Mark Ruffalo PSA - Don't Frack OH - June 17, 2012

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June 14-17, 2012

Something big is happening in the growing movement against fracking.

From New York, where I live, to communities across the country, people are standing up to say no to
fracking and to natural gas. They understand, no matter what the industry tells them, that fracking is not safe, and they're not willing to leave a toxic legacy for their children.

People know that, not only does fracking poison our water, it also poisons our air with cancer-causing fumes.
It fills our rivers with radioactive wastewater.
It even causes earthquakes—like the one that shook Youngstown, Ohio this past New Year's Eve.
And fracking is bringing us closer to climate disaster.

Big oil and gas corporations would have us believe that we need natural gas, that cancer, climate change and earthquakes are just the price of keeping the lights on. But we know the truth: clean energy solutions exist today, and we can't afford not to embrace them—there's just too much at stake.

Thankfully, there's a grassroots uprising underway in every corner of our country to reject fracked gas and demand renewable energy. From North Dakota to California, Colorado to North Carolina, people are organizing and calling on their town councils, state legislatures, governors, and Congressmembers. They're demanding American communities be put before corporate profits, demanding we invest in real solutions, not a bridge to nowhere.

That's exactly what happened in New York, where grassroots action forced the state to adopt a moratorium on fracking. And that's what's going to happen in Ohio on June 17 when we hold a big mass action in Columbus to call for an end to fracking and injection wells in the state.

The main event will be a large 'People's Congress' that takes over the Capitol dome, where we'll pass the laws we want to see regarding fracking and renewable energy in Ohio.

This should be the largest rally yet against fracking--a pivotal day, not only for people in Ohio but for people across the country who are organizing to protect their communities. This isn't just about my backyard or your backyard, it's about everyone's backyard, the future of our energy system, and the future of the planet.

I hope you'll join me in Columbus this June.

Video by Anthony Marchesi
Music by Vanessa Bley

[alfredarsiniega]

I love this guy. Plz keep fighting mark and all behind him. Mark for

[theglittergremlin]

Well said Mark. This video taught me so much about fracking in general and it's effects on the Earth. I was so surprised about your comment on how it can cause Earthquakes!! We know the truth. There are other solutions. Like you said this is the future of our planet!! #stopfracking

[lorenfutbolera]

ojala todos aquellos que tienen una imagen publica de alto alcance como la celebridades utilizaran su voz y su imagen para defender nuestros recursos naturales, no entiendo mucho de que se trata esto pero creo que es importante defender a la tierra ya que nosotros somos quienes nos nutrimos y servimos de ella. Bien por Mark

[TigerGeneralinc]

You come across pretty intelligent. Before I started working for a company that makes equipment for the O&G industry, I researched for a month everything I could find out about this topic from both sides of the argument. When you look at the big picture of what is good for America and its people, natural gas is a huge benefit to the economy and the environment. Only an ignorant person could look at this and say its not a good thing for this country.

[rai]

I suggest everyone to watch the documentary GasLand, if you want a quick dose of reality

[atomblack]

Please just go make another movie. Anyone seen FrackNation?

[TigerGeneralinc]

I am have been called a tree hugger and have always been an environmentalist. Just because I work for a company that makes equipment for the O&G industry does not mean I want to harm the earth. I have a conscious. BTW Ruffalo DIRECTLY benefits from making movies that scare ignorant people, it call ticket sales and promotion. He actually makes a thousand times more mone from his work than we do from me debating ignorant people.

[TigerGeneralinc]

just look to your right to see what Ruffalo does and tell me he does not benefit from this hysteria. people

[TigerGeneralinc]

Oooh the grammar police smacked me down. Typical of your kind to attack the person when you cant logically debate the topic.

[justintempler]

Make that 4 people, it's your ignorance about fracking we don't like.

[motoclown]

You should stick to polluting your own back yard. Not mine.

[TigerGeneralinc]

Still creating fiction movies Ruffalo? Stick to the Hulk. Ohio and America need real energy resources and NG is the cleanest and most practical option. Stop the demand and you will solve your problem. Until then your cause is as good a story line as the Avengers, its all feel good fun but its just a fairy tale.