Are you concerned about fracking in the state of Tennessee? Are you concerned about public land being opened up to extractive industries?

On Thursday January 31st at 4:00 CST in Nashville the Executive Subcommittee of State Building Commission will hear an agenda item that if approved would allow a waiver of appraisal of mineral rights and it would be the first step in the process of opening up the Cumberland Forest to a research project to study the effects of fracking.

By taking urgent action now you can tell the Executive Subcommittee of the State Building Commission that you do not approve of opening up public land to fracking. 

We need you to take this action now. 

Please contact the following subcommittee members with the message that we do not want fracking on public land in the state of Tennessee.

Commissioner Mark Emkes

Dept. of Finance and Administration

(615) 741-2401

mark.emkes@tn.gov

Tre Hargett

Secretary of State

(615) 741-2819

tre.hargett@tn.gov

David H. Lillard, Jr.

State Treasurer

(615) 741-2956

david.lillard@tn.gov

If this issue moves forward, the next meeting will be on February 14th. Stay tuned to www.socm.org and our social media outlets for more information.  For more context, click here for a Knoxville News-Sentinel article that provides background on this issue or contact Organizer Parker Laubach at parker@socm.org.