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.

Email your governor and state legislators.

Make your own local petition here:

Fracking is now banned in New York State; Mendocino and San Benito counties in California; Athens, Ohio; Mora, New Mexico*; and Denton, Texas. Want to add your town to the list?

Need help getting started? Here's a link to a sample petition in California.

Here are petition creation tips.

Here's where you can create your own.

Banning fracking across the country can start with you.

 

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