February 16, 2017

DCS at the DRBC Meeting to Urge a Ban on Fracking in the Basin

On February 15, 2017, several DCS members made the trip to Washington’s Crossing, PA, to attend a meeting of the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC). We joined with approximately 300 concerned citizens to fill the meeting room and urge the …

August 20, 2016

Your Help Needed to Stop NJ Pipeline Permits

We have two critical opportunities in the coming weeks to stem the onslaught of new pipelines and related fracking infrastructure in New Jersey
By Pinelands Preservation Alliance

Download the Pinelands Preservation Alliance Flyer as a pdf

We have two critical …

January 29, 2016

Living in the Shadow of Danger

Poverty, race and unequal chemical facility hazards
By Center for Effective Government, January 2016

Download the full Report as a pdf.
And don’t forget about Flint, Michigan.

Chemical Facility

Executive Summary

Over 12,500 facilities in the United States use or store such …

December 5, 2015

Interview with Barbara Arrindell of DCS

Listen to an interview featuring Barbara Arrindell, Director of Damascus Citizens for Sustainability.

This interview aired on WJFF Radio, 90.5 fm, on Sunday, December 6, 2015, at 3 pm. The show is Wild Card.

It can be streamed on line …

November 2, 2015

The End of Growth in the Tar Sands

An incredible and diverse movement is having keeping some of the world’s dirtiest oil – the Alberta tar sands – in the ground
By Hannah McKinnon, Oil Change International, October 27, 2015

Download the full report: “Lockdown: The End of

March 16, 2015

Economics and International Trends Sour Shell’s Taste for South African Shale Gas

It’s high time that the negative aspects around shale gas as a technology came home to roost
By Jonathan Deal, Treasure Karoo Action Group, March 15, 2015

Read more on this story.

The news that Royal Dutch Shell and possibly …

November 18, 2014

Consultant Tells Energy Industry It Can 'Win Ugly or Lose Pretty'

The NY Times reports that ad exec tells the industry to use fear, greed and anger against environmental groups
By Sam Kusic, Pittsburgh Business Times, October 31, 2014

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September 25, 2014

The Road to Damascus

On DCS, the People’s Climate March and “a well-watered place”
By Stephen Love, Daily Kos, September 24, 2014

I first left my mother for extended periods of time in the Fall of 1964 when I entered kindergarten. I grew up …

February 22, 2014

This Artist Creates Tiny Anti-Fracking Scenes with Vintage Figurines and Postcards

See the Work of Brandi Merolla on Grist

New York state-based photographer (and DCS’s own) Brandi Merolla was trying to figure out her next project when she looked around her house. Victorian prints, tiny charms, paintings, vintage postcards, and …

November 17, 2013

Next Up For Pope Francis: Anti-Fracking Activist?

Reportedly, Papal encyclical to address issues of nature, humans and environmental pollution
By Kiley Kroh, ClimateProgress, November 14, 2013

Pope Francis created quite a stir this week after he posed for photographs holding up anti-fracking t-shirts following a meeting with …

September 29, 2013

Philadelphia, The Grassroots Anti-Fracking Movement’s New Old Front

Several Philadelphia-based grassroots groups fighting the development of natural gas in Pennsylvania and beyond
By Katie Colaneri, StateImpact, September 27, 2013

Activists like Southwest Philadelphia resident Iris Bloom say they no longer have to drive several hours to rural Pennsylvania …

July 9, 2013

Josh Fox to President Obama: "Meet With Us"

An Open Letter to President Obama from Gasland Director Josh Fox

Dear President Obama, Vice President Biden, Secretary Moniz, Heather Zichal and Valerie Jarrett,

I write to request a meeting with you and families directly impacted by oil and gas …

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