Gasland: A film by Josh Fox

The Sierra Club is America's oldest, largest, and most influential grassroots environmental organization. Our Mission Explore, enjoy and protect the wild places of the earth. Practice and promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources. Educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment. Use all lawful means to carry out these objectives. The Club promotes conservation by influencing public policy through grassroots activism, public education, lobbying, and litigation. We work to defend the environment at all levels of government including U.S. Congress, state legislatures, and state and federal courts.

We are a grassroots organization that started when leases were being signed in our city. Pittsburgh sits on a triangle surrounded by three rivers. We were able to lobby our council members when we heard about the leasing and were successful in being the FIRST City in the US to BAN drilling. With the help of many dedicated people, Josh Fox, Councilman Doug Shields and of course Gasland, which is still being used as the most effective tool we have today.

We are grassroots advocates for Ohio's environment focused on clean water, toxic chemical reductions, urban sprawl, and public participation. We are committed to providing education and current information on gas and oil exploration in the Yellow Springs and nearby communities.