Bob Sheak, who lives just outside of Athens, Ohio, is an emeritus professor of sociology at Ohio University. Recent Articles by Author Letter to a friend who urges me not to vote for either major presidential candidate The Coddling of the Corporate Rich and the Big Corporations The Romney’s fast lane to climate disruption Power outage in Athens County and global warming U.S. military acknowledges realty of human-induced global warming Fracking our way to a warmer and less stable world Open Letter to Sherrod Brown A fracking dilemma? Fracking or no fracking in Athens Opponents of fracking deal with corporate and political obstacles Previous page ‹‹ Page 5 Next page ›› Bob Sheak, who lives just outside of Athens, Ohio, is an emeritus professor of sociology at Ohio University.