Skeptics Speaker Leads “Fracking Debate”

The Society of Skeptics welcomed writer Seamus McGraw on Tuesday, October 18. In his book, The End of Country, McGraw tells the compelling story about the epic battle for control of one of the richest natural gas deposits the world has ever known, the Marcellus shale.

McGraw is a full-time writer with work published in Playboy, Reader’s Digest, Penthouse, Radar, Spin and The Forward. According to his website, he received the Freedom of Information Award from the Associated Press Managing Editors, as well as honors from the Casey Foundation and the Society of Professional Journalists.

Click here for an excerpt of his book.

All Skeptics programs are free and open to the public. The weekly series, which has been in continuous existence since 1977, is one of the premier high school lecture series in the country. The program was an outgrowth of the Blair International Society, begun in 1962, and has served as a forum for the discussion and debate of important national and international issues. Over the past 30-plus years, under the tutelage of Dr. Martin Miller, the series has featured a wide variety of speakers who are engaging, accomplished in their respective fields and often controversial.

For a listing of upcoming Skeptics programs, please click here.

Updated 10/19/11

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