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Artists Against Fracking have released a mini-documentary by filmmaker Josh Fox (Gastown) of the group’s recent tour of fracking sites in Pennsylvania. The group will air a winning TV ad from its #DontFrackNY video contest next week.

Below, Yoko Ono’s new television spot in response to NY Governor Cuomo’s silence and his upcoming Feb. 27th deadline for a decision on fracking. The ad features Ono addressing the Governor, with a response to her unmet requests for meetings.

“Governor Cuomo, since you haven’t met with me about the dangers of fracking, I will show you. PS: Nice to meet you, Governor,” Ono says in the ad.

"After visiting with families in Pennsylvania whose water, homes and lives have been hurt by the gas industry, I wanted to show Governor Cuomo and the public what I saw," she says. "He must know what could happen to New Yorkers -- our air, our water, our climate -- if he allows fracking."



Sean Lennon Speaks Out Against Fracking

Speaking last week at a press conference for "Artists Against Fracking" in New York City, Sean Lennon responds to the question "What would your father have said about Fracking if he were with us today?"

Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon launched Artists Against Fracking -- an initiative of musicians, actors, and other artists -- to build awareness, and to stop fracking. The initiative came together quickly as a response after it was leaked to the New York Times in June of last year that New York Governor Cuomo is considering lifting the state moratorium on fracking.

Over 130 artists came together in a matter of weeks to form the initiative, including Alec Baldwin, The Beastie Boys, Beck, Bonnie Raitt, Carrie Fisher, David Byrne, Julianne Moore, Lady Gaga, and Leonardo DiCaprio.The goal of Artists Against Fracking is to ban fracking and “For the world to embrace sustainable living and develop renewable energies through economically-viable alternatives to fossil fuel.”



Josh Fox, Sean Lennon, Rufus Wainwright Visit Zucotti Park

Josh Fox - director of Gasland - paid a visit to Occupy Wall Street at Zucotti Park earlier in the week, and did a human mic teach-in on hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" joined on stage by his friends Sean Lennon, his girlfriend Charlotte Kemp Muhl, Rufus Wainwright, Dustin Hamman, and others.

Here is a transcript of Josh Fox's speech...

"We're building something different here. I'm very proud to be here. I need to tell you about two things before we play. One, the Delaware River Basin Commission controls the Delaware River Watershed for 15 million people. They will permit 20,000 gas wells in the watershed on November 21st unless we stop them. We need to go down to the Delaware River Basin Commission on November 21st. The D.R.B.C. on November 21st at 8:00 in the morning and make your voice known if you want to stop fracking here and now. You can find out more information about that at http://SaveTheDelawareRiver.com."

"Also, in New York State, right here, Governor Cuomo has lifted the drilling ban which may open the floodgates for 100,000 gas wells in New York State. He needs to know that that can't happen here. Water across New York State, including the New York City watershed, is in jeopardy."

"There is an Environmental Solidarity Working Group right here. Please see these two beautiful people. Pay a visit to them to get more information."

"We have no amplification except for you so you have to sing along."

With Sean Lennon on guitar, his girlfriend Charlotte Kemp Muhl on accordion, Rufus Wainwright, Dustin Hamman on guitar, and others, they lead the occupiers in an acoustic version of Madonna's, "Living in a Material World." Josh Fox played Banjo.

They dedicate the song to Ben Bernanke and Hank Paulson...