Upcoming Events
When: April 18th, 2:00pm-3:00pm
What: Rally at the Statehouse
Where: 1 Capitol Hill, Columbus Oh
When: Saturday, March 31, 2012 3:00pm until 6:00pm
What: Stewards of the Land will be sponsoring a free screening of the documentary film "Split Estate"! This is a very informative film that covers the stories of people affected by drilling in the Rocky Mountains. A split estate is a circumstance where-in the owner of the surface right don't own the mineral rights.
Where: 156 N. Walter St., Loudonville, Oh 44842
WHAT: The Ohio Fracking Debate—Panelists Include: Jack Shaner, Ohio Environmental Council and Mike Chadsey, Energy in Depth-Ohio. Moderated by: Dan Moulthrop, The Civic Commons
WHEN: March 30 at Noon
WHERE: 850 Euclid Ave., The City Club Building, 2nd Floor, Cleveland, Ohio 44114
What: Neighbor to Neighbor: Living the Drill - http://ohiofoodshed.ning.com/events/neighbor-to-neighbor-living-the-drill?xg_source=facebookshare
When: March 24, 2012 from 4pm to 7pm
Where: 201 in Morton Hall Athens, Oh
What: Marcellus Counter Summit Sponsor: Marcellus Protest- info@marcellusprotest.org. Will march on the convention center, then reconvene at Smithfield Church for dinner, a panel discussion about pipelines and infrastructure, and an organizing strategy session. We are calling on all of our friends and allies to join us and build our movement against all aspects of shale gas development.
When: Tuesday - 4pm March 20, 2012
Where: Smithfield United Church of Christ Social Hall 620 Smithfield St. Pittsburgh, PA 15222
What: Screening of Split Estate FREE
When: March 31st at 3:00pm
Where: The Ohio Theater in downtown Loudonville, Ohio
Please spread the word as this theater holds 500 people and we’d like to have all of them filled to educate our neighbors, friends, and family in this area of the potential impact of this fracking coming to our area.
What: Austin Babrow and other community members are working on a community-expanding day event to be held in Nelsonville. Locals and government officials will be invited. The group is currently looking for contacts to fracking activists in the Nelsonville and surrounding communities. Contact Austin directly if you are from the Nelsonville area or have contacts of people in the area who would be interested in helping organize the event. If you have any ideas, please do contact Austin at babrow@ohio.edu.
When: March 8 at 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Where: Athens County Library meeting.
Talk
What: Talk by Sean D. Logan, former director of ODNR.
When: 3-5pm Saturday, 2/25
Where: Eclectic Tempo, 32 N. Walnut St. Open to the Public
http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/article/20120218/NEWS01/202180314
Event
Gasland Showing
What: Gasland, (the Film) will be screened
When: from 10 am to noon on Feb 11, 2012
Where: in Holbrooke Hall at the Dayton International Peace Museum, located at 208 West Monument Avenue (corner of N Wilkinson Street), Dayton, OH 45402.
Meeting/Protest - State of the 99% Ohio
What: Please encourage everyone in your groups to go to the protest at Governor Kasich's state of the state speech on Feb. 7th in Steubenville. The speech is to start at noon. We need bodies out there to send a message to the governor. Would be great to get groups from all over the state there.
When: Feb. 7th
Where: Wells Academy (shares building with Steubenville High School) 420 North 4th Street Steubenville, OH 43952 (740) 282-9741
More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/139941972791724/
Meeting
What: This meeting will be in Channing Hall and will include brief reports from panelists as well as participation by anyone who wants to ask questions and/or voice comments or concerns. Bob Hagan will be a panelist as will Dr. Ray Beiersdorfer and others.
When: Thursday, Feb 2 6:00pm-8:00pm
Where: The First Unitarian Universalist Church of Youngstown, 1105 Elm St., Youngstown, OH
Meeting
What: Cheryl Johncox, Executive Director of Buckeye Forest Council, will present "Deep-Shale Gas Drilling" ( the process of hydraulic fracking , impacts on public health and environment and current Ohio regulations) Cheryl Johncox, Executive Director of BuckeyeForest Council, will present "Deep-Shale GasDrilling" ( the process of hydraulic fracking , impactson public health and environment and current Ohioregulations) Sponsored by the Southeast Ohio Fracking Interest Group (SEOFIG). Inquiries - seofig@gmail.com
When: Tues. Feb. 21 at 6:30
Where:Unitarian Universalist Church 232 3rd St. Marietta, Ohio
Meeting
What: We are looking for everyone and anyone in the area (Mohican, Loudonville, Malabar Farm, Jelloway area) to help join our collective voice and network to fight this battle for our health, land, air, water, and land value. We plan on meeting the first Saturday of each month at this same location, until hopefully, we outgrow this small church.
When: February 4, 2012
Where: Jelloway Methodist Church in Jelloway, Ohio. It is just down Route 3 south out of Loudonville and on the right just inside of Jelloway. If you know anyone in this area who would like to join us, please spread the word.
-Also Stewards of the Land to the first Saturday of each month at 9:00
contact: ThRogers@ashlandcityschools.org
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What: A public forum on fracking. The oil and gas industry representatives, ODNR, and other pro-drilling speakers will be there for a “neutral” educational opportunity for the area. It would be nice to have informed people about the dangers of fracking in attendance to hold them accountable with the “facts” they share or the facts that they chose to leave out of their presentations.
When: Thursday, 2/2 at 6:30
Where: Ashland University Convocation Center
Meeting/Protest Kent, Ohio
Meeting
What: A series of fracking meetings in Ohio
First meeting: Feb. 21 from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Trumbull County Extension office;
Second meeting: Feb. 23 from 9:30 to 11 a.m at the Ashtabula County Extension office
Final: March 14 from 6:30 to 8 p.m at the Geauga County Extension office
To learn more: http://www.farmanddairy.com/news/workshops-to-cover-financial-and-tax-considerations-of-oil-and-gas-wells/33268.html
Meeting
What: Coshocton County Landowners Group LLC will host an informational meeting
When: 6 p.m. Feb. 2
Where: Coshocton County Career Center
To learn more: //www.coshoctontribune.com/article/20120116/NEWS01/201160317
Meeting
What: Attend this open community forum on the natural gas industry and fracking. Hear from four experts in the field representing positions from across the spectrum of support for fracking. Hear their positions on fracking and have a chance to ask your own questions in this open forum setting.
When: Tuesday, January 31, 7:00 p.m.
Where: Alma McDonough Auditorium, Between 5th and 6th St., Putnam Ave. Marietta, OH 45750
Meeting
What: The law firm of Dagger, Johnston, Miller, Ogilive & Hampson LLP is hosting the informational meeting for landowners to learn more about the benefits and burdens of oil and gas leases.
When: 7:30 p.m. Jan. 31
Where: Fairfield County Ag Center, 831 College Ave.
Get Involved
Contact Your Representatives and President Obama
Find your Ohio Representative by entering your zip code to this website:
www.legislature.state.oh.us/
President Obama, during his State of the Union Address, heralded shale gas as America's Energy future. Contact him to show you do not support these claims.
White house contact page:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/submit-questions-and-comments
White House Phone Lines:
202-456-1111
202-456-1414
Email, write, call and visit your representative.
Petition to allow Ohio to recall elected state officials - Gov. Kaisch
http://signon.org/sign/allow-ohio-to-recall?source=mo&id=35273-4403145-_lQKoTx
Contact ODNR: Ohio State Parks
Leave a comment at the State Park Lands and Shale Gas Exploration website below. http://ohiodnr.com/tabid/23360/Default.aspx
Contact Ohio Tourism Division
Leave a comment for Ohio Tourism Division about the impact fracking has on Ohio tourism. http://consumer.discoverohio.com/contactus.aspx
