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I was there yesterday, and video-recorded most of the press
conference. Speakers included Sandra Steingraber, Jeff Biggers, Mel
Lamar (of Illinois People's Action, I think), Tabitha Tripp (of
SAFE, I think), Annette McMichael, and others. Among the
comments: that Attorney General Lisa Madigan is responsible for the
regulatory bill, which they argue is insufficient, and was
negotiated without democratic transparency and without adequate
basis in science. Following the conference was a march to Madigan's
office, and what turned into a very interesting conversation (also
mostly recorded) between Steingraber, Biggers, and other opponents
of fracking, and Mary Morrissey (Madigan's political director) and
Matt, an environmental staff lawyer.<br>
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This is a really heartening fight. The legislative bills - the
regulatory bill above, and another much better one which would
provide a 2-year moratorium on fracking in IL - have yet to be voted
on, and the no-chance-in-hell moratorium bill might yet have a
chance, thanks substantially to the public stir raised recently by
SAFE and IPA.<br>
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I haven't reviewed any of my video yet - some of the press
conference environment was very noisy - but will try to do that and
post it if it's usable. Will try to write some of this up for the
UCIMC web site, somehow.<br>
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Stuart<br>
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[P.S. I won't send anything more on this subject to the IMC list,
but will to occupyCU if anyone wants to discuss it there.]<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 5/29/13 10:31 AM, Siobhan Higgins
Burke wrote:<br>
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<div>Today at 1 there will be a press conference in Springfield
on ongoing resistance to fracking. Sponors include SAFE and
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<div>You should be covering it!!!!</div>
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