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Bob Sheak

Bob Sheak, who lives just outside of Athens, Ohio, is an emeritus professor of sociology at Ohio University.

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07 February 2012
Open Letter to Sherrod Brown
Bob Sheak
Concerning Fracking and other matters

Dear Senator Brown: I am writing you about the technology of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing (...
21 November 2011
A fracking dilemma?
Bob Sheak
For the pro-frackers in Athens county and probably many who are undecided, the lure of jobs and other "benefits" from shale gas mining are significant...
11 October 2011
Fracking or no fracking in Athens
Bob Sheak
Terry Smith wrote a thoughtful and provocative article in the Oct. 6 issue of The Athens News with the title “Can our region really afford to say no to ‘...
07 September 2011
Opponents of fracking deal with corporate and political obstacles
Bob Sheak
Just about everyone who has followed he local and national news on horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, knows that oil and gas...
21 August 2007
Nuclear power: follow the money
Bob Sheak
The Bush administration’s energy policies from 2001 to the present have supported fossil fuels above all other energy sources, emphasizing the need to find new...

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