To: Governor Tom Wolf
Thank Governor Wolf for reinstating the ban on leasing state parks and forests for fracking
Thank you for moving quickly to protect our state parks and forest from fracking. Reinstating the moratorium against fracking in our state parks and forests is a great step for preserving some of our most beautiful outdoor areas like Ohiopyle and Ricketts Glen.
Why is this important?
Pennsylvanians from all walks of life and all political affiliations called on Tom Wolf to protect our parks and forests from fracking if elected. He heard their voices and has undone ex-Gov. Corbett's attacks on our precious wild lands, reinstating a moratorium against the further leasing of park and forestlands for fracking.
That means everywhere from Ricketts Glen to Ohiopyle to hundreds of thousands of acres of state forests are now off limits to gas drilling.
Unfortunately, Governor Wolf’s action is already being attacked by the drilling industry. The Marcellus Shale Coalition called it "deeply misguided and purely political".
They may not like the decision—but this is how democracy works. Tens of thousands of Pennsylvanians called for these protections and now the Governor is taking action.
That’s why he needs to know how much the people of Pennsylvania appreciate him standing up for our state parks and forests and the beginning of his term.