Too Close For Comfort. We need your help!

Too Close For Comfort
Help stop the pipelines that threaten what we love!

This morning a pipeline in Noble County exploded and lit a wooded area near Wayne National Forest on fire. We must work together to prevent future disasters like this!

A Matter of When, Not If....
 
Pipeline disasters, including leaks, spills, and explosions, like the one that occured just north of Summerfield, Ohio early this morning, have become commonplace, yet still we are told that gas and oil development is safe, clean, and good for our communities! 

It's time for us to take control of the conversation. We don't know where or when the next disaster will occur, but we know that the consequences outweigh the benefits. We must all work together to protect Wayne National Forest and nearby communities!

Upcoming Keep Wayne Wild Actions and Events

Protest Letters Needed by February 20th!
 
The Bureau of Land Management plans to auction off more of Wayne National Forest to gas and oil companies for fracking on March 22nd.
 
Between now and February 20th you can make your voice heard by submitting an official protest letter by mail or fax. While the BLM not change its plans, the agency is required to read and respond to every letter, and the letters become public record. Our letters show that we are not being represented; that fracking the Wayne is not what the people want!
 
You can find a template to copy and paste from here. We encourage you to use it and to add your own list of reasons you believe this process is wrong and should not be allowed to go forward. Some examples of reasons are the failure to comply with NEPA, and failure to consider the impacts of global climate change that result from natural gas development and deforestation.
 
You can see some examples of letters submitted during a previous protest period here.
 
All letters must be either postmarked and mailed to:

BLM Eastern States Office, Attention: State Director, 
20 M Street SE, Suite 950, 
Washington, D.C. 20003 

OR

Faxed to 202-912-7798 

by February 20th. 
 
If you can host a letter writing party, we are happy to help you make it happen! Email us for details!

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Get Involved!
 
If you'd like to get involved or just learn more we encourage you to come to our meeting in Columbus at 6:30pm on February 13th at the Northern Lights Library!
 
Other ways you can help include sharing this information with your friends, family, and neighbors; contacting your legislators; sharing your stories and ideas with us; and supporting our work by buying a Keep Wayne Wild t-shirt (email us for details) or making a PayPal Donation on our website!

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