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"This is a victory for the citizens of the city of Denton. For our families, for our health, for our homes, and for our future."

"We know the oil and gas industry is going to try to use its paid flunkies to overturn the ban in the state legislature. To them I say, if you vote to overturn this ban, never again say you’re against big government."
We WON! A few thoughts from president Cathy McMullen | Frack Free Denton
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We WON! A few thoughts from president Cathy McMullen November 5th, 2014 This is a victory for the citizens of the city of Denton. For our families, for our health, for our homes, and for our future. What does this fracking ban mean? It means we don’t have to worry about what our kids are breathing a…
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23 hours ago
Beautiful pictures of beautiful people. Our warriors on the ground...in the rain. Thank you. Photo credits to Michael Leza. He has given permission to use these pictures, but just asks that you credit him. Thank you, Michael!
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Yesterday
THANK YOU!
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Frack Free Denton shared Michael Leza's album.
November 4
Pictures from today at the polls--thanks for all the hard work....! we did it!!!
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Frack Free Denton shared Denton Record-Chronicle's status.
November 4
We WIN!!!!!!

DENTON wins.
City of Denton just sent the following statement to the media in light of early voting results regarding the proposition to ban hydraulic fracturing on behalf of Mayor Chris Watts:

“As I have stated numerous times, the democratic process is alive and well in Denton. Hydraulic fracturing, as determined by our citizens, will be prohibited in the Denton city limits. The City Council is committed t...o defending the ordinance and will exercise the legal remedies that are available to us should the ordinance be challenged. The City Council is committed to continuing the review of our gas well ordinance to ensure the utmost health, safety, and welfare of our residents, and we will continue to work with industry representatives to ensure full compliance with our gas well drilling ordinance.” See More
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Frack Free Denton
November 4 · Edited
Please share with UNT students! You can still vote! Your precinct is 4007- so you vote at First Baptist Church of Denton, 1100 Malone St. Denton, TX, till 7pm tonight! Go VOTE FOR the ordinance to prohibit hydraulic fracturing in the city limits!
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Frack Free Denton
November 4
If these amazingly positive and perservering volunteers can brave the rain, so can you! Come VOTE! You have till 7pm today to change a lot of people's lives for the better- including yours! Vote FOR the ordinance to prohibit hydraulic fracturing in the city limits of Denton. For our health, our safety, our future. Go to votedenton.com to find your precinct and voting location- it takes 2 min. VOTE FOR!
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November 4
Denton musicians ROCK THE VOTE! Polls are open today till 7pm! Find your voting location by going to votedenton.com

Photo credit: Merrie Earnest
Photo: Denton musicians ROCK THE VOTE! Polls are open today till 7pm! Find your voting location by going to votedenton.com Photo credit: Merrie Earnest
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November 4
Denton musicians ROCK THE VOTE! Polls are open today till 7pm! Find your voting location by going to votedenton.com

Photo credit: Merrie Earnest
Photo: Denton musicians ROCK THE VOTE! Polls are open today till 7pm! Find your voting location by going to votedenton.com Photo credit: Merrie Earnest
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Frack Free Denton
November 3
Vote FOR the Fracking Ban....because there is nothing responsible about fracking less than 200 feet from kids' bedrooms and wasting billions of gallons of Denton's water.
Photo: Vote FOR the Fracking Ban....because there is nothing responsible about fracking less than 200 feet from kids' bedrooms and wasting billions of gallons of Denton's water.
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November 3 · Edited
A little rain won't stop us from voting to protect OUR DENTON! Vote Tuesday 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Find your polling location and ID requirement at www.votedenton.com.
Photo: A little rain won't stop us from voting to protect OUR DENTON! Vote Tuesday 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Find your polling location and ID requirement at www.votedenton.com.
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Frack Free Denton shared a link.
November 3
Great job by our poll workers: "He says he usually votes Republican, while Jeanette says she often votes Democrat. Still, the two are in agreement about this issue." They are voting FOR the ban!
Nonstop Electioneering Could Sway Last-Minute Decisions on Denton Fracking Ban
blogs.dallasobserver.com
On the last day of early voting in Denton, the Denton Civic Center parking lot was abuzz with one of...
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Frack Free Denton shared a link.
November 3
The slides of a recent talk given in Texas by Dr. Anne Epstein, MD. Overview of peer-reviewed science confirming negative health impacts of fracking. This is why we are fighting for a Frack Free Denton!
Health Risks of Oil and Gas- Development
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Presentation given in Mansfield, TX by Anne C. Epstein MD, FACP Lubbock TX Board of Health
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November 2
Denton's own Paul Slavens showing his support for the ban on fracking.

Remember, the polls are open 7am-7pm Nov 4th for you to vote FOR the ban! Find your voting location at votedenton.com.

Paul Slaven's many talents include composer, pianist, improv musical comedian, voice talent and host of 'The Paul Slavens Show' on KXT 91.7
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Photo credit: Merrie Earnest — with J Paul Slavens.
Photo: Denton's own Paul Slavens showing his support for the ban on fracking. Remember, the polls are open 7am-7pm Nov 4th for you to vote FOR the ban! Find your voting location at votedenton.com. Paul Slaven's many talents include composer, pianist, improv musical comedian, voice talent and host of 'The Paul Slavens Show' on KXT 91.7 https://www.facebook.com/thepaulslavensshow/info Photo credit: Merrie Earnest
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November 2
We monitor this site and will remove comments we think are inappropriate when we see them. Please be respectful of one another. We have banned some people from posting and will continue to do so.

To those who support our efforts, thank you!
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Frack Free Denton shared a link.
November 1
All the information you need for voting. Volunteer meeting Monday night. Vote FOR the fracking ban Tuesday. Then head to Dan's Silverleaf Tuesday night for an election watch party.
Vote FOR the fracking ban on Tuesday!!
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Frack Free Denton
November 1
On election night, we will not be having a formal FFD watch party but we understand that Dan's Silverleaf on Industrial has TVs and is having a party! As you know, they have been very supportive of our efforts. See you there.

Don't forget that we are meeting Monday night, November 3rd at 6PM at the Greenhouse, another strong supporter.
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Frack Free Denton
November 1
It was so gratifying and inspiring to see scores of our volunteers working outside the polls during early voting. We educated a lot of voters and influenced quite a few to vote for the ordinance to prohibit hydraulic fracking within the city limits of Denton.

Thank you all for the work you have done and are continuing to do!

Figures from a trusted source suggest that early voting was about 14% higher than in the 2010 election.
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October 31
New study out today. "Unsafe benzene levels ranged from 35 times to more than 777,000 times normal levels...the worst site near a Wyoming gas well, the benzene level for five minutes was equivalent to what an average Los Angeles resident is exposed to two years...The study found unsafe concentrations of formaldehyde at distances as great as 2,591 feet and of benzene up to 885 feet."
Air near fracking sites carries cancer risk, study finds
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Tests of air around homes near natural gas drilling wells and other production equipment in five state found potentially carcinogenic levels of chemicals, according to a study that involved a researcher from the University at Albany. Published Thursday in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Heal…
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October 31
If you live in the city of Denton and have not voted, do it today before 7PM. You can vote at ANY polling place.

But on election day, the weather forecast is for storms and cold temperatures, and you can vote ONLY in your precinct.
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October 30 · Edited
This is who is advising those bankrolling the opposition to Frack Free Denton:
"Think of this as an endless war...And you have to budget for it...You can either win ugly or lose pretty.”
Richard Berman Energy Industry Talk Secretly Taped
www.nytimes.com
When Richard Berman urged Western Energy Alliance members to fight an “endless war” against their opponents, he did not know he was being recorded.
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Frack Free Denton shared a link.
October 30
What a great day at the polls.
David vs Goliath as seen by the signs
Denton is shining bright and using our home rule authority to make our homes a safer and healthier place to live.

http://www.myfoxdfw.com/story/27169993/proposed-denton-fracking-ban-helps-push-voters-to-polls
Proposed Denton fracking ban helps push voters to polls
www.myfoxdfw.com
Voters in Denton County are casting ballots to decide the fate of a proposed ban fracking.
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October 30
Bobby Jones, co-chair of Denton Taxpayers for a Strong Economy and an avid pro-fracker, says "I guess I don't see where it falls on the oil companies," said Jones, "They haven't done anything wrong." "It shouldn't be any mineral owners faul...t that they bought a home and they didn't do their homework." Yeah Maile Bush it is your fault you bought a home next to an "abandon" well site and were lied to by the DR Horton people. It certainly could not be the greed frackers fault.




www.bizjournals.com/dallas/blog/2014/10/dentons-fracking-ban-is-it-a-reasonable.html?page=4 See More
Denton's fracking ban: Is it a reasonable prohibition or the taking of mineral rights? - Dallas...
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This would be the first time a Texas city has voted to ban fracking so other cities in Texas and around the country will be paying close attention.
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