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The real cost of fracking : how America's shale-gas boom is threatening our families, pets, and food / Michelle Bamberger and Robert Oswald ; foreword by Sandra Steingraber. by Bamberger, Michelle. Beacon Press, [2014] Call #: 363.1791 B199r Subjects Hydraulic fracturing -- Environmental aspects.   Shale gas industry -- Environmental aspects.   Gas well drilling -- Environmental aspects -- United States.   Petroleum industry and trade -- Environmental aspects.   Energy development -- Environmental aspects.   Pets -- Effect of stress on. ISBN:  9780807084939 (hc.) 080708493X (hc.) Alternate title:  Fracking : how America's shale-gas boom is threatening our families, pets, and food Description:  xiii, 230 pages ; 24 cm Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-216) and index. Contents:  Families and their pets -- Sarah and Josie : violated families -- Samantha and Jesse : shattered dreams -- Ann and Andrew : reluctant refugees -- Fracking, farming, and our food supply -- Mary and Charlie : quarantined cattle -- Sharon and Wade : disrespect of farmers and farming -- Environmental justice -- Claire and Jason : forsaken community -- Epilogue : where do we go from here? -- Appendix : a primer on gas drilling. Summary:  "Fracking -- the extraction of natural gas by hydraulic fracturing -- is being touted as the answer to energy independence and a fix for a flagging economy. Drilling companies assure us that the process is safe, politicians push through drilling legislation without a serious public-health debate, and those who speak out are marginalized, their silence purchased by gas companies and their warnings about the dangers of fracking stifled. The authors pull 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 ill health and heartbreak for families and their animals. By giving voice to the people at ground zero of the fracking debate, the authors vividly illustrate the consequences of fracking and issue an urgent warning to all of us: fracking poses a dire threat to the air we breathe, the water we drink, and even our food supply. The harrowing experiences of small farmers who have lost their animals, their livelihoods, and their peace of mind, and of rural families whose property values have plummeted as their towns have been invaded by drillers. At the same time, these stories give us hope, as people band together to help one another and courageously fight to reclaim their communities. The debate over fracking speaks to a core dilemma of contemporary life: we require energy to live with modern conveniences, but what degree of environmental degradation, health risks, and threats to our food supply are we willing to accept to obtain that energy? The stakes couldn’t be higher, and this is an issue that none of us can afford to ignore"--Provided by publisher. Other authors:  Oswald, Robert, 1953- Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Sackville Public Library Adult Nonfiction 363.1791 B199r Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Tantallon Public Library Adult Nonfiction 363.1791 B199r Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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