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What effects on water, air, food and our children's health?

WILL BEAVER COUNTY BECOME A SACRIFICE ZONE TO SUPPLY THE WORLD WITH GAS?

Three well informed speakers will discuss the problems associated with slick water hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as fracking, especially on young developing children, the unborn and their environment.
Bill Hughes, Chair, Wetzel County Solid Waste Authority, WV, and member of the Wetzel County Action Group documenting shale drilling activities and the spill affecting the drinking water of 300,000 people in WV.
Yuri Gorby, PhD, Geomicrobiologist, Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering who will discuss the emerging threats to freshwater resources.
Jill Kriesky, PhD, Asssociate Director, Southwest PA Environmental Health Project, will speak of the potential health Impacts of Fracking and measures one can take to protect your families health.  Q & A afterwards.

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