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Pennsylvania Students Arrive at Governor's Doorstep to Demand No New Pipelines

March 13, 2017
Alexander Lotorto

“It’s time for Pennsylvania to make the transition to clean energy and develop a resilient rural economy that doesn’t rely on dirty energy."

884 Students on the steps of the PA State Capitol after delivering their letter to Governor Tom Wolf

On Monday, students from 19 Pennsylvania colleges and universities delivered a statement to Governor Tom Wolf's Capitol office demanding no new natural gas pipelines and immediate investment in green jobs.

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Join Energy Justice Summer in Northeast Pennsylvania!

May 7, 2014
Alexander Lotorto

From www.energyjusticesummer.org:

About

We are young organizers who care deeply about social justice and human rights. We seek a world where everyone has access to sustainable energy and no one suffers unjustly because of our fossil fuel economy. We believe that fracking presents a grave threat to people everywhere, especially those on the frontlines of extraction. To create a just energy future, we must stop fracking.

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A Reflection on Earth Day in Northeast Pennsylvania

April 23, 2014
Alexander Lotorto

Yesterday, I spent a couple hours at the Earth Day celebration in Wilkes-Barre. I thought a lot about the environmental crises northeast Pennsylvania has endured over generations.

The Wyoming Valley, which includes Scranton and Wilkes-Barre, especially has seen the horrors of unbridled resource extraction.

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