of Secretary of State Jon Husted, they’ve turned to eliminating the opportunity to cast absentee ballots on weekends leading up to Election Day. This is a clear attempt to limit Black voters’ and other urban dwellers’ access to the polls.
Join us in telling Husted to bring back weekend early voting hours so that all Ohioans have the opportunity to vote.
That's why I signed a petition to OH Secretary of State John Husted.
Will you sign this petition? Click here:
Sign on here
Now, under the leadership of Secretary of State Jon Husted, they’ve turned to eliminating the opportunity to cast absentee ballots on weekends leading up to Election Day. This is a clear attempt to limit Black voters’ and other urban dwellers’ access to the polls.
Join us in telling Husted to bring back weekend early voting hours so that all Ohioans have the opportunity to vote.
That's why I signed a petition to OH Secretary of State John Husted.
Will you sign this petition? Click here:
Sign on here
Will three courageous women of Pussy Riot remain in prison for years? We can help answer that question with solidarity.
Please click here to sign the RootsAction.org petition to free Pussy Riot
For the “crime” of performing a song against Russia’s president Vladimir Putin in a Moscow church, three women in the Pussy Riot band -- Yekaterina Samutsevich, Maria Alekhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova -- have each been sentenced to two years in prison.
But a court hearing in early September could reduce their sentences. There’s no time to lose.
"We emphasize that we advocate for non-violence and hold a grudge against no one," the three women wrote in a recent letter. They added that "our laughter is, in a sense, laughter through the tears, and our sarcasm is a reaction to the lawlessness."
After a trial that sometimes was no more logical than the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, these women should be free, not locked up in prison!
Please click here to sign the RootsAction.org petition to free Pussy Riot
For the “crime” of performing a song against Russia’s president Vladimir Putin in a Moscow church, three women in the Pussy Riot band -- Yekaterina Samutsevich, Maria Alekhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova -- have each been sentenced to two years in prison.
But a court hearing in early September could reduce their sentences. There’s no time to lose.
"We emphasize that we advocate for non-violence and hold a grudge against no one," the three women wrote in a recent letter. They added that "our laughter is, in a sense, laughter through the tears, and our sarcasm is a reaction to the lawlessness."
After a trial that sometimes was no more logical than the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, these women should be free, not locked up in prison!
Imagine a Washington where fresh food goes straight from a local farmer’s field to a student’s lunch table. Healthier options for our children, more money in our local economies, and less oil and gas burned transporting food from out of state.
It should be a slam dunk. I recently introduced legislation to promote the use of local foods in school lunches, and it passed the Senate with bipartisan support. But obstructionist Republicans are holding up the bill in the House, and might gut this program before it ever gets out of Congress.
At a time of record drought, we simply can’t wait to pass the Farm Bill -- we need to make clear that politics shouldn’t trump common sense. Will you help me send that message?
Tell the House: Pass the Senate’s bipartisan Farm Bill to help Washington children, farmers, and communities!
It should be a slam dunk. I recently introduced legislation to promote the use of local foods in school lunches, and it passed the Senate with bipartisan support. But obstructionist Republicans are holding up the bill in the House, and might gut this program before it ever gets out of Congress.
At a time of record drought, we simply can’t wait to pass the Farm Bill -- we need to make clear that politics shouldn’t trump common sense. Will you help me send that message?
Tell the House: Pass the Senate’s bipartisan Farm Bill to help Washington children, farmers, and communities!
Voting rights advocates continue to call for weekend voting hours in light of the recent directive from the Secretary of State that closes down weekend voting across the state.
While the Secretary of State's new directive creates uniformity, it is not fair in its impact on voting populations. Get a copy of the report here
Early Voting article.
Join us at the corner of Broad and 4th on August 20th at 2pm for a Rally to Restore Weekend Voting in Ohio!
We will start the the Ohio Secretary of State's office (at the corner of Broad and 4th St) then we will march to the Franklin County Board of Election's Meeting to have our voices heard.
Contact Camille Wimbish for more information!
While the Secretary of State's new directive creates uniformity, it is not fair in its impact on voting populations. Get a copy of the report here
Early Voting article.
Join us at the corner of Broad and 4th on August 20th at 2pm for a Rally to Restore Weekend Voting in Ohio!
We will start the the Ohio Secretary of State's office (at the corner of Broad and 4th St) then we will march to the Franklin County Board of Election's Meeting to have our voices heard.
Contact Camille Wimbish for more information!
Kari Matsko launched People’s Oil & Gas Collaborative-Ohio, a group that educates people about the dangers of fracking, after dealing with illness caused by drilling in her community.
As a landowner in the Marcellus and Utica shale in Ohio, I was introduced to the hazards of gas exploration in July 2006. After several days of debilitating headaches, I awoke one morning unable to move my head due to piercing pain on both sides of my neck.
I was in tears just attempting to do simple things such as get up from sitting or lying down. I was dizzy and had ringing in my ears. These symptoms lasted for months. I went to numerous doctors who found muscle spasms via x-ray but yet no diagnosis. I was in my early 30s and never had such an illness before or since then.
As a landowner in the Marcellus and Utica shale in Ohio, I was introduced to the hazards of gas exploration in July 2006. After several days of debilitating headaches, I awoke one morning unable to move my head due to piercing pain on both sides of my neck.
I was in tears just attempting to do simple things such as get up from sitting or lying down. I was dizzy and had ringing in my ears. These symptoms lasted for months. I went to numerous doctors who found muscle spasms via x-ray but yet no diagnosis. I was in my early 30s and never had such an illness before or since then.
Hello Fracktivists,
We are beginning a program to hold ODNR accountable for allowing permitting of Oil & Gas extraction/injection wells and the inspection of these sites. There are many operating sites that are not following code and are not being inspected.
Call to Action: Please review and call at least one of the listed sources to assist Crawford County residents in protecting their lands. This is an elderly farming community and folks are scared and need our help. The site is located down a long access lane through a cornfield but is only 100 yards from residential properties. The Owner of the property, Fishburn Oil Inc., did well improvements, using their own company, and have not followed safe environmental practices. (see pics) Oil has been spilled in a 35 foot radius, there is oil sludge and contaminants on everything in the area with corn growing 10 feet away. There is an open pit with 50-60 gallons of crude plus other oily debris and the plastic lining is pulled almost all the way into the pit, down to the level of the liquid. The stench was overwhelming. The odor of the site can be detected from a mile away.
We are beginning a program to hold ODNR accountable for allowing permitting of Oil & Gas extraction/injection wells and the inspection of these sites. There are many operating sites that are not following code and are not being inspected.
Call to Action: Please review and call at least one of the listed sources to assist Crawford County residents in protecting their lands. This is an elderly farming community and folks are scared and need our help. The site is located down a long access lane through a cornfield but is only 100 yards from residential properties. The Owner of the property, Fishburn Oil Inc., did well improvements, using their own company, and have not followed safe environmental practices. (see pics) Oil has been spilled in a 35 foot radius, there is oil sludge and contaminants on everything in the area with corn growing 10 feet away. There is an open pit with 50-60 gallons of crude plus other oily debris and the plastic lining is pulled almost all the way into the pit, down to the level of the liquid. The stench was overwhelming. The odor of the site can be detected from a mile away.