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Want to provide support for people impacted by fracking on your own website? Here’s a quick video explaining the fracking help center, how it works, and how to add it to your site. Here’s an example of the embedded help center It starts by inviting your website visitor to submit a ticket. This is the simplest…
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In direct response to leader interests, Halt the Harm Network piloted the Help Center. This was a public outreach and education initiative to help inform people near fracking sites of the potential harms they may be experiencing. We found that many people in Pennsylvania (and around the country) being harmed by fracking aren’t necessarily connecting those impacts…
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For the first time ever, the public has access to thousands of citizen complaints related to fracking in Pennsylvania – the second largest producer of natural gas behind Texas thanks to a three-year investigation by investigative team at Public Herald. These records have been kept hidden by state officials until now. These complaints reveal information…
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Campaign support is one of our top priorities. Did you know that by running campaigns through the Halt the Harm Network, leaders have access to a base of nearly 15,000 advocates opposed to fracking? We’ve been working with leaders Jordan Hoover, Melissa Marshall and Beverly Braverman on the development of a Rapid Response Toolkit. We are currently…
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This is just a friendly reminder that we are here for you. Many of you already take us up on that offer by regularly calling on our Network Operations Team – by phoning Prarthana (202-770-0795) or emailing her at prarthana@halttheharm.net. That’s fantastic and please keep reaching out whenever you want to talk through an idea…
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Petition by Liveable Arlington Target: Railroad Commission of Texas Lake Arlington is the main source of drinking water for nearly half a million residents in the Arlington and Fort Worth, Texas area. However, Bluestone Natural Resources has filed an application to inject toxic wastewater on the west side of Lake Arlington. Aside from the fact…
Read MoreOne of our ongoing efforts is to continue to provide feedback and transparency into the work of Halt The Harm Network. We hope you can find ways to use this feedback to find new services, connect with other leaders in the network, or find ways to work with us to meet the goals. We can…
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Halt The Harm, Post Carbon Institute, and Stop the Frack Attack collaborated to host a webinar focusing on Post Carbon Institute’s newly-released reports (authored by earth scientist J. David Hughes) assessing the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s most recent projections for domestic tight (“shale”) oil and shale gas production. The reports (“2016 Tight Oil Reality Check”…
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In this episode Karen Edelstein helps us understand how maps are used as a powerful tool in protecting our communities. Maps gives us a big picture view of the land, industrial activity, and even the various people and organizations working to protect the environment. By comparing maps and data we can discover new trends, even possibilities for our work.…
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Stephanie Novak is a community organizer for Mountain Watershed Association (MWA) and seeks to empower community leaders with the skills and knowledge they need to engage in public participation in order to strengthen grassroots efforts from the ground up. She is the project coordinator for the Direct Support Fund which provides small distributions of funds to…
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