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The real cost of fracking : how America's shale gas boom is threatening our families, pets, and food

Bamberger, Michelle. (Author). Oswald, Robert 1953- (Added Author).

Summary: Presents a cautionary assessment of the consequences of hydraulic fracturing that documents numerous cases of drilling-site contamination linked to human and animal illnesses.

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  • ISBN: 080708493X
  • ISBN: 9780807084939
  • Physical Description: print
    xiii, 230 pages ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Boston : Beacon Press, [2014]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note: 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.
Subject: Gas well drilling Environmental aspects United States
Hydraulic fracturing Environmental aspects United States
Pets Effect of stress on
Shale gas industry Environmental aspects United States

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Iredell County Public Library.

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