Wednesday, November 7, 2012

United States: Vote Elevates Community Rights Over Corporate Privileges—Bans Fracking and Injection Wells

EcoWatch: Voters in Ferguson Township, Centre County Pennsylvania adopted a Community Bill of Rights guaranteeing the right to clean air, pure water, a sustainable energy future, the peaceful enjoyment of home, the right of ecosystems to exist and flourish, and the right to exercise self-government in the local community. To protect these rights, the amendment also bans corporations from conducting shale gas drilling and related activities in the community. The Ferguson Township charter amendment was drafted...

URL: http://ecowatch.org/2012/vote-bans-fracking-injection-wells/
Enclosure: http://celdf.org/

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