Gasland: A film by Josh Fox

I live in Lockwood, CA which is a very small and rural Southern Monterey County, CA area (30 miles to the nearest city). Several Oil and Gas Drilling Companies are currently drilling in the Hames Valley, which is very near to our area. These companies are using Hydraulic Fracturing with chemicals and are applying to the Montery County Planning Dept for more permits to drill so-called exploratory and production wells in our unpolluted and pristine San Antonio and Hames Valleys. We have heard these companies are applying for approxiamtely 50 permits and are trying to obtain a lease sale on the surrounding 6,000 acres of BLM land. We are very concerned about our water, air quality, plant and wild life in the area. We are right over the mountain range from the Big Sur Coast, and the possibility of saline intrusion into our aquifer is a very real issue. Our group, HOLD - Halt Oil Lease Development and several other local environmental groups have appealed several of the permits, at a cost of $5,000 which is a huge sum of money for a small non-profilt group of local residents! Any help on how to stop this type of drilig before we lose our pure drinking water, clean air, and a beautiful place to live would be much appreciated.

Tell your Senators, Representatives to support the FRAC ACT. We need your help to help get as many cosponsors as possible on this important piece of legislation. The halliburton loophole is a relic of the Bush Administration and must be closed to protect drinking water in the 34 states where oil and gas drilling takes place.

Let Our New PA Governor Know Where You Stand on Fracking! Hundreds of activists including members of the Delaware Riverkeeper Network showed up in the freezing rain to Governor Corbett's inauguration this past Tuesday in Harrisburg to send a clear message to the Governor that they want their water and community health to be put first before the corporate profits of the gas drillers. In his inauguration speech, the Govenor promised to "lead with clear minds, full hearts and eyes set towards new generations for PA to find true and sustaining greatness...that allows for future generations to dream with incredible hope." Let him know you heard his speech and he can begin achieving this goal NOW by declaring a statewide moratorium on fracking in the Commonwealth. Call PA Governor Tom Corbett and urge him to declare a statewide moratorium on hydraulic fracturing in the Commonwealth until exemptions to the gas industry are closed to protect public health and the EPA study on hydraulic fracturing has been completed and put through the public process. Call 717-787-2500 between 9am and 5pm to make your voice heard.