Committee to Ban Fracking in Michigan, a ballot question committee is conducting a ballot initiative to ban horizontal fracking and frack waste in Michigan.
For decades Chevron dumped oil waste onto Indigenous lands in the Amazon, killing thousands.
I was there when the communities fought back and won.
After 644 days of my house arrest, Chevron's "trial" to criminalize human rights advocacy continues.
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Tucked inside an otherwise modest climate change law, Spain quietly announces that its Parliament has APPROVED a nationwide ban on #fracking! The bill is expected to pass the Spanish Senate. 👀 https://t.co/9jagFqGjjz
For years families worried about #fracking exposures weren't being tested.
So we did the #science ourselves, testing for fracking chemicals in the air, water, and people of W. Pennsylvania.
These are their stories.
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August 19, 2019, was a typical day for Gunnar—he played drums, took the dog outside, and joked with his siblings.
But unbeknownst to him and his family, Gunnar had a number of harmful chemicals coursing through his body.
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We heard these #mittens want to #BanFracking.
See us at https://t.co/hWlG3lUQcA We just got handed a very anti-democratic decision in #Michigan Court of Appeals. We will seek leave to appeal in Mich Supreme ct.
@AP@DavidEggert00 Democracy was dealt a blow by the Michigan Court of Appeals yesterday, by putting Committee to #BanFracking 's case in a black hole. See our press release.
Michigan Court of Appeals rules against Committee to #BanFracking in 2-1 split vote, but dissenting judge says 180-day law is unconstitutional. Committee will seek leave to appeal in Mich Supreme Court. #DemocracyIsFragile https://t.co/rulqw1oH2y
Michigan Court of Appeals rules against Committee to #BanFracking in 2-1 split vote, but dissenting judge says 180-day law is unconstitutional. Committee will seek leave to appeal in Mich Supreme Court. #DemocracyIsFragile https://t.co/rulqw1oH2y
Michigan Court of Appeals rules against Committee to #BanFracking in 2-1 split vote, but dissenting judge says 180-day law is unconstitutional. Committee will seek leave to appeal in Mich Supreme Court. #DemocracyIsFragile https://t.co/rulqw1oH2y
@JocelynBenson@dananessel Committee to #BanFracking in Michigan came to the door not with guns or flags but with 271,000 voter signatures, and you've done everything you can to damage the direct democracy process by fighting us in court. #DemocracyIsFragile
@JocelynBenson@dananessel Committee to Ban Fracking in Michigan came to the door not with guns or flags but with 271,000 voter signatures, and you've done everything you can to damage the direct democracy process by fighting us in court. #DemocracyIsFragile
NEW STUDY: Fracking Linked to Heart Failure
Major case-control study of 12,000 patients in PA finds heart failure patients living near #fracking are more likely to land in the hospital. Pattern holds true for both types of heart failure.
Fracking = 💔 https://t.co/R2wAbllVNu
If you missed yesterday's live-streamed court hearing, the Committee to #BanFracking in Michigan's oral argument is recorded on the Mich Court of Appeals' YouTube channel. #ClimateCrisis#BallotInitiatives Go to the 1 hr 47 min mark.
https://t.co/mucV8rjuyC
@KnightCenter @michpoligal @paulegan4@ludwig_mike Watch live, Committee to #BanFracking in Michigan's case before the Mich Court of Appeals. Begin at 11 am Eastern. https://t.co/mucV8rB5qa
@davidsirota Live now, the Mich Court of Appeals is live-streaming. Committee to #BanFracking in Michigan's case #13 will begin sometime after 11 am Eastern. Watch court's YouTube: https://t.co/mucV8rB5qa