Monday, December 9, 12:15pm gathering, 1pm meeting, Ohio Department of Public Safety, Charles D. Shipley Building Atrium, 1970 W. Broad St.

We need you, and we need your positive energy in person on Monday, December 9, at 12:15pm, at Ohio Department of Public Safety, Charles D. Shipley Building Atrium, 1970 W. Broad St.

That’s the date, time, and place for the next Oil and Gas Land Management Commission meeting. The commission is slated to decide on nominations and bids by unnamed oil and gas companies to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources to frack two large tracts of Salt Fork State Park, parts of the Leesville and Egypt Valley Wildlife Areas, and two rights-of-way along state highways, all in Appalachian Ohio, long a “sacrifice zone” for the fossil fuel industry.

While the commission meeting officially begins at 1pm, we ask you to arrive at 12:15pm to join us outside the main entrance of the Ohio Department of Public Safety, Charles D. Shipley Building, 1970 W. Broad St, Columbus, for fellowship, chanting, and singing. Wear a costume if you like. Bring a sign with your feelings about fracking and its destructive effects on our freshwater supply.

Fracking destroys fresh water taken from Ohio’s public lakes and streams. Ohio sells water to gas and oil companies for one-third of one cent per gallon, among the lowest prices in the industry. After fracking, “produced” wastewater is toxic and radioactive, unfit for human consumption. The wastewater is trucked away and stored deep underground in state-licensed Class II injection wells forever. There is no limit to the total amount of water that can be taken. This is outrageous, as we see the devastating economic consequences of the extreme drought much of Ohio has experienced this past summer and fall.

Please join us on Monday, December 9, at 12:15pm, to help protect our pristine state parks and public lands from fracking. Together, we fight for the right of all Ohioans to enjoy our parks and public lands in their natural, unspoiled states. We do this not just for us, but for our children, grandchildren, and those we love best.

Will more Salt Fork State Park and wildlife areas be fracked? Decision at December 9 meeting [Columbus Free Press, 12-6-2024]

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