Artists Against Fracking

Artists Against Fracking is an association of artists started by Yoko Ono and her son, Sean Lennon, also including Mark Ruffalo, Robert de Niro, Paul McCartney, Lady Gaga[1] and Deepak Chopra.[2][3][4][5]

History[edit]

As of August 2012, 180 artists were part of the group, which opposes natural gas drilling in the Marcellus shale.[6]

In March 2013, the Independent Oil & Gas Association of New York filed a complaint with the New York Lobbying Board claiming the group had violated lobbying regulations,[7] following an Associated Press news story suggesting that they should formally register as a lobbying group and had not done so.[8] Hydraulic fracking is prohibited in New York state.[9]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ ALEX KATZ (29 October 2012). "Yoko Ono's Anti-Fracking Coalition Includes Lady Gaga And...Paul McCartney?". The Huffington Post. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  2. ^ George Lerner (30 August 2012). "New York anti-fracking group draws celebrity support". CNN. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  3. ^ Gabbatt, Adam (11 March 2013). "Yoko Ono and Susan Sarandon star in new anti-fracking music video". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-11-15 – via www.theguardian.com.
  4. ^ Flanary, Patrick (29 August 2012). "Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon Unite Artists Against Fracking in New York". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  5. ^ Adwell, Mandy (2012-10-11). "Gaga Promotes Yoko Ono's Anti-Fracking Org To 80M Fans In Social Media". The 9 Billion. Archived from the original on May 29, 2015. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
  6. ^ Mireya Navarro (29 August 2012). "Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon Organize Artists Against Fracking". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  7. ^ "NY lobby board asked to investigate Yoko Ono, other Artists Against Fracking". Fox News. Associated Press. March 30, 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  8. ^ GORMLEY, MICHAEL (March 18, 2013). "NY celebrity anti-frackers not registered as lobby". The Washington Times. Associated Press.
  9. ^ "New York erlässt Fracking-Verbot". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (in German). 18 December 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2016.

External links[edit]

Official website


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