Anti-fracking group centered in Yellow Springs has taken its message on the road

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anti-fracking detractors like the group in Yellow Springs cite a recent EPA study and documentaries like “Gasland,” which highlight damage to air and water quality that’s possible with fracking.

By Steve Wilson

YELLOW SPRINGS —

Fracking is a horizontal drilling technique that releases natural gas from shale by breaking up the rock with chemical-laced water.

Opponents say it's a threat to drinking water and many want a statewide a legally authorized period of delay on the process.

Several anti-fracking groups have popped up since fracking came to Ohio.

An anti-fracking group centered in Yellow Springs has taken its message on the road — to eastern Ohio to join protests and to Texas to speak at conferences.

“There are costs here that aren’t taken into account, that are higher than the money that will be made,” said Joseph Cronin, a professor at Antioch University Midwest and a member of the group that includes academics, mothers and retirees.