[Green] Fwd: Save Ohio Parks moratorium campaign: Next steps

[George Banziger]

Thanks, Jim

George & Gwen Banziger; 740-434-5685; 740-434-3354 (mobile)


On Fri, Feb 14, 2025 at 3:15 AM jamesgrecni--- via Green <green at fuusm.org>
wrote:

> I sent my personalized letter today.  Jim G.
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> *From:* Green <green-bounces at fuusm.org> *On Behalf Of *Dawn Hewitt via
> Green
> *Sent:* Monday, February 10, 2025 4:12 PM
> *To:* Green Sanctuary List for Environment Issues <green at fuusm.org>
> *Cc:* Dawn Hewitt <dawnbirder at gmail.com>
> *Subject:* [Green] Fwd: Save Ohio Parks moratorium campaign: Next steps
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> A few weeks ago, at the request of Save Ohio Parks, FUUSM's GSC voted to
> sign on to this letter asking Gov. DeWine to put a moratorium on fracking
> near or beneath public lands. Here is an update of their project and a
> REQUEST TO SEND A PERSONAL LETTER TO DEWINE.  They've made it easy.  In the
> message below, look for the third hot link, click on it, and in the form on
> the right, you can customize your own letter to Gov. DeWine expressing why
> fracking on or near public lands is disgraceful, disrespectful, unpleasant,
> and otherwise bad. Please, take 5 minutes and do that right now, before you
> forget!
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> Thanks!
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> --dawn
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> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From: *Cathy Cowan Becker* <becker.271 at gmail.com>
> Date: Mon, Feb 10, 2025 at 8:31 PM
> Subject: Save Ohio Parks moratorium campaign: Next steps
> To: Cathy Cowan Becker <becker.271 at gmail.com>
> Cc: Jenny Morgan <jennymorgan2 at mac.com>, Melinda Zemper <mzemper at fuse.net>,
> Anne Sparks <anne.sparks756 at gmail.com>, Mary Huck <
> theclevelandwoman at gmail.com>
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> Greetings, and thank you so much to you and your organization for signing
> on to the Save Ohio Parks letter asking Gov. Mike DeWine to declare a
> moratorium on any new or pendings nominations, bids, and leases to frack
> public lands.
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> A copy of the letter with the list of signatories is posted here
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> https://saveohioparks.org/2025/02/07/30-organizations-demand-moratorium-on-fracking-ohio-state-parks-and-public-lands/
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> *I am writing to give you an update on the campaign.*
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> Last Monday, February 3, a group of us delivered the letter in person to
> Gov. DeWine's office at the Riffe Tower in Columbus. The Ohio Statehouse
> News Bureau covered the story here:
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> https://www.statenews.org/government-politics/2025-02-07/activists-again-ask-that-dewine-snuff-out-fracking-in-ohio-state-parks
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> We had an agreement with them for an exclusive story. Unfortunately, so
> much other news happened last week that they did not actually post the
> story until Friday afternoon. But it did air on public radio stations
> throughout the state.
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> Today, we launched the next phase of the campaign, for individuals to
> contact DeWine to ask him to declare a moratorium. We sent the action alert
> out this morning at 7 a.m.  So far 380 letters have been sent to DeWine, a
> great start to this campaign.
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> *We would welcome your organization to help promote this phase of the
> campaign. *
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> Here is a link to the action alert:
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> https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-mike-dewine-declare-a-moratorium-on-fracking-public-lands/
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> Here is a link to a folder with supporting photos and videos, though you
> are also welcome to use your own
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> https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MNldMyHGOwmLywxfJXPIPA3n31Lg4JU-?usp=sharing
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> We plan to run this phase of the campaign at least until the next meeting
> of the Oil and Gas Land Management Commission. We only get one week's
> notice of these meetings, so that could happen as early as next week, but
> likely sometime in February. We will keep you posted.
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> On the day of that meeting, we will organize a press conference an hour in
> advance to again ask for a moratorium.  We will keep you posted as plans
> develop.
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> Thanks so much again for signing on to our letter and supporting this
> campaign. We could not do this without broad coalition support!
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> Just let us know if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions.
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> Best wishes,
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> Cathy Cowan Becker
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> Save Ohio Parks
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> --
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