Craig O'Connor is an artist:photojournalist floating between Philly & NYC. The images and photo-essays are reflections of the moments he experiences trying to share and save the beauty that is our world, as well share the stories of those trying to change the system.
Photo Essay: 100,000 Signatures for a Moratorium on Fracking Delivered to PA Gov. Tom Corbett5/8/2013 [Editor's note: On April 30, 2013 PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center and a coalition of public health, community and environmental groups delivered more than 100,000 petitions to Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett and the state legislature. The petition calls for a moratorium on gas drilling in Pennsylvania until our environment and public health can be protected.] Images by Craig O'Connor | ccojr
Craig O'Connor is an artist:photojournalist floating between Philly & NYC. The images and photo-essays are reflections of the moments he experiences trying to share and save the beauty that is our world, as well share the stories of those trying to change the system.
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WILLIAMSPORT -- A coalition of more than 40 environmental organizations and individuals are rallying for protection of communities and the environment with a statewide Earth Day Protest on Monday, April 22. These rallies will call on our public officials to act with integrity and protect the people of Pennsylvania, who are being victimized every day by fracking and the cradle-to-grave dangers of shale gas extraction. Rallies will take place at each of the Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) regional offices in Harrisburg, Meadville, Norristown, Pittsburgh, Wilkes-Barre and Williamsport on Earth Day. The coalition is calling for support from people who want to stand together to preserve and protect our communities from the assault and abuse of environmental devastation. The rallies will demand that DEP fulfill its mission to “protect Pennsylvania’s air, land and water from pollution and to provide for the health and safety of its citizens through a cleaner environment.” In order to do so, DEP must put the ‘public’ back in public policy. Join the Earth Day coalition at your regional DEP office to demand our public officials: • Appoint an environmental expert without industry ties as DEP Secretary to ensure DEP’s mission is fulfilled; • Place a moratorium on permits for gas wells, compressor stations, pipelines, water withdrawals, coal mines, and other infrastructure related to fossil fuel extraction; • Allow no more toxic secrets and full disclosure of water tests and other studies by DEP; • Provide justice for those harmed by the oil and gas industry; and • Reopen the DEP Office of Energy and Technology Deployment to develop solar, wind and other renewable energy technologies. |
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