Taylor, who grew up in Chapel Hill, is starring in television commercials for the Defense Council Natural Resources , the first step in what will be a major campaign against fracking from here to the next legislative session in May.
While " Carolina in My Mind" plays in the background , Taylor warns of the dangers of fracking , said : " Large oil and gas are pushing the governor and legislature to allow fracking reckless.
" Fracking is dirty and dangerous. It can poison drinking water, and the chemicals in fracking fluid are known to cause cancer."
Bob Keefe NRDC said the ads will be published in the next two weeks at WRAL , WTVD and WNCN well as Time Warner Cable and Pandora radio. He declined to say how much money the organization is spending on buying advertising , but Taylor said he was not paid for appearing in the ads.
" He has deep roots in North Carolina and is very concerned about the state," Keefe said. Taylor has been a board member of the Defense Council Natural Resources for 17 years.
Keefe said the NRDC and other environmental groups are working on a broader campaign to highlight the dangers of fracking and point to lawmakers in the state are behind fracking .
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