Man-Made Earthquakes: Another Negative Legacy of Fracking
Man-made earthquakes are now common across Oklahoma and other parts of the Midwest and South thanks to the surge in hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) activity…
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Worse Than Fracking? Lithium Extraction For Batteries Hardly A Concern
Lithium extraction for the batteries that power our cell phones, laptops & electric cars is hardly as risky for the environment as fracking…
Indigenous Environmental Network’s Kandi Mossett on Fighting Pipelines, Warming
Kandi Mossett of the Indigenous Environmental Network talks about how and why native tribes are fighting the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipeline projects…
Stop Hydraulic Fracturing Now
Hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking” is the practice of drilling into the Earth’s surface and fracturing the rock beneath it by injecting fluid into the cracks of the rocks. Large fissures allow oil and gas to flow out and into wells where it can be extracted. Fracking is very hazardous to the environment as well as human health, and the […]
Rock Stars Call for Fracking Ban
“One of the most critical environmental issues of our time is banning fracking everywhere because it destroys our water, our communities and our planet.” —Bonnie Raitt “These days images of our planet are so common that we often overlook how precious and beautiful it is. I wrote this song as a reminder of the importance of […]
The Real Cost of Fracking
The Real Cost of Fracking: How America’s Shale Gas Boom Is Threatening Our Families, Pets, and Food pulls back the curtain on how this toxic process endangers the environment and harms people, pets, and livestock. Michelle Bamberger, a veterinarian, and Robert Oswald, a pharmacologist, combine their expertise to show how contamination at drilling sites translates into […]