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Karen Feridun

6.15.13: PA State Democratic Committee Passes Resolution to Support Fracking Moratorium

June 16, 2013

6.15.13: By a vote of 115-81, The Pennsylvania State Committee today passed a resolution to support a moratorium a halt, a stop, a cessation, and the first real hope for an ultimate end to the industrialized extraction of Pennsylvania. Thanks to awesome organizers like Karen Feridun of Berks Gas Truth and all of the other anti-extreme extractions organizations–Clean water Action, Food and Water Watch, Lehigh Valley Gas Truth, Protecting Our Water, United Sludge Free Alliance, and Shale Justice all of whom work tirelessly to educate the public about the dangers of fracking, to expose the lies manufactured by the corporations, and to lay bare the corruption of the Corbett administration, this day was a wholesale success. We must celebrate EVERY win, every step forward, every day we get one step […]

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FIRST STEP: PA DEMS PASS FRACKING MORATORIUM

June 16, 2013
FIRST STEP: PA DEMS PASS FRACKING MORATORIUM

THE PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY STANDS UP FOR THE PEOPLE OF PENNSYLVANIA with the passage of a resolution for a Statewide Moratorium on Hydraulic Fracturing. The standing vote tally was 115 in favor and 81 opposed. The resolution calls for a moratorium on fracking until it can be done safely.   CLICK HERE TO READ STATEWIDE MORATORIUM ON HYDRAULIC FRACTURING AFL-CIO President, Rick Bloomingdale stated “The Labor Caucus has no official position on fracking other than it supports the jobs of those who work within the industry.” “There are jobs being developed, but not nearly as many as were promised to us,” said Karen Feridun founder of Berks County Gas Truth, also an attendee at the state committee meeting. NOT IN MY COUNTY Vice Chairwoman Penny Gerber opposed the resolution. “This […]

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