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DESCRIPTION:Sociologist and organic farmer Dr. Stephen Cleghorn will spea
 k at First Parish on Friday\, February 1\, from 7 to 9 p.m. about hydrau
 lic fracking. &nbsp\;&nbsp\;Cleghorn runs a certified organic farm and g
 oat dairy in Jefferson County\, Pennsylvania that sits above the huge Ma
 rcellus Shale formation targeted for drilling for natural gas.&nbsp\; Be
 cause his farm might be directly affected by fracking\, and because he n
 ow perceives fracking as a serious threat to the global environment\, he
  has become a well-informed critic of the natural gas industry. &nbsp\;D
 r. Cleghorn &ldquo\;has become the first landowner in the United States 
 to use a conservation easement to recognize and protect the rights of wa
 ter\, forest\, and wild ecosystems. The easement then bans activities\, 
 like shale gas hydro-fracking\, which would violate those rights\, and e
 levates the rights of nature above the power claimed by extractive energ
 y corporations to despoil the environment.&rdquo\;&nbsp\; Come hear abou
 t fracking\, how it affects the surrounding area and communities and all
  living beings\, and the arguments for and against it.&nbsp\; A discussi
 on and reception will follow the talk.&nbsp\; This event is hosted by th
 e Environmental Leadership Team at First Parish and cosponsored by Conco
 rdCAN!
URL:http://concord.patch.com/events/fracking-the-farmland
SUMMARY:Fracking the Farmland
LOCATION:First Parish in Concord: 20 Lexington Rd\, Concord\, MA
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