[Durham INC] NC Leg lifting the ban on fracking!?

[Melissa Rooney]

Please see important information below.

I can't believe that legislation is being considered to prohibit localities from having any input or control over fracking in their jurisdictions.
That's like my neighborhood HOA prohibiting me from installing a rain barrel/cistern on my house (which was contemplated briefly but not done).

Are we truly going to become a state/country where environmental responsibility and accountability is restricted by law?

I feel like I'm in the Orwell novel 1984. Double Speak. War is peace and money is drinkable, even when it's in the hands of the 1%.

Please help when/where you can!
Melissa (Rooney)


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From: Christian Stalberg <christian at ccalternatives.org>
To: newsandinfo at ccalternatives.org; ssaninfo at sewagesludgeactionnetwork.com; surgediscuss <surge-discuss at lists.riseup.net>; NCgreens <ncgreens at yahoogroups.com> 
Sent: Monday, 23 April 2012 9:38 AM
Subject: [Ssaninfo] Sierra Club to Train Volunteer Lobbyists to Stop Fracking in NC
 

Sierra Friends,
 
The legislature just introduced legislation that 
would lift the ban on
fracking and set up an Oil and Gas Commission. They'll 
try to pass it
in the upcoming short-session of the General Assembly. With 
this in
mind, I hope you can join one of our legislative 
briefings.
 
Next week the NC Sierra Club will host two events 
to brief our members
on the upcoming session of the General Assembly. For 
members outside
of the Triangle the first event is an online webinar. For 
those
closer, the second is at the new AIA building in downtown Raleigh. 
If
you're interested in participating in the Volunteer Lobby 
Corps,
attending our action day, or lobbying with us on Monday Nights, 
please
plan to attend.
 
It's going to be a great refresher on environmental 
issues facing our
state and what you can do to help.
 
We'll cover the following 
topics...
 .  General Assembly 101
 .  How to become a 
volunteer lobbyist
 .  How to lobby/ interact with your 
legislator.  Overview of legislation in the 2012 short 
session.
 
If you're interested in attending either session 
you can sign-up here:
 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dF9vb29aSTFpbzJDZnZrU0xrbGVvdUE6MQ
 
Specific details will be sent to each participant 
when they sign up.
 
The online training will be Tuesday, April 24 at 
7pm. The in-person
training will be Wednesday, April 25th at 6:30pm. It will 
be held at
the AIA Building, 14 E. Peace St. Raleigh, NC.
 
Look forward to seeing you.
 
Travis Hargett
Learn more about our fracking 
campaign at www.thedailyfrack.com
******
Volunteer 
Coordinator
NC Sierra Club
112 S. Blount St.
Raleigh, NC 
27601
Office: 919.833.8467
Cell: 740.275.6270
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