West Shore FaCT Film and Speaker Series 2013 (Sept. 12 – Oct. 24)

West Shore FaCT Speaker/Film Series 2013We are pleased to present “Horizontal Hydraulic Fracturing: Its Impact… The Alternatives…” in conjunction with the Northeast Ohio Sierra Club, NEOGAP, Cuyahoga County Concerned Citizens, the Buckeye Forest Council and Food & Water Watch. The series consists of three acclaimed films and six presentations at West Shore UU Church in Rocky River. Flyer (more info–print and share!)

THURSDAY, SEPT. 12 @ 7
Alison Auciello of Food & Water Watch: Why Should Greater Clevelanders be Concerned About Fracking?

THURSDAY, SEPT. 19 @ 7
Dr. Deborah Cowden, MD: The Health Impact of Fracking on Communities

SATURDAY, SEPT. 21 @ 7
FILM: Triple Divide: Investigative Journalism Seeking Truth About the Impacts of Fracking
Filmmaker journalists Joshua Pribanic and Melissa Troutman will be present for a Q & A along with Nadia Steinzor from Earthworks.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 26 @ 7
Doug Shields, Pittsburgh City Council: How Citizens Can Effect Legislation From the Ground Up

THURSDAY, OCT. 3 @ 7
Dr. Lorry Wagner, LEEDCo: Can Off Shore Wind on Lake Erie Help
Meet our Energy Needs?

THURSDAY, OCT. 10 @ 7
Alan Frasz, Dovetail Solar & Wind: How Can Solar Power Keep Us Energized in Northeast Ohio?

SATURDAY, OCT. 12 @ 7
FILM: Bidder 70
Bidder 70 highlights the remarkable story of Tim DeChristopher who protested the leasing of thousands of acres of pristine Utah land to oil and gas companies by bidding on land parcels. Unable to pay, he was sentenced to two years in Federal prison.

THURSDAY, OCT. 17 @ 7
FILM: Gasland II
A deeper look into the complexities of fracking. Josh Fox will be present to take questions! RSVP appreciated – www.bit.ly/GaslandCleve.

THURSDAY, OCT. 24 @ 7
Teresa Mills, Buckeye Forest Council: Ohio: Dumping Ground for Out of State Fracking Waste