Frack Ban Central

This page is under construction, please check back for details on the struggle to ban  fracking or otherwise limit oil and gas operations that threaten the health, welfare and safety of people and the environment in Colorado, the nation and the world. 

Colorado

What:  The city of Longmont, CO is voting on Ballot Question 300:

Shall the City of Longmont Home Rule Charter be amended by adding a new article XVI to prohibit within the City of Longmont the use of Hydraulic Fracturing to extract oil, gas, or other hydrocarbons, and prohibit within the City of Longmont the storage in open pits or disposal of solid or liquid wastes created in connection with the hydraulic fracturing process, including but not limited to flowback or produced wastewater and brine?

When: Now (this November election cycle)

Who: Our Health, Our Future, Our Longmont

How: citizen volunteers gathered signatures to get Question 300 on the ballot and are now working to get it passed (more details to come).

Read more: Longmont fracking issue spending to smash city's campaign finance record - The Denver Post http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_21791839/longmont-fracking-issue-spending-smash-citys-campaign-finance#ixzz29gngPPVC

Gov. Hickenlooper threatens to sue Longmont 

 

New Jersey

What:  The New Jersey assembly passed measure A575 by 56-19.  The bill "prohibits treatment, discharge, disposal, or storage of wastewater, wastewater solids, sludge, drill cuttings or other byproducts from natural gas exploration or production using hydraulic fracturing".  Tragically, Governor Christie vetoed the bill.

When: June 21, 2012

Who: (details coming soon...)

How: (details coming soon...)

Read more: 
N.J. Assembly passes bill banning businesses from treating fracking waste
Governor Christie vetos Anti-Fracking Bill


Ohio

What: Cincinnati City Council voted unanimously to ban fracking injection well sites within the city limits, making Cincinnati the first city in Ohio to restrict toxic fracking wastewater from being pumped underground.

When: August 2012

Who: Southwest Ohio NO Frack Forum, a coalition of multiple non-profit organizations and local citizens working in tandem to protect vital water sources and infrastructure from dangerous fracking activities. Through advocacy and political action, the coalition seeks to maintain the health, safety, and welfare of citizens throughout Southwest Ohio.

How: The Cincinnati City Council voted unanimously to....(still researching)

More info: 

For fact sheets on Ohio fracking legislation, visit http://www.nofrackohio.com/legislation-fact-sheets

EcoWatch: Cinncinnati Becomes First Ohio City to Ban Fracking Injection Wells




New York