Photo taken from Fractraker.org:
Ethane cracker plant under construction in Beaver County, PA. Photo by Ted Auch, aerial assistance provided by Lighthawk
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...for the COLUMBUS COMMUNITY BILL OF RIGHTS THIS WEEKEND
Come Get A Lot of Signatures and See What a Difference YOU Make!
Weiland’s Market, a wonderful location! We have permission to gather signatures outside of Weiland’s Market, 3600 Indianola, where lots of customers will be ready to sign. Out of respect for the owner and customers, we need to not block entering and exiting from the store, but we have done well there last year. Sign up at Weiland's Market; we need 2 people there every shift.
CrestFest this Saturday! A fun community event in its 10th year, where over 2000 people attend! This is a great opportunity, from noon to 9 pm; it takes places on Crestview Rd and E. Tulane Rd between Calumet St and East Ave. Sign up at CrestFest; we could use 3 people there all the time.
MORE OPPORTUNITIES
Tuesday, August 13, 2019, 5:30—7:30 PM. CORRECTED TIME. State of Black Education. It is not a coincidence that by most measures, students throughout the African Diaspora feel they are being #left behind. Ohio is among the six lowest states in the nation to graduate black students, according to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Join the Columbus African Council and other community partners for a conversation on the state of black education, and how as individuals and community leaders, we can set a course for a more prosperous future throughout the African Diaspora in Columbus. Location: Columbus Metropolitan Library, 96 S. Grant Ave., Columbus 43215. Facebook.
Thursday, August 15, 2019, 5:30-8:30 PM. 21st Annual Heritage Music Festival. Mayme Moore Park at the King Arts Complex, 867 Mount Vernon Ave. A great music evening! Facebook
Every Saturday, 9- noon, through Nov. 23. Clintonville Farmers’ Market.
Sunday, August 18, 2019, 12:00 PM. OH-SDA & MDA-Columbus Recess Rally for Gun Reform. Join gun reform advocates for Everytown for Gun Safety's national call to action during the Congressional recess, as we pressure Gov. DeWine, Senator Portman, and Senator McConnell to support and pass livesaving gun reform legislation! Dayton and El Paso are the newest communities to join the list of communities who are devastated by gun violence for all forms. Join us to make your passion seen and your voice heard! Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action for Gun Sense in America. Location: North Bank Park, 311 W. Long St., Columbus. Sign up here.
WE HAVE OUR NEXT PUBLIC MEETING
NEXT MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 6 PM-7:30 PM, AT THE SOUTH HIGH BRANCH OF THE COLUMBUS METROPOLITAN LIBRARY, 3540 S. HIGH
Monday, August 19, 2019, 6:00 – 7:30 PM. Sign the Petition/Public Meeting. Come sign, get a petition, get some tips and practice. Facebook.
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Building a unified resistance event
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Regional community rights effort to protect water privatization in Ohio
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KPC News.com -
Citizens, county governments rallying forces to protect Michindoh
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A private company, Artesian of Pioneer, has applied with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency to tap into the aquifer to serve communities in the Toledo area, potentially taking 15 million gallons a day.
The aquifer spans 10 counties in Indiana, Ohio and Michigan. Meetings have been held over the past year by county commissioner representatives pertaining to constituent concerns about the Michindoh Aquifer. The 10 boards of commissioners are in the process of creating the Ohio-Michigan-Indiana Regional Council of Governments.
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The Underlying Politics and Unconventional Well Fundamentals...
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Click on image to read full FracTracker.org article
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With all of the discussion and legislation focused on energy and national security, many don't realize the output of the ASH would be the production of petroleum-based products: mainly plastic, but also fertlizers, paints, resins, and other chemical products.
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IEA cedes ground on the failure of gas as ....
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....a bridge fuel. Then bends over backwards to
push for more gas use.
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These two areas of the report, showing the impotence of gas in reducing emissions, and the crumbling economic case for new gas-fired power generation, reiterate the main theme in our burning the gas bridge fuel myth report. That is that contrary to claims of industry and many in government, gas is not clean, cheap or necessary.
Click on above image to read full Oil Change International article
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Remember, this is OUR
Participatory Representative Democracy
If we don't use it, we lose it
Toxic Radioactive Waste Doesn’t Belong Here
Protect our Home, our Families, our Rights!
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