We Need a Ban on Fracking, but Ohio is Set to Open Our State Parks
Stop Fracking In Ohio's State Parks

May  2011

Dear Reader ,

Is Ohio's Water Next? Contact the State Legislature to Protect Ohio's Water Today!

Fracking is dangerous and has no place in Ohio; that's why we're calling for an all-out ban on the destructive practice. But, right now, the state legislature is considering allowing fracking even in our state parks. Can you tell your state representatives that enough is enough?

What will drilling in state parks mean for you? It could be devastating for Ohio's drinking water. Hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking" is a type of gas drilling that injects millions of gallons of fracking fluids – a mixture of up to 600 chemicals, water and sand – into a well to create pressure that cracks open rocks underground, allowing gas to escape and flow into wells.

This process could have disastrous consequences if any of these contaminants make their way into the water supply through leaks, spills, or careless injection. Residents in neighboring Pennsylvania have already experienced the negative effects of fracking on the environment, public health and their own water – some are even able to light their water on fire. Despite all this, the Ohio state legislature is poised to give the oil and gas industry free rein to drill in our public lands.

Ohio's legislators must put our drinking water ahead of the oil and gas industry's millions of dollars.

Tell your legislators to keep our parks safe from drilling today!
http://action.foodandwaterwatch.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=6833

Thanks for taking action,

Alex Beauchamp
Midwest Region Director
Food & Water Watch
abeauchamp(at)fwwatch(dot)org

Food & Water Watch is a nonprofit consumer organization that works to ensure clean water and safe food. We challenge the corporate control and abuse of our food and water resources by empowering people to take action and by transforming the public consciousness about what we eat and drink.

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