Governor Cuomo of New York has declared a statewide ban on fracking. Local citizen-led initiatives in Ohio, Texas, New Mexico*, and California have banned fracking. Communities across the United States and world are saying NO to this environmentally disastrous method of extracting fossil fuels from the land.

Sign the global petition here.

Make your own local petition here.

Email your governor and state legislators:
(only states with active or potential fracking are listed)

Alabama
Arkansas
California DIY Petition
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Michigan and join in this Michigan ballot initiative campaign and vote Yes to ban fracking and frack waste statewide!
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New Jersey
New Mexico
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

 

Background:
New York State Report on Fracking
The Atlantic: The Alarming Research Behind New York's Fracking Ban
Governing.com: Fracking Wells State Map
National Geographic: Could New York's Fracking Ban Have Domino Effect? 

 

* Albuquerque Journal: Judge Overturns Mora County's Drilling Ordinance
New York Times: Heavyweight Response to Local Fracking Bans