UC Clermont College to Sponsor 'FRACKING! Economic Boom or Environmental Bust?'

UC Clermont College is sponsoring "FRACKING! Economic Boom or Environmental Bust?" by professor James O’Reilly, UC College of Law, UC College of Medicine Volunteer Professor of Public Health and former P&G Associate General Counsel.
 
The presentation will take place at 3:30 p.m., Thursday, March 6, in Snyder Room 142 at UC Clermont College, located at 4200 Clermont College Drive in Batavia. This presentation is being sponsored the Science Math and Engineering Department at UC Clermont and is free and open to the community.
 
"Fracking" is the release of natural gas caused by the fracture of rock strata when high-pressure hydraulic fluid is pumped deep under the ground. “We are concerned about the present and potential dangers to our drinking water caused by the injection of these fluids and the gases they release. We also know that earthquakes have resulted from fracking activities. Many Ohioans are concerned about the increased use of fracking in our state,” said Professor of Biology and Chemistry David Fankhauser.