The following letter (signed by ICNY executive director the Rev. Chloe Breyer, et al) was issued by The Mothers Project on May 12, 2012:
Dear Mrs. Obama, We are mothers from all walks of life writing to you about an urgent matter: the health threats to our children posed by extreme forms of fossil fuel extraction, in particular, the process of drilling oil and natural gas using high-volume, hydraulic fracturing, known as “fracking.” The ongoing drilling and fracking boom has spurred the proliferation of drill rigs in backyards, schoolyards, and family farms across America. These are places where our children live, play, and learn. Even areas near daycare centers and summer camps have been targeted for drilling and fracking, a process in which explosives and high-pressuremixtures of water and chemicals are used to blast apart bedrock.
A full text of the letter can be accessed here.
