Tomorrow – Counter Narratives to Oil & Gas w/ Climate Advocacy Lab
Hello Reader, Join us for a presentation and workshop with Carina Barnett-Loro from the Climate Advocacy Lab for insight on how to shape a successful call to action. You probably know this... It's not enough to educate – we need to mobilize action There are many ways to educate about the harms of oil &…
Clearing the Air: How to Hold Petrochemical and Other Major Air Pollution Sources Accountable Through Title V Permits
The major polluting petrochemical facilities are required to obtain Title V permits under the federal Clean Air Act. These permits are crucial to detecting violations and enforcing air pollution limits at these facilities and other major air pollution sources.Â
Emergency Prep with Sil Caggiano – Protect PT Lunch and Learn
Want to learn about how to best prepare yourself for an emergency? As unconventional gas development commences, residents will be exposed to the different stages of this heavy industrial process in...
Debriefing an Injection Well Victory with Roxanne Groff
You're invited to join us this Wednesday afternoon for a conversation around the recent injection well victory in Ohio with grassroots leader Roxanne Groff.Whether you have been following this for ...
Community Rights of Nature Coffee Chat and Film “Command and Control”
CROWs meet the first Saturday of the month at BLOC to discuss Community Rights, Rights of Nature and our Ohio River Bill of Rights ballot initiative. Have your curiosity satisfied and your concerns...
Eyes on Shell Webinar: Mitigation Fund Project(s)
Join us on Wednesday, July 10 at 7:30 PM for our monthly #EyesonShell webinar! Our Executive Director Hilary Starcher-O'Toole will update the community on our Mitigation Fund Project(s)Â RSVP here: https://us...
Book Club Opening Event – Get your copy of Petroleum-238 by Justin Nobel
We’re so excited to be hosting a network book discussion for Justin Nobel’s new book, “Petroleum-238: Big Oil’s Dangerous Secret and the Grassroots Fight to Stop It.”
This discussion series will use the book as a foundation to address the crisis of oil & gas waste as we read and explore the chapters together. It's also an opportunity to support each other in addressing this challenging material, and discuss ways to share what we're learning with friends and neighbors.
[Report release] Chemical Recycling: A False Promise for the Ohio River Valley
Please join ORVI researchers and Save Our Susquehanna member Sandy Field for the release of ORVI's latest report, "Chemical Recycling: A False Promise for the Ohio River Valley," on Wednesday, July...
Public Records Request like a Professional
Learn how to make public records request from Ohio's State Agencies and how to utilize them on your campaign! While this is relevant to Ohio agencies, there may be lessons learned and good connecti...
3M’S Decades-Long Attempt to Cover-Up the “Forever Chemicals” in All Our Blood
Join Beyond Plastics and award-winning investigative journalist, Sharon Lerner for a free webinar delving into Lerner’s recent expose of 3M’s decades-long cover-up of the “forever chemical” PFOS/PFAS. Lerner’s article, published in both ProPublica and the New Yorker, details the experience of a 3M scientist who discovered PFOS in the blood of the general public and…
Appalachian String Band Music Festival (West Virginia)
Anyone near Clifftop West Virginia want to meet up this summer for music and dancing? I've been attending since I was a kid and it's one of the early experiences meeting people fighting the polluti...
New briefing resource on so-called “chemical recycling”
You're invited to an upcoming webinar about Toxic Plastic Breakdown (so-called "chemical recycling") and a new briefing resource created by leaders in Halt the Harm Network. This briefing provides background on the issue and strategic insight into the interventions available to protect our communities. If you are brand new to this issue or deep in…
Debunking Hydrogen Myths: Separating #hopium From Reality
While Hydrogen is being touted as a major component of a fossil fuel-free future, the economic and scientific realities of its role in transportation and energy paint a different picture. ​For this Halt the Harm webinar, we'll joined by Paul Martin, a Toronto-based chemical engineer, who has extensive experience debunking false claims about the promise…