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

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]

See also

References

  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

Official website


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