Gasland: A film by Josh Fox

We are Luzerne County citizens concerned about the many problems horizontal fracturing (gas drilling) (“fracking”) will bring to this populated and developed area. Our concerns: polluted water supplies, toxic waste, radioactive mud, dirty air, depleted water habitat, noise, eminent domain, loss of farmland, loss of tourism, higher crime rates, more drug use, more traffic, more accidents, lowered property values, and increased taxes.We support clean air, clean water, local solutions, and a healthy economy. We support finding ways to sustain family farms. We support alternative energy manufacturing and distribution. We think the Wyoming Valley ought to be the leader in sustainability rather than marching back into the mines.

We are working on a ballot initiative to ban fracking in the city of Longmont through a Charter Amendment. Our goal is to preserve the quality of life in our exceptional city by protecting the health, safety, and welfare of our citizens. By so doing we will preserve our economic vitality, our home values, our water, parks, wildlife, lakes, trails, streams, open space, and recreational areas for ourselves and future generations.

We promote nonviolent social change in the areas of peace, social justice, and environmental protection in the northwest Arkansas region and beyond. Our Climate Change Task Force works to challenge fossil fuel production and promotes non-polluting renewable energy.