Keep Radioactive Fracking Waste out of Ohio’s Landfills The fracking industry has a problem – it generates toxic, radioactive waste in the forms of mud from drilling, and liquid from the chemical cocktails used to get fossil fuels from deep underground – and they don’t know [...continue reading.]
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Ask the US EPA to review Ohio’s injection well program!
Ohio is becoming a dumping ground for fracking waste, and we’re already seeing this waste ending up in our streams. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is failing to ensure the safety of Ohio’s citizens and environment; it’s time for the US EPA to step [...continue reading.]
Fracking in State Parks to Clean Ohio?
Under Ohio’s current proposed budget, half of the revenue from fracking in state parks would go to the Clean Ohio Fund - which exists to fund cleanups in Ohio. This funding structure guarantees a net loss for Ohio’s environment by funding cleanups by making a bigger [...continue reading.]
Free Movie “Bag IT” at Esquire (Clifton) May 30th
Posted on May 19th, 2013
Try going a day without plastic. In this touching and often flat-out-funny film, we follow “everyman” Jeb Berrier as he embarks on a global tour to unravel the complexities of our plastic world. What starts as a film about plastic bags evolves into a wholesale investigation into plastic’s effects on our oceans, environment, and bodies. We see how our crazy-for-plastic world has finally caught up to us…and what we can do about it.
Join us May 30, 2013, at 7:30 pm at the Esquire Theatre, 320 Ludlow, Cincinnati, Oh 45220
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Backyard Watershed Conservation Workshops every-other Saturday!
Posted on March 26th, 2013
Join the Sierra Club and Imago Earth Center to learn about things you can do at home to care for your yard and the environment. Be trained by experts on a variety of topics through hands-on water conservation workshops. Come for just 1 workshop, or take the whole course and become a Water Sentinel. Topics [...]
Potential for sewage backups into basements in Hamilton County, Ohio MSD service area
Posted on May 10th, 2013
We received the following alert from the Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati, May 22, 2013 7:39:57 AM EDT and are republishing as a service to the community. “Rainfall is forecasted for the next 24 hours, creating the potential for sewage backups into private basements. If you live in Hamilton County and are a customer of [...]
Ohio Department of Transportation meeting in Madisonville
Posted on May 10th, 2013
we received the following meeting notice from the Ohio Department of Transportation’s consultant working on Red Bank Road “improvements”. It is disturbing ODOT is still talking about “improving” Red Bank Road (aka expressway) instead of meeting the community’s transportation needs. “As you have previously been involved as a Community Partner Committee member or have attended [...]
Paddlefest and Pedalfest Volunteers Needed
Posted on May 9th, 2013
Paddlefest and Pedalfest Volunteers are needed; Click on this button for more information: Join us as a volunteer at this year’s Paddlefest and/or Pedalfest weekend events. Sierra Club Miami Group is seeking volunteers that are responsible, committed, that love to work with the public and want to help out. If you are interested in becoming [...]
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