We are proud and humbled to be one of the recipients of the Independent Weekly’s Citizen Awards this year. The Durham-based newspaper recognized us for our collaborative work on the issue of fracking with other groups and individuals in the past year! Lisa Sorg’s story, published yesterday, gives a nice summary of the mission and history of Clean Water for NC. Read the story now. (Photo by Jeremy M. Lange. Front, left to right: Don Yonavjak, . . . → Read More: CWFNC honored with Citizen Award
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The year had been rough, lots of bad bills had passed Thanks to all who made last week’s tour of PA dairy farmers Carol French and Carolyn Knapp a big success, generating a “buzz” all the way up to their home state! Thanks to organizations which co-sponsored the tour or specific events: Deep River Clean Water Society, NC Policy Watch and Save Our Sandhills. And thanks to all who got the word out about events in Raleigh, Southern Pines and Durham, provided refreshments and made Carol and Carolyn . . . → Read More: Thanks to PA Dairy Farmers, NC Allies
Click for details on when you can hear Carol and Carolyn speak in NC next week, or visit our events calendar! More… Do you: have concerns or ideas for the upcoming NC study of shale gas? Want to participate in the public decision making process? Have personal experience, expertise or resources about fracking? Then please consider attending the Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)’s public meeting on Monday, Oct. 10 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in Sanford at the McSwain Extension Education & Agriculture Center (2420 Tramway Rd.) You can take a look at the draft study plan, and . . . → Read More: Shale Gas Meeting in Sanford – Monday October 10 Summit on Impacts of Fracking at the 27th Annual Meeting of Clean Water for NC. September 10, 2011. Calvin Tillman, former mayor of Dish, TX presents on the effects of natural gas development on small communities. Introduction by Nathanette Mayo, Clean Water for NC Board of Directors. Calvin is the co-founder of Shaletest.org, a nonprofit organization which provides testing and data to low-income families and neighborhoods impacted by natural gas exploration and development. The organization can be . . . → Read More: Calvin Tillman on Small Communities and Natural Gas Development 1:30 to 5:30 PM, September 10, 2011 Pittsboro NC A packed auditorium of folks at the Pittsboro Campus of Central Carolina Community College was enlightened, inspired and motivated to action by the scientific studies, personal experiences of impacted folks from TX and PA, and legal and leasing expertise shared by great speakers at the Sept. 10 Summit on the impacts of . . . → Read More: Keeping NC’s Water, Air and Communities Safe from Hydraulic Fracturing for Gas Thanks to everyone who attended Saturday’s Summit. The amount of interest was wonderful, and we’re grateful to our speakers for sharing their expertise and stories. Please check back soon for photos, summaries and video footage of the event, as well as yard sign kits and other ways you can join the movement to keep fracking from impacting our state as it has Pennsylvania, Texas and others! Not already on our weekly fracking e-mail alert list? Sign up . . . → Read More: Summit on Fracking Impacts a Success Today, Clean Water for North Carolina releases our new report, “Privatizing NC’s Water, Undermining Justice.” This 50-page report describes the growing trend of water privatization in North Carolina and the impacts private water and sewer companies are having on water affordability, customer service, and water quality (read the 2-page executive summary). |
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‘Twas the holiday season, and all through the state
Back by popular demand, Pennsylvania dairy farmers Carol French and Carolyn Knapp will speak about the impacts of shale gas drilling at a series of events next week in Wake, Moore and Durham counties. At Carol and Carolyn’s 
