Local Chapter of Organic Food Group Comes Out Against Hydro-Fracking
Following is a resolution recently approved by the Athens Area Chapter of the Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association
February 11, 2012 | Source: The Athens News | by
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Following is a resolution recently approved by the Athens Area Chapter of the Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association:
WHEREAS, agriculture is an essential part of Ohio’s economy that provides food to consumers and employment to farmers, farm workers, businesses and all those who are part of some aspect of agriculture; and
WHEREAS, the Athens Farmers Market has been cited as one of the best farmers markets in the United States; and
WHEREAS, restaurants and thousands of consumers rely on the locally grown food that is produced by operators of numerous small farms in our area; and
WHEREAS, the toxic chemicals used in horizontal “fracking” represent a dangerous risk to human health; and
WHEREAS, there is evidence elsewhere of the danger to water, soil, infrastructure and the environment that has been caused by horizontal “fracking”; and
WHEREAS, we believe it is imperative to maintain and expand our local food economy that is energy efficient and ecologically responsible; therefore