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Theodore Roosevelt

Friday, February 28, 2014

Presentation in Rochester environmental and public health impacts of hydraulic fracturing (a.k.a. fracking)

On April 11 (7pm) and April 12 (1pm) 

Wes Wilson will be giving a presentation 
at Assisi Heights in Rochester, MN, 
on the environmental and public health impacts of hydraulic fracturing (a.k.a. fracking). 

Frac sand mining, processing, and transportation are aspects of this extreme energy extraction practice we are facing in our region; this is a chance to learn more about the impacts on and risks to communities at the other end of the process. 

The same talk will be given at two times, 7:00 pm, Friday, April 11, and 1:00 pm, Saturday, April 12. Wilson is a retired geological engineer and Environmental Protection Agency whistleblower, featured in the film Gasland. The presentations are free and open to the public, but registration is requested; please see the attached flyer for details. 

This event is co-sponsored by the Sisters of Saint Francis of Rochester, the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration of La Crosse, and Land Stewardship Project. 

Please feel free to share this blog entry and flyer with others who would be interested.


Johanna
Johanna Rupprecht
Policy Organizer
Land Stewardship Project
507-523-3366
jrupprecht@landstewardshipproject.org

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