Why Plastic Recycling is a Myth?
Tuesday, January 2nd, 2024, 6 pm - 7 pm. Note that this event will be both in-person at the Bosler Memorial Library and streamed live via Zoom. Register here: https://secure.everyaction.com/SHwDi4vcJ0OZDfu7NJ0zmw2 Where does our waste go? How effective is recycling? Can we do more? There are many greenwashing gimmicks. Recycling bottles and other plastic means recycling…
Live Network Cafe Interview with Gillian Graber
Webinar : Registration RequiredYou’re invited to join us live to talk with recent FracTracker Sentinel Award Recipient Gillian Graber. Halt the Harm Network’s AC Stauble will conduct a 20 minute interview with Gillian to learn a bit about her history and what brought her to the environmental justice field, her present work with Protect PT (Penn-Trafford) in Pennsylvania…
Rights of Nature Coffee Chat and Film “Duty of Care: the Climate Trials”
CROWs meet the first Saturday of the month from 11:30am-1pm at BLOC Coffee to discuss Community Rights, Rights of Nature, Democracy, and our Ohio River Bill of Rights ballot initiate. Register here: https://fb.me/e/99fBD95og This month we'll be watching "Duty of Care: the Climate Trials." Meet Roger Cox, the first and only lawyer to have successfully…
Welcome to 2024 – Network Meetup
Webinar : Registration RequiredYou're invited to a networking session to reflect on some key questions as we begin 2024. This event compliments the annual network survey which you may have responded to via email. At this event we'll explore these questions and share survey insights from hundreds of leaders around the United States (and some other countries too)…
Shifting Paradigms: A Grassroots Response to Industry and Climate (2nd Annual Conference)
Webinar : Registration RequiredVisit the event page to register for individual events in the series. https://www.psrpa.org/events Shifting Paradigms includes several upcoming events with registration links to each webinar. Each event focuses on different themes, such as methane hunting, environmental justice, and public health issues related to industrial pollution. Registration links for each event are available on the events…
Stopping 160+ Fracking Wells in Aurora, Colorado
Webinar : Registration RequiredMembers of the local group “Save the Aurora Reservoir” (STAR) and the Colorado advocacy groups supporting them will join us to discuss their efforts to stop the drilling of over 160 fracking wells east of Denver. STAR has been battling this fracking project at the county level, and they’ll share their story, where the project…
Polling 101 Webinar With the Climate Advocacy Lab
Webinar : Registration RequiredYou don’t have to be a polling expert to utilize polling data in your work. Polling is an important tool in the movement’s toolbox and any advocate can gain an understanding of how to interpret poll data and to glean strategic guidance from it. Join the EPC and the Climate Advocacy Lab for an introductory…
Grassroots Funding Opportunities for Climate Justice
Webinar : Registration RequiredFunders are recognizing that front line communities and BIPOC led groups have been underfunded for decades. We’re seeing a number of shifts toward new funding and started a searchable list of available grant opportunities for grassroots groups. Earthworks is actively identifying where funds are available and is pleased to share out this resource for leaders…
Building An Effective Movement to Fight Oil & Gas: A National Leader Meet n Greet
Join us on Zoom to meet others working to end oil & gas pollution. This event is hosted by leaders from different regions across the U.S. and is a unique opportunity to meet people working on different campaigns and bringing different resources to our shared goals of ending oil & gas pollution. Please join us,…
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.
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) 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…
Leaders Share Insights from Petroleum-238 : Big Oil’s Dangerous Secret and the Grassroots Fight to Stop It
This past summer a group of network leaders from across the United States read and discussed Petroleum-238 by Justin Nobel. In this final meetup we'll share reflections and insight with the larger network, and you're invited! ⭐️ This event is not just for book club participants. If you've read the book, please join us and…
Café Meetup with Maury Johnson of West Virginia
☕ Join us live in HHN to chat with Maury about organizing, resilience, and courage. Welcome to the first open discussion / interview with recipients of the Community Sentinel Awards over the past 10 years since it was started by FracTracker Alliance. In this first event we'll be joined by from Greenville, WV and recipient…
🔍 The More You Know – Toxic Chemicals in Your Community
Exercise your rights with EPCRA (Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act) This is the first episode in our new series on Community Right to Know, hosted by A-Z Tackling the Impacts of Plastic and Petrochemicals. → RSVP to be access the series and webinar Partner Organizations: We're excited to partner with Earthjustice, Between…
Office Hours w/ Env. Attorney Eve Gartner, Earth Justice (The More We Know)
Bring questions and discussion on using Emergency Planning & Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA) in a special office hours event with attorney Eve Gartner from Earth Justice. This is part of the new series The More We Know, a collaboration among organizations working to stop the harms of petrochemical companies. → Join HHN to RSVP,…
Panel & Networking – What’s next for environmental leaders?
Join us for a panel discussion followed by breakout discussion for leaders working to fight pollution. We know so many of the leaders in the network have been paying attention to the policy and election results closely. This discussion-based event will begin with a panel of speakers followed by breakout discussion. → Register Here Description…
10th Annual Community Sentinel Awards for Environmental Stewardship
This annual awards recognizes grassroots environmental leaders across the nation with an award and $1,000 prize. This is the tenth annual awards ceremony and will be held both virtually and in-person in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania! A unique online series is also taking place where you can meet leaders from across the United States working to protect…