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National ‘Ban Fracking’ activist groups hide behind kids in oil and gas lawsuit

For activist groups, “signing up multiple children to be plaintiffs in the various lawsuits” consistent with age-old tactic In what the industry has called a flawed decision that imperils jobs and incomes, the Colorado Court of Appeals recently sided with youth environmentalists in a lawsuit against the state’s chief oil and gas regulators. That is, […]

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Fractivists enlist help from Hollywood celeb Mark Ruffalo after 5 failed ballot measures

“[I]f a town goes bankrupt trying to defend one of our ordinances, well, perhaps that’s exactly what is needed to trigger a national movement.” By Jackie Stewart, Energy In Depth Youngstown voters have rejected the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund’s (CEDLF) so-called Community Bill of Rights five consecutive times, and efforts are underway to bring

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