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HARRISBURG, PA - Michael Morrill and Vicki Smedley
are set to begin a new phase in Green Party campaigns in Pennsylvania by
airing their first radio ads. The Green nominees for governor and
lieutenant governor will air ads calling attention to Gov. Schweiker's
plans to auction off leases for oil and gas drilling on state forest
lands.
The ads begin airing in Harrisburg on Wednesday, and will air in
Lancaster, Pittsburgh and northern Pennsylvania stations in the next few
days.
"We are excited about entering this new phase of the
campaign," said Morrill.
"However, we really wish people could hear our
views, and those of all legitimate candidates, with free media time. We
will work tirelessly for election reform, but we will work within the
existing system until pro-democracy changes are made."
Morrill said that he plans to run more radio ads throughout the
campaign, and will air television spots beginning in the fall.
Morrill held a news conference last month announcing his opposition to
the Schweiker plan to drill for oil and gas on 500,000 acres of
Pennsylvania state forest lands. Under Schweiker's plan, drilling will
also be allowed under state parks, wild areas, and natural areas. The
plan has been decried by environmentalists for its potential harm to the
environment and also for the secrecy involved in developing the
plan.
Morrill blasted the Schweiker drilling plan, and also criticized the
silence of the other gubernatorial candidates. "Earth Day is over,
so the environment is no longer a campaign issue for Rendell, Casey and
Fisher," said Morrill. "Pennsylvania's environment deserves
more than one day of attention from our next governor."
Morrill challenged the other gubernatorial candidates to "join me
in opposing these new leases on state forests. " So far, Robert
Casey, Jr. and Edward Rendell have asked for a delay in the auction, but
no candidate has accepted Morrill's challenge to oppose the leases.
The radio ads continue that challenge. The text of Morrill and Smedley
ads follows.
For a MP3 of the ad, contact Eric Prindle at http://www.michaelmorrill.org.
MORRILL AD
[Sounds of an auction]
MORRILL: Governor Schweiker has a plan to auction off state forest land
to
balance his budget. He wants to allow oil and gas companies to make
big
profits drilling under our public lands. I'm Michael Morrill, and I'll
be a
new kind of governor: one who listens to the people and stands up to
the
corporate interests. Join us in asking all the candidates for governor
to
set aside partisan differences and come together to say no to the
drilling.
SMEDLEY AD
[Sounds of birds chirping fading into industrial sounds]
ANNOUNCER: Vicki Smedley is the Green Party candidate for
lieutenant
governor. She has a real record of protecting Pennsylvania's
environment.
She's asking you to do two things: Vote for her and Michael Morrill
in
November, and call Governor Schweiker today. Tell him that auctioning
off
Pennsylvania's future is just plain wrong.
SMEDLEY: I'm Vicki Smedley. Please help us preserve Pennsylvania's
future.
Call Governor Schweiker today and tell him to stop the drilling.
MORRILL: Paid for by Friends of Michael Morrill www.michaelmorrill.org
570-372-0503
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For More Information Please Contact
Eric Prindle, Field Director
Morrill for Governor
P.O. Box 7571
Reading, PA 19601
570- 372-0503
http://www.michaelmorrill.org
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