Pennsylvania Voters Against Fracking

Pennsylvania Voters Against Fracking Sign our petition to make the candidates take the Pledge to Halt Fracking! fwwfund.org/pledge

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett has handed the state over to the oil and gas industry. The past three years have seen Corbett prioritize their interests over the people of Pennsylvania time after time. The 2014 election for Governor is our chance to take Pennsylvania back from the oil and gas industry. But we can only do that if we have a candidate taking the right position on fracking: a statew

ide moratorium on any new drilling. That's why Food & Water Watch Fund and our coalition partners have authored the Pledge to Halt Fracking. It’s a commitment from governor and lieutenant governor candidates that, if elected, they will cease issuing new hydraulic fracturing well permits until such time as the practice aligns with the people’s “right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment” as stipulated by the Pennsylvania Constitution. Pennsylvania Voters Against Fracking is a project of Food & Water Watch Fund. View the Pledge to Halt fracking in its entirety here: http://www.foodandwaterwatchfund.org/pa-voters-against-fracking/pledge/

And click here to sign our petition in support of the pledge:
https://secure3.convio.net/fww/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1201

05/14/2019
Governor Tom Wolf vs. the People of Pennsylvania
05/04/2018

Governor Tom Wolf vs. the People of Pennsylvania

HARRISBURG >> While supporting community efforts for Gov. Wolf to stop construction of the Sunoco Mariner East 2 pipeline, all five Democratic candidates for lieutenant governor are seemingly at odds with the governor.

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02/28/2017

Governor Wolf needs to stop fracking

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07/14/2016

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07/13/2016
04/26/2016

Admiral Joe Sestak and Mayor John Fetterman support a statewide moratorium on fracking and the federal Keep It in the Ground legislation.

However, Katie McGinty avoided answering questions on fracking and climate change.

Two candidates, former U.S. Congressman Joe Sestak and John Fetterman, a small town mayor, have called for a moratorium ...
04/25/2016

Two candidates, former U.S. Congressman Joe Sestak and John Fetterman, a small town mayor, have called for a moratorium on fracking. The third candidate, Katie McGinty, the former head of the state’s environmental regulator, has been endorsed by President Barack Obama and Governor Tom Wolf, and is looking for stricter standards on the industry.

"Now is the moment to really do it," Sestak said about a ban, pointing to a slump in oil and gas prices that has left many drill pads idle. "We can’t even pump any more gas out because our pipelines are filled."

For some Democratic voters in Pennsylvania, Tuesday's primary election will be more than just a chance to pick preferred candidates for public office - it will be a mini-referendum on the future of the state's downtrodden fracking industry.

Update: last weekend, Food & Water Action Fund local leader Tara Zrinski asked Mayor John Fetterman to commit to support...
04/20/2016

Update: last weekend, Food & Water Action Fund local leader Tara Zrinski asked Mayor John Fetterman to commit to supporting a statewide moratorium on fracking and federal Keep it in the Ground legislation. Mayor Fetterman filled out our survey, responding affirmatively to both questions. This leaves Katie McGinty as the only democratic candidate for US Senate who has not committed to protect Pennsylvanians from fracking and climate change.

Food & Water Action Fund asked each candidate for U.S. Senate exactly where they stand on fracking, and the results are ...
04/14/2016

Food & Water Action Fund asked each candidate for U.S. Senate exactly where they stand on fracking, and the results are clear: Only Joe Sestak would stop fracking everywhere right now. Katie McGinty and John Fetterman did not respond.

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