[Ads-l] "fractivist"; not in OED

[Joel Berson]

(1)  "Activists Push Fracking Onto Agenda," by Ttrip Gabriel and Coral Davenport, NYTimes, April 5, 2016, page A16 (New England Edition), col. 1.

"Even after Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo banned fracking state-wide in 2014, many activists -- who call themselves fractivists -- remain on the front lines of climate fights ...".

(2)  2013:  Shane Davis, Fractivist.com — Read The Dirtreadthedirt.org/author/shane-davis

Jul 8, 2013 - Shane Davis, Fractivist.com Shane Davis is a data-miner, activist, biologist and the founder of Fractivist.com, 'a not for profit' anti-fracking investigative blog about the Colorado Oil and Gas industry and the Oil and Gas Conservation.  [Google Books]


(3)  2013, Shane Davis the coiner:  From the Washington Examiner (online), " 'Fractivists' caught in flood of Colorado lies", by Ron Arnold (@Ron_Arnold) • 10/27/13 12:00 AM.  [Google]


"Shane Davis, oil & gas research manager for the Sierra Club's Rocky Mountain chapter, guided CNN, CBS and NPR on media tours in a small plane belonging to EcoFlight, an aerial snooper for great Images of anything resembling environmental damage. The media got horrifying Images of stained water demolishing all in its path.Davis is something of a fracking-obsessed one-man army: he coined the term “fractivist,” is regional campaign director of Gasland – Josh Fox’s anti-fracking movie crusade – and works closely with Colorado’s local anti-drilling ballot initiatives."

Joel


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