About Us

Rising Tide is an international, all-volunteer, grassroots network of groups and individuals who organize locally, promote community-based solutions to the climate crisis and take direct action to confront the root causes of climate change. Rising Tide was born out of the conviction that corporate-friendly “solutions” to climate change will not… Continue reading

92 Year Old Great Grandmother And Son Block Denton Fracking Operation

Cross-posted from Blackland Prairie Rising Tide 92 Year Old Great Grandmother And Son Block Denton Fracking Operation In Acts of Civil Disobedience, Elder Mother and Son Stage Sit-In for Local Control to Stop First Post-HB40 Fracking in Denton DENTON, TX–TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2015– Two Denton residents have blocked the entrance… Continue reading

Residents Rally at Vantage Energy Frack Site in Denton for Frack Free Fridays, Demand Local Control

Cross-posted from Blackland Prairie Rising Tide This morning dozens of Denton residents surrounded the gates to Vantage Energy’s active fracking operation on Nail Road, demonstrating their long term commitment to defend their ordinance which bans fracking within city limits. In a weekly event dubbed “Frack Free Fridays,” community members will… Continue reading