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Hydrofracking

$Read November response article, "Hydrofracking"$

United Methodists call for education and dialogue on hydrofracking, a popular technique for natural gas drilling.

Read the response article, by Tara Barnes, from the November 2011 issue.

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United Methodists Join Tar Sands Action for Environmental Justice

United Methodists gathered in Lafayette Square Park near the White House in Washington, D.C. to protest the proposed Keystone XL pipeline.

Read full story by Leigh Rogers

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What are they tweeting about Tar Sands?

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Tar Sands, Keystone XL Pipeline

Keystone Backs Down In Nebraska
The Nebraska Unicameral has been in special session in regard to the pipeline that was to go through the Sandhills of Nebraska. It was announced on...
Nov 16, 2011 by Marilyn Zehring
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When:Nov 16, 2011 3:30 PM
Where:Tar Sands, Keystone XL Pipeline
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BIG NEWS: We won. You won.
We want to thank you for helping to mobilize the attendance of United Methodist at the November 6th, 2011 Tar Sands action in Washington, DC. We...
Nov 14, 2011 by Esmeralda
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When:Nov 14, 2011 12:50 PM
Where:Tar Sands, Keystone XL Pipeline
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A message from Bill McKibben and Tar Sands Action
http://www.tarsandsaction.org/?gclid=CMSJ6rC0tawCFQRYhwodV0_mGw
Victory for November 6 action in Washington, DC and a request to sign a pledge for further action.
Nov 14, 2011 by Catherine Heggarty
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When:Nov 14, 2011 12:41 AM
Where:Tar Sands, Keystone XL Pipeline
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The power of direct action
It only took a few hours before a response came from the White House - the delay in a decision to go ahead with the pipeline. As calculated as the...
Nov 13, 2011 by Lee
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When:Nov 13, 2011 2:53 PM
Where:Tar Sands, Keystone XL Pipeline
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A house and a chicken
So, I have been thinking about how to communicate in some kind of visceral way how important it is that we are urgently seized in this Kairos moment...
Nov 13, 2011 by Kathleen Stone
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When:Nov 13, 2011 2:51 PM
Where:Tar Sands, Keystone XL Pipeline
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Oil excavation site
This is the aerial view of acres and acres of land leased by the government of Alberta to the oil industry. Here, you can actually see the scraping...
Nov 12, 2011 by Kathleen Stone
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When:Nov 12, 2011 1:15 PM
Where:Tar Sands, Keystone XL Pipeline
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Construction of housing for the industry and servicing the industry
This is to show the incredibly fast development of the residential areas for the workers in the Tar Sands. This new housing development will be for...
Nov 12, 2011 by Kathleen Stone
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When:Nov 12, 2011 1:11 PM
Where:Tar Sands, Keystone XL Pipeline
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"Reclaimed" earth
The last part of the tour and on video on the way back we saw the creation and evidence of what's called the "reclamation" area. This area...
Nov 12, 2011 by Kathleen Stone
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When:Nov 12, 2011 1:08 PM
Where:Tar Sands, Keystone XL Pipeline
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Poisoned Places: Toxic Air, Neglected Communities
http://www.npr.org/series/142000896/poisoned-places-toxic-air-neglected-communities
This NPR series takes a look at how pollution is affecting communities across the states. Twenty-one years after Congress ordered the EPA and...
Nov 11, 2011 by Catherine Heggarty
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When:Nov 11, 2011 6:19 PM
Where:Tar Sands, Keystone XL Pipeline
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Dump truck tire
We went into the garage which was maintaining trucks whose shovel could hold 300 hippopotamuses...300! Here's the size of just one tire of just one...
Nov 11, 2011 by Kathleen Stone
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When:Nov 11, 2011 6:06 PM
Where:Tar Sands, Keystone XL Pipeline
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Comments

Mark Terwilliger commented on the blog, Journey to Understanding
"Marge, If you have not seen it yet, Tara Barnes just wrote an article in RESPONSE magazine about fracking: http://new.g..."
Marge Townsend commented on the blog, Journey to Understanding
"Hydrofracking has done a lot of damage in western PA, and now it is coming to NE Ohio. Oil and gas people are signing as many as they can quickly..."
Catherine Heggarty commented on the blog, WCC Poverty Wealth Ecology hearings continued
"The 10:30pm broadcast MAY be All Things Considered. Is "Be Still My Soul" the "Be Still" hymn that you sing every morning? ..."
grace Han commented on the blog, The day with the oil sands
"Thanks for educating me on this issue."
Amelia Van Iwaarden commented on the blog, Journey to Understanding
"Dear Kathleen, I am a web consultant to GBGM for the Ministry With the Poor site at http://www.ministrywith.org . Thank you for your important work...."
Catherine Heggarty commented on the blog, The day with the oil sands
"Powerful, Kathleen. I have chills and tears. This is a complicated situation, and I can get a better sense of that with your sharing. Thank you..."
edith commented on the photo, on the drive north from Ft. McMurray
"In KENYA its rainning cats n dogs very cold"
Jennifer McCallum commented on the photo, on the drive north from Ft. McMurray
"Is that snow on the ground or smoke?"
Jennifer McCallum commented on the blog, Hmmmm.....
"Wow! So others have met with these workers and then talked bad about them? In what way?"
Catherine Heggarty commented on the blog, Journey to Understanding
"Thanks, Mark, for sharing your personal insights, and for illustrating how we can apply lessons from one non-renewable resource to the next. ..."