Ohio
Ohio says no to new fracking drilling permits
January 19, 2012A victory was scored in the fight against hydraulic fracking in Ohio today when the state Department of Natural Resources announced a suspension of new drilling permits.
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Nationwide protests demand: End Cooper Tire lockout, with video
January 17, 2012"Corporate greed at Cooper Tire is flat out wrong!" That was the message brought by pickets protesting the lockout of 1051 workers by Cooper Tire and Rubber Co. at its plant in Findlay, Ohio.
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Youngstown earthquake hearing reveals public anger, few answers
January 13, 2012"This is a dog-and-pony show," said a dissatisfied resident, among hundreds at a public hearing to investigate the city's 4.0 earthquake on New Year's Eve.
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Ohioans confront misleading natural gas industry promises
December 5, 2011The natural gas industry was promoting the environmentally destructive process known as fracking in the Buckeye State.
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In a first, U.S. allows Cuban envoy to travel to Ohio
November 28, 2011It was first time in 10 years that the U.S. has permitted Cuba's highest ranking diplomat to travel away from the Washington D.C. area.
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