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UU Church of Oak Cliff: Film Screening - "Gasland 2" - Dallas

First Tuesday Social Justice Films at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Oak Cliff presents “Gasland 2.”

In this explosive follow-up to his Oscar-nominated film ”Gasland,” filmmaker Josh Fox uses his trademark dark humor to take a deeper, broader look at the dangers of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, the controversial method of extracting natural gas and oil, now occurring on a global level (in 32 countries worldwide).

Refreshments are provided.  Audience discussion will follow.

Info: judannwat@sbcglobal.net

Downwinders at Risk: Mansfield City Council Work Session on New Gas Drilling Ordinance - Mansfield

Denton's successful citizens revolt is off the streets for now and in the courts. The next organized front in the battle over urban gas drilling in DFW is the Fort Worth suburb of Mansfield. And hard-pressed residents there need your help in turning the tide.

In response to months of grassroots effort on the ground, and only after the very first presentation by a physician on the medical consequences of fracking, Mansfield's city council has called for a "work session" to "discuss" changing its circa-2009 drilling ordinance for next week.

Showing up next Wednesday means you're saying no to the bullying tactics the Mansfield city government are using to silence local residents. 

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City of North Richland Hills: Public Hearing on Solar Ordinance - North Richland Hills

The city of North Richland Hills Planning and Zoning Commission is hearing public comments in regard to the city's plan to update the solar ordinance. 

Solar advocates are encouraged to attend and show up early around 6 p.m. to ensure they get a time to speak.

Solar advocate info: Dan Lepinski, dan@ntree.org

City info: John Pitstick, jpitstick@nrhtx.com

Citizens Climate Lobby: Meeting - Grand Prairie

Citizen's Climate Lobby (CCL) is a non-profit nonpartisan organization working on creating the political will for a livable world. CCL's mission is to empower normal citizens, who care about their world, to engage in conversations with their elected officials.

Agenda for this month’s meeting: Introductions and action items for the month from 11am to noon. From noon to 1pm, we will listen to the national call with the guest speaker, Charles Kennel, former director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography. He recently co-authored an article in the journal Nature arguing that it is time to abandon the 2C warming goal and track a range of vital signs instead, provoking “hot” debate in the climate science world.

Info: Shawn Reeder at dallas@citizensclimatelobby.org

To learn more about our organization, dial in to our intro call Oct 29th at 7pm. Conference number: 1-866-642-1665. Pass code: 440699#