Athens OH Rejects Anti-Fracking Ballot Measure 3rd Year in a Row

Once again, the radicals behind the Pennsylvania-based Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF), operating in Ohio, have suffered a humiliating defeat. This time in liberal Athens, Ohio. For three years running, the CELDF and their local useful idiots have been pedaling a so-called Community Bill of Rights ballot measure--which is nothing more than an anti-fracking law. No, there is no drilling in or under Athens, but such a law would send a loud and clear signal that Athens is closed for business when it comes to the oil and gas industry--an industry that pumps millions into the local economy (even without drilling in the area). For the third year running the CELDF drones filed a petition to include the "Bill of Rights" measure on the November ballot--and for the third year in a row, the County Board of Elections voted NOT to allow it--unanimously...

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