Stop Frack Attack Network represents a broad base of people who are impacted by fracking and members of the non-profit community- and has a fundamental belief in the multi-pronged approach that is laid out in the mission statement of the Network.
The Mission Statement- As the oil and gas industry expands into new communities more and more people are being directly and indirectly affected by the oil and gas drilling boom. These impacted landowners and communities are increasingly fighting for their rights to clean air and water. This creates a unique opportunity to build a concerted national movement for justice even as we continue to campaign locally and in the states for positive change.
It is clear that the emerging movement demanding oil and gas justice needs ways to collaborate, coordinate, share resources, create tools, take action, build skills, engage new allies, and aggregate our collective grassroots power around strategic initiatives and campaigns that can protect communities from the impacts of fracking* and spur the transition to a clean, renewable energy future. Stop the Frack Attack began as three days of action, and is now evolving into a social movement hub and network for individuals and organizations nationwide to come together and work to meet these critical needs.
Since its inception, Stop the Frack Attack has been committed to leadership by grassroots leaders from impacted communities across the country. We propose to continue this approach, placing a strong emphasis on focusing the resources of the network to help better coordinate delivery of tools, information, training and support to those working on the ground.
*Because the current oil and gas booms would not be possible without hydraulic fracturing, in our view, the impacts of ”fracking” include all aspects of the oil and gas exploration and development process, including the impacts associated with ingredients such as frack sands, infrastructure such as compressor stations and transportation such as pipelines and liquid natural gas export terminals, as well as impacts that occur during exploration, drilling and hydraulic fracturing itself.
Advisory Council:
Julie Archer, West Virginia
John Fenton, Wyoming
Robert Finne, Arkansas
Rick Humphreys, West Virginia
Jenny Lisak, Pennsylvania
Kari Matsko, Ohio
Calvin Tillman, Texas
Matia Vanderbilt, Maryland
Jill Wiener, New York
Karen Feridun- Pennsylvania
Shane Davis, Colorado
Hope Taylor, North Carolina
Diane, Pitcock, West Virgina
Deb Thomas, Wyoming
Paul Ferrazi, California
Robert Nehman
Member Organizations:
Argyle – Bartonville Communities Alliance
Athens County Fracking Action Network
Carpinteria Valley Association
Catskill Citizens for Safe Energy
Center for Biological Diversity
Center for Health, Environment & Justice
Center for Sustainable Rural Communities
Chesapeake Climate Action Network
Citizens Campaign for the Environment
Climate Change Leadership Institute
Colorado Environmental Coalition
Concerned Citizens of Northern Broome
Concerned Citizens of Medina County (Ohio)
Cook Inletkeeper
Damascus Citizens for Sustainability
Denton Stakeholder Drilling Advisory Group
Doddridge County Watershed Association
EcoWatch (Our Media Partner)
Environmental Advocates of New York
Fracking Truth Alliance of Lawrence and Mercer Counties
GDACC (Gas Drilling Awareness for Cortland County)
Grassroots Environmental Education
Green Umbrella: NY Youth for a Just and Sustainable Future
Interfaith Moral Action on Climate
Justice and Witness Ministries, United Church of Christ
Labor Network for Sustainability
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns
Maryland United for Peace & Justice
Massachusetts Conference, United Church of Christ – Environmental Ministries
Methodist Federation for Social Action
Mountain Watershed Association (Home of the Youghiogheny Riverkeeper)
National Center for Environmental Health Strategies
The National Climate Ethics Campaign
Natural Resources Defense Council
Network for Oil & Gas Accountability & Protection
New York Public Interest Research Group
NFRIA-WSERC Conservation Center
North Central Texas Communities Alliance
Northern Plains Resource Council
Occupy Wall Street- Environmental Solidarity Working Group
Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition
Organizations United for the Environment (OUE)
Pavillion Area Concerned Citizens
Pennsylvania Alliance for Clean Water and Air
People’s Oil & Gas Collaborative
Peters Township Marcellus Shale Awareness
Physicians for Social Responsibility
Powder River Basin Resource Council
Public Citizen’s Energy Program
Southlake Citizens Against Urban Drilling
Sullivan Area Citizens for Responsible Energy Development
SUNY Cortland Center for Gender and Intercultural Studies Environmental Justice Committee
Texans for Responsible and Accountable Energy Development
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations
Western Organization of Resource Councils