Save Ohio Parks
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Save Ohio Parks
@saveohioparks.bsky.social
Ohio org aims to stop fracking under our pristine state parks and public lands. Help protect our natural resources for future generations. Join us. Act.
Authoritarianism is fueled by fossil fuel dollars because it's better for fossil fuel business. @emorwee.bsky.social Heated: bit.ly/4qjFSIp

Another reason to stop fracking Ohio's state parks and public lands.

@sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social @ccbecker271.bsky.social @commoncauseohio.bsky.social
Actually, I do know how to do this
In retrospect, paying attention to polluters may be one of the best ways to understand what’s currently happening in the United States.
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February 4, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Recent glorious snow days could become the coldest of their lives for those 30 and under. @borenbears.bsky.social @apnews.com: bit.ly/3O8uuS9

@saveohioparks.bsky.social blames Gov. DeWine, OOGA and Sen. Brian Chavez for their parts in furthering Ohio's corrupt, dirty and dangerous FF energy policy.
How climate change and human psychology make this US cold snap feel so harsh
The frigid weather gripping much of America is not unprecedented, but it feels that way. Experts in weather and behavior say that is why Americans feel the cold more intensely now.
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February 4, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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From Texas to Wisconsin we are sacrificing our water quality forever in exchange for making some corporate executives rich now.
February 3, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Oh, dear.

We thought the U.S. invasion of Venezuela was about drug traffickers threatening the U.S., not a way for the federal administration to make money. @mikesoraghan.bsky.social E&E News @politico.com: bit.ly/3MkYKZt

@repmarcykaptur.bsky.social @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social
Trump’s Venezuela gambit relies on oil boom for payback
A global crude glut complicates the president's plans to "get reimbursed for everything that we spend" in the South American petrostate, whose leader was
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February 3, 2026 at 3:28 PM
A Stella, Wis. resident tested her well water and found it had cancer-causing PFAS levels of 11,500 parts per trillion.

The safe zone is 4.

No one is accepting blame; finger-pointing is circular. Michael Phillis @apnews.com: bit.ly/4abhXES

@drpeggy70.bsky.social @healthylakes.org
A crisis emerges across the US as ‘forever chemicals’ quietly contaminate drinking water wells
The roughly 40 million Americans who get drinking water from wells are at particular risk when harmful forever chemicals contaminate the supply.
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February 3, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Ohio DNR offers Egypt Valley Wildlife Area in Belmont County for fracking. @saveohioparks.bsky.social: bit.ly/45K1O83

Ohio won't stop fracking Ohio state parks, public lands until we stop them-- by electing lawmakers who prize the environment, not monetize and desecrate it.
Nomination #26-DNR-0005
This application is to frack 7 parcels totaling 746.85 acres of Egypt Valley Wildlife Area in Belmont County from well pads more than 1000 feet away.
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February 2, 2026 at 2:21 PM
From women’s suffrage to abolition, from civil rights to labor, young people have consistently been at the forefront of change. Vada Stephens Enquirer: bit.ly/4agefLn

Register. Vote. Organize. Hold leaders accountable. Run for office.

@ohdems.bsky.social @butlercountydemsoh.bsky.social
The future of Ohio depends on its young people | Opinion
Opinion: The stakes are too high for young voters to sit out the 2026 elections.
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February 2, 2026 at 2:14 PM
The U.N. Global Environment Outlook (GEO-7) offers a stark vision of the decades to come. bit.ly/4qPeBhT

Why are Ohio lawmakers ignoring the truth about fossil fuels and fracking?

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@ohdems.bsky.social @spj-posts.bsky.social @apnews.com
Without big changes, this is what the environment will look like in 2050
The seventh edition of the Global Environment Outlook (GEO-7) offers a stark vision of the decades to come. But its authors say the worst forecasts can still be avoided if countries quickly take meani...
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February 2, 2026 at 2:01 PM
ICYMI: No state but Ohio fracks its state parks and public lands. @saveohioparks.bsky.social: bit.ly/4a3TNvV

Why do Gov. Mike DeWine and Sen. Brian Chavez frack Ohio when public lands were set aside for the use and enjoyment of all?

Follow the money, PUCO and Ohio voters.

@energyandpolicy.org
Save Ohio Parks warns against expanding frack leases under public lands
Ohioans converged in Columbus to call out the environmental havoc that extending lease terms to frack Ohio's state parks and public lands will cause.
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February 1, 2026 at 2:52 PM
HB 6, Ohio's largest soap opera and corruption trial begins. Gov. Mike DeWine and Sen. Jon Husted are listed witnesses. @morgantrau.bsky.social @wews.bsky.social: bit.ly/4rr50Oq

Voters: Did your energy rates go up?

@commoncauseohio.bsky.social @indivcentraloh.bsky.social @ccbecker271.bsky.social
FirstEnergy public corruption trial begins • Ohio Capital Journal
The trial against two former FirstEnergy executives who are accused of masterminding the largest public corruption scheme in Ohio history has begun, as jury selection took place Tuesday in Summit Coun...
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February 1, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Geothermal is clean, renewable energy both political parties can like as natural gas prices soar 60%. Jenni Doering @livingonearthradio.bsky.social: bit.ly/4qmxc48

A great way for gas & oil to transition from fracking state parks and public lands.

@twrader.bsky.social @kentksmith.bsky.social
The Promising Renewable Energy That Democrats and Republicans Actually Agree On - Inside Climate News
Decades of reliability and major savings—despite high up-front costs—suggest a future for geothermal, an energy source that also makes sense for oil and gas companies to invest in.
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February 1, 2026 at 2:21 PM
.@forestservice.bsky.social rule allows drilling, fracking in national forests.

Forests provide clean air, water, recreation and more, but Trump has no interest in protecting these values, says @wilderness.org. @insideclimatenews.org: bit.ly/4btQyQR

@altusfs.altgov.info @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social
Despite Limited Interest in Drilling on Federal Land, Forest Service ‘Streamlines’ Oil and Gas Leasing Rules - Inside Climate News
The U.S. Forest Service announced revisions to its oil and gas leasing rules on Tuesday that the agency promises “modernizes and streamlines” the permitting process to drill for fossil fuels in the na...
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January 31, 2026 at 3:08 PM
6,000-acre Texas ranch owner sues 8 gas & oil companies for leaking injection wells contaminating his land and groundwater. @psskow.bsky.social @insideclimatenews.org: bit.ly/4q82BqE

Ohio faces this with its lax gas & oil waste regulation and poor storage management.

@repmarcykaptur.bsky.social
New Lawsuit Claims ‘Catastrophic Impacts’ From Permian Basin Injection Wells - Inside Climate News
A Permian Basin landowner alleges in a lawsuit that saltwater injection wells contributed to well blow-outs that caused extensive pollution on his property. Billy Wayne Meister Jr. filed the lawsuit i...
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January 31, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Trump pick for Federal Reserve ignores climate risks.

Yet banks face financial risks from extreme weather-related bankruptcies and insurance fleeing markets. Nick Kusnetz @insideclimatenews.org: bit.ly/3ZH2UOj

@crainscleveland.bsky.social @alexcoolidge.bsky.social @ccbecker271.bsky.social
Trump’s Pick to Lead the Federal Reserve Could Steer Bank Away From Climate Change - Inside Climate News
The fight over control of the Federal Reserve has revolved around interest rates and inflation, but President Donald Trump’s choice to be the bank’s next chair could sway how the agency assesses clima...
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January 31, 2026 at 2:35 PM
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A Minneapolis knitting shop has resurrected the design of a Norwegian cap worn to protest Nazi occupation. Its owner says the money raised from hat pattern sales will support the local immigrant community. n.pr/4thWiUr
A red hat, inspired by a symbol of resistance to Nazi occupation, gains traction in Minnesota
A Minneapolis knitting shop has resurrected the design of a Norwegian cap worn to protest Nazi occupation. Its owner says the money raised from hat pattern sales will support the local immigrant community.
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January 31, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Ethics complaint signed against Ohio energy committee chair Sen. Brian Chavez.

He owns orphan well-plugging business and failed to disclose finances properly, says constituent water group. @sarahedon.bsky.social Statehouse News Bureau: bit.ly/49OKIs4

@amyactonoh.bsky.social
Ohio senator failed to disclose ties to companies, complaint alleges
Activists filed an ethics complaint against Sen. Brian Chavez (R-Marietta), alleging he failed to disclose financial ties to at least five oil and gas companies.
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January 30, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Ohio's oil and gas commission broke the law by rubberstamping more fracking under Ohio public lands. Rosalind Gauchat LTE: @cleveland.com: bit.ly/4kamIDo

@saveohioparks.bsky.social has complained of this for almost 3 years. Why won't lawmakers listen?

@commoncauseohio.bsky.social
Ohio commission ignores legal requirements in approving fracking bids under public land
Contact the Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management Commission and Gov. Mike DeWine and urge them to stop ignoring requirements in Ohio law, and to end all fracking under Ohio’s public lands, writes Rosalind...
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January 30, 2026 at 12:40 PM
U.S. is set to increase natural gas capacity 50% with projected AI data center projects dominated by natural gas power. @olliemilman.bsky.social @theguardian.com: bit.ly/3LUcWIT

Trump's fossil fuel energy policy makes the U.S. the world's top climate villain.

@davidpepperoh.bsky.social
US leads record global surge in gas-fired power driven by AI demands, with big costs for the climate
Projects in development expected to grow global capacity by nearly 50% amid growing concern over impact on planet
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January 30, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Ohio added 3,500 jobs December, 2025.

Unemployment is 4.5%, putting Ohio in bottom half of states. @martyschladen.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com: bit.ly/4t2E88W

Has @jobsohio.bsky.social created Ohio jobs since 2011?

Fracked Appalachia hasn't prospered.

@ohiorivvalleyinst.bsky.social
Two think tanks say Ohio job growth is weak • Ohio Capital Journal
Think tanks said Ohio has a weak job market. Republican leaders have given billions to wealthy interests on promises it would create jobs.
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January 29, 2026 at 12:49 PM
An Oklahoma lawmaker is calling for change in gas and oil waste injection laws after a joint investigation found 150 incidents of wastewater migration. @npbowlin @propublica.org: bit.ly/3M4rs0u

@kentksmith.bsky.social @readfrontier.bsky.social @ccbecker271.bsky.social @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social
New Bills Seek to Rein In Oil Companies’ Pollution of Oklahoma Groundwater
The legislation comes after The Frontier and ProPublica found over 150 incidents where oilfield wastewater had gushed from the earth, releasing toxic chemicals — including some that cause cancer — nea...
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January 29, 2026 at 12:27 PM
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists sets the Doomsday Clock at 85 seconds to midnight, the closest it's ever been to catastrophe.

Ignoring climate catastrophe is one of listed reasons.

Proactive solutions given at the end. @meckdevil.bsky.social @bulletinatomic.bsky.social: bit.ly/45CXTKh
2026 Doomsday Clock Statement - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
It is 85 seconds to midnight.
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January 29, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Former FirstEnergy CEO's late-night visit asking exec to lie about an advertising scheme should spark interest in Ohio's largest-ever bribery scandal. Jake Zuckerman @signalohio.bsky.social : bit.ly/4a5LCzv

@kmkowalski.bsky.social @commoncauseohio.bsky.social @cleantechfacts.bsky.social
Trial begins of ex-FirstEnergy CEO accused bribery scheme
Jury selection is scheduled to begin Tuesday for a major piece of what’s likely the biggest corruption scandal in Ohio history.
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January 28, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Data center conversations are now about rising energy costs, environmental conservation and health risks. @dwj88.bsky.social @techpolicypress.bsky.social: bit.ly/4ajJJjG

Will Ohio become a colony for AI oligarchs?

@amyactonoh.bsky.social @davidpepperoh.bsky.social @ccbecker271.bsky.social
Data Centers, Riches and Rebellion in Big Tech’s Inland Empire
Dean Jackson looks at the politics of data center development across Ohio.
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January 28, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Study: By 2050, climate change will shrink global crop yield 8%.

By 2100--with a high-emissions future--crop yields will be 24% lower.

U.S. and others will fail, but Canada, China, Russia may rise. Josie Garthwaite AgriView: bit.ly/4k25xnf

@vivekgramasquamy.bsky.social @amyactonoh.bsky.social
Climate change will devastate crop yields
A sweeping new analysis finds that warming global temperatures will dampen the world’s capacity to produce food from most staple crops, even after accounting for economic development and adaptation by
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January 28, 2026 at 2:11 PM