APNewsBreak: Celeb fracking group not registered
Source: AP-Excite
By MICHAEL GORMLEY
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Dozens of celebrities may be running afoul of the law as they unite under the banner of one group that is seeking to prevent a method of gas drilling in New York state.
Artists Against Fracking opposes hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and boasts members including Yoko Ono and actors Mark Ruffalo and Susan Sarandon.
The group says forcing water and chemicals deep into shale deposits to extract gas threatens drinking water and the environment. The group's website implores, "Tell Governor Cuomo: Don't Frack New York."
But the group and nearly 200 entertainers who are gaining attention and support in the dispute, which is splitting New Yorkers, aren't registered lobbyists, according to a search by The Associated Press of the database of the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics. State law is designed to disclose who is trying to influence government action, how much money they are spending and where the money's going.
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In this Jan. 17, 2013 file photo, Sean Lennon and actress Susan Sarandon visit to a fracking site in New Milford, Pa. Dozens of celebrities may be running afoul of the law as they unite under the banner of one group that is seeking to prevent a method of gas drilling in New York state. Artists Against Fracking opposes hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and boasts members including Yoko Ono and actors Mark Ruffalo and Susan Sarandon. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Ash_F
(5,861 posts)PatrynXX
(5,668 posts)Gotta love a lobbyist law though. protects only real lobbyists x-X This is a protest group.. never thought of billionaire lobbyists as protesters per se but oh well..
Earth_First
(14,910 posts)Cal Carpenter
(4,959 posts)has had to register as a lobbyist. Wtf? Why is the AP trying to make this an issue? Are they trying to elect candidates with this group?