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Save Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · 20h

Save our future. Write Ohio House Natural Resources Committee today to support H.B. 399-- banning fracking under state parks and Lake Erie. bit.ly/4onLeSt

@healthylakes.org @neosierraclub.bsky.social @peopleoverpetro.bsky.social @ohiocitizen.org @cleanairmoms-oh.bsky.social @twrader.bsky.social

Tell the House Natural Resources Committee: I support a ban on fracking state parks and Lake Erie

This is the moment we’ve been waiting for. On Wednesday, October 15, at 9 a.m., the House Natural Resources Committee will hear sponsor testimony on House Bill 399 – a simple two-page bill that would...

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terrisabo.bsky.social @terrisabo.bsky.social · 1d

Wish we still had him in Cleveland

Ian Rapoport @rapsheet.bsky.social · 1d

Just incredible from Baker Mayfield.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 2d

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terrisabo.bsky.social @terrisabo.bsky.social · 2d

Agree. As a Guardians fan it was an epic October for a fan.

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Save Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · 3d

71 of 75 drinking wells in New Freeport, PA test positive for methane after oil and gas "frac out."

"Explosive" methane levels found in two wells. @kiley.bsky.social @insideclimatenews.org: bit.ly/3J2k3NQ

@kmkowalski.bsky.social @signalohio.bsky.social @twrader.bsky.social @fractracker.bsky.social

Scientists Find Evidence that a Pennsylvania Town’s Water Was Contaminated by Fracking - Inside Climate News

Three years after noticing discoloration and odors in their wells, residents in New Freeport are still fighting for clean water.

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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 5d

Mango Unchained posted this morning that "Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also!"

And speaking of people who should be in jail...

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terrisabo.bsky.social @terrisabo.bsky.social · 5d

This is who should be in jail.

terrisabo.bsky.social @terrisabo.bsky.social · 5d

Because they care more about money than people.

Save Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · 5d

PFAS use in data centers endangers workers and neighbors-- and their climate impact is worse than we thought. @theguardian.com: bit.ly/4mXRbV0

Why are lawmakers and oligarchs so intent on destroying Ohioans' health and public lands with continued natural gas expansion?

@devinnunnari.bsky.social

Advocates raise alarm over Pfas pollution from datacenters amid AI boom

Tech companies’ use of Pfas gas at facilities may mean datacenters’ climate impact is worse than previously thought

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 5d

It’s flu season! Get your shot today 💉

🔗 getmyflushot.org

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(Remember when “get your flu shot” came with great PSAs instead of conspiracy threads?)

This was SUCH a great campaign from the CDC. It’s the Wild to mild vaccine. This poster shows a tiger and a cute little cat. The wording says “A flu vaccine can take flu from Wild to mild”
More info here about this fabulous campaign: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/whats-new/2023-2024-new-campaign-wild-to-mild.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fflu-resources%2Fphp%2Fshareable-resources%2Findex.html

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Save Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · 8d

Belmont County school district-- in Ohio's most-fracked county-- needs a 2-mill levy for schools.

Each district school roof needs replacement. WTRFNews7: bit.ly/4nAIQHJ

Where are jobs and prosperity fracking promised 15 years ago?

@seanholeary.bsky.social @jobsohio.bsky.social @nbc4i.com

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Cathy Cowan Becker @ccbecker271.bsky.social · 8d

This is remarkable.

KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 9d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 10d

In one of her final interviews before she died, Jane Goodall emphasized that we know what’s killing the planet: industrial agriculture, including livestock, and burning fossil fuels.

She also reminded us that we don't have much time to save our planet.

Jane Goodall’s final, urgent, message

"Intelligent creatures don’t destroy their only home.”

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Cathy Cowan Becker @ccbecker271.bsky.social · 16d

Really great coverage of a very successful Sun Day event in Columbus, Ohio. Yes, solar can be done, even in a state that has erected multiple barriers against it.

Save Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · 16d

Advocates tout Ohio solar project wins at @thirdactoh.bsky.social Sun Day event.

Solar installation explodes globally; it's the world's cheapest energy source. @colsunderground.bsky.social: bit.ly/4pQmxzB

@ccbecker271.bsky.social @billmckibben.bsky.social @kentksmith.bsky.social @ohiocitizen.org

Locals See Reasons for Optimism Despite ‘Headwinds’ Against Solar Energy in Ohio - Columbus Underground

Legislation passed by Republicans in the Ohio General Assembly has made it harder for solar energy projects to get off the ground here, as have the efforts of fossil fuel interests to derail specific ...

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 16d

Taken just a few minutes ago outside the ICE facility in Portland that Trump claims is under siege. My message to Donald Trump is this: we don’t need you here. Stay the hell out of our city.

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Save Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · 18d

Permits for three new injection wells were approved by Ohio DNR using older, laxer rules. Two in Washington County. Their state senator is called out.

Dani Kington, @eric-boll.bsky.social for @athensindy.bsky.social : bit.ly/4mBDhHY

Bookmark this.

@kmkowalski.bsky.social @sarahedon.bsky.social

ODNR using old rules on new injection wells tied to state senator – Athens County Independent

Tighter rules for new fracking injection wells weren’t applied to multiple applications from a company formerly headed by an Ohio senator who chairs the Energy Committee.

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Save Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · 18d

Some Ohio communities still unwittingly use toxic, radioactive waste brine as road deicers.

Proposed H.B. 439 can stop it. @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social's Anton Krieger in Lakewood Observer: bit.ly/46Ff2CP

@twrader.bsky.social @heartlandsignal.bsky.social @canarymedia.com @desmog.com

Rep.Tristan Rader Introduces Bill To Stop Spread Of Radioactive Waste On Roads - Lakewood Observer

by Anton Krieger For nearly 40 years, Ohio has allowed oil and gas waste—containing toxic and radioactive elements—to be spread on our roads as a de-icer and dust suppressant. Despite mounting evidenc...

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terrisabo.bsky.social @terrisabo.bsky.social · 17d

Harpers Ferry National Historic site. Closed why???

terrisabo.bsky.social @terrisabo.bsky.social · 17d

Now we want a Kimmel marathon to show our missed episodes!

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antimaggotzone.bsky.social @antimaggotzone.bsky.social · 22d

Charlie Kirk #Epstein
#CharlieKirk Epstein

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terrisabo.bsky.social @terrisabo.bsky.social · 23d

Watch!

Michael @sautter.bsky.social · 23d

Farm Aid 40 Live Stream Webcast – September 20 at 11:30am CDT.
The headliners will play tonight. Also on satellite radio, SiriusXM channels 61 & 30.

#FarmAid #FarmAid40 #music

Farm Aid 40 Live Stream Webcast – September 20 at 11:30am CDT

YouTube video by Farm Aid

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Country Thang @countrythang.bsky.social · May 13

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🚜Farm Aid 40 to be held in
Minneapolis on Saturday, September 20th at Huntington Bank Stadium.
#countrymusic#farmaid
#countrysky#musicsky
#minneapolis#concert

Farm Aid announces 40th anniversary edition in Minneapolis

Willie Nelson, Neil Young, and John Mellencamp have announced the lineup for Farm Aid 2025, which has moved to Minneapolis.

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💙Ctnative Michelle A.S.🌻🌻 @ctnative.bsky.social · 24d

Farm Aid Turns 40 and Returns to Crisis Mode www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/b...

FarmAid Concert Occurs on Saturday for the 40th Time!

Farm Aid Turns 40 and Returns to Crisis Mode

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Save Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · 24d

Activist @jasonsalley.bsky.social tells Chillicothe council his health-conscious uncle died of COPD.

Did exposure to benzene, teflon, and other chemicals as a Wear-Ever/Howmet worker make him sick? Scioto Post: bit.ly/4ptr9LG

@dispatch.com @kmkowalski.bsky.social @sarahedon.bsky.social

Activists Urge Response from Council and City to Wear-Ever and Other Chillicothe Pollution - Scioto Post

Chillicothe — Two activists urged a response to the Wear-Ever/Howmet groundwater pollution in Chillicothe Council. Jason Salley, an investigative reporter who focuses on local environmental issues – a...

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terrisabo.bsky.social @terrisabo.bsky.social · 24d

Way to go Marietta. Next Cambridge? Coshocton? Who else wants to protect their citizens?

Save Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · 24d

Marietta council forms task force to consider suing ODNR for injection well approval. Marietta Times: bit.ly/46dPb5Y

Kudos to @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social for educating on harms of toxic, radioactive wastewater brine migration.

@signalohio.bsky.social @kmkowalski.bsky.social @sarahedon.bsky.social

Marietta City Council advances resolutions on potential injection well litigation

Marietta City Council on Thursday advanced two measures related to a proposed Class II injection well while taking action on a slate of budget and policy items at a meeting that drew over 50 people an...

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Save Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · 25d

Ohio: In a functioning democracy, you don't cheat voters by increasing gerrymandering or send unneeded National Guardsmen to other states.
@ohiocapitaljournal.com: bit.ly/4pous6N

Or frack state parks and public lands.

@ohiocitizen.org @columbusfreepress.bsky.social @dispatch.com

None of this is normal: Not unconstitutional gerrymandering and not the Ohio National Guard in D.C. • Ohio Capital Journal

Ohio politicians pressured by an openly corrupt president look to be doubling down on blatantly partisan gerrymandering to help them in the 2026 midterms by manipulating congressional district boundar...

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