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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.”