Frack Free Colorado
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| Frack Free Colorado | |
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Frack Free Colorado (FFC) is a coalition of citizens, organizations and companies that works to educate the public about the practice of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and the transition to sustainable living and renewable energy in Colorado.[1]
Mission
According to Frack Free Colorado's website, the group's mission consists of the following:[1]
| “ | To protect Coloradans’ basic rights to clean water, clean air, a safe home, and a sustainable future.[2] | ” |
Background
Frack Free Colorado was founded in 2012 by the organizations below:[3]
- Patagonia
- Vibrant Planet
- Conscious Global Leadership
- Artists Against Fracking
- Water Defense
- Erie Rising
- Fracktivist.com
- Evolutionary Law
FFC aims to educate the public by hosting events and by featuring testimonials, articles and shareable infographics for social media about what it deems to be the dangers of fracking. It also attempts to create discussion of oil and gas loopholes and exemptions in federal law, particularly the so-called “Halliburton Loophole”, on its website.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
The group also enumerates its goals as a coalition as follows:[1]
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Finances
Frack Free Colorado generates funds primarily through donations, and the group aims to inspire the public to donate by offering certain products on its website. Specifically, the group offers a Frack Free Colorado "Growing the Sunlight Revolution" poster for $20, as well as its own empowerment training series designed to equip communities "with the tools and knowledge for building grassroots power," according to its website.[9][10][11] In June 2013, the group raised $4,164 through a GoFundMe fundraiser called "Move Colorado Past Fracking" in June 2013 (the fundraiser had a $20,000 goal).[12]
Recent news
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See also
- Fracking
- Artists Against Fracking
- Water Defense
- Energy Policy
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Frack Free Colorado, "Home," accessed September 10, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Facebook, "Frack-Free Co," accessed September 10, 2015
- ↑ Frack Free Colorado, "Colorado's Affected People," accessed September 10, 2015
- ↑ Frack Free Colorado, "Fracking Articles and Data," accessed September 10, 2015
- ↑ Frack Free Colorado, "Infographs," accessed September 10, 2015
- ↑ Frack Free Colorado, "Oil and Gas Exemptions from Federal Law," accessed September 10, 2015
- ↑ Frack Free Colorado, "Halliburton Loophole," accessed September 10, 2015
- ↑ Frack Free Colorado, "Support us in the Next Step: Donate Now," accessed September 10, 2015
- ↑ Frack Free Colorado, "Products," accessed September 10, 2015
- ↑ Frack Free Colorado, "Website Community Educator and Empowerment Training Description," accessed September 10, 2015
- ↑ GoFundMe, "Move Colorado Past Fracking," accessed September 10, 2015
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