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020    9780807084939|q(hardcover : alk. paper) 
020    080708493X|q(hardcover : alk. paper) 
035    (OCoLC)863198371 
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100 1  Bamberger, Michelle. 
245 14 The real cost of fracking :|bhow America's shale-gas boom 
       is threatening our families, pets, and food /|cMichelle 
       Bamberger and Robert Oswald ; foreword by Sandra 
       Steingraber. 
264  1 Boston, Massachusetts :|bBeacon Press,|c[2014] 
300    xiii, 230 pages ;|c24 cm 
336    text|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|2rdamedia 
338    volume|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-216) and 
       index. 
505 0  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. 
520    Presents a cautionary assessment of the consequences of 
       hydraulic fracturing that documents numerous cases of 
       drilling-site contamination linked to human and animal 
       illnesses. 
520    Across the country, fracking -- the extraction of natural 
       gas by hydraulic fracturing -- is being touted as the 
       nation's 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 Real Cost of Fracking 
       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 ill health
       and heartbreak for families and their animals. By giving 
       voice to the people at ground zero of the fracking debate,
       the authors 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. Bamberger and Oswald reveal 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? 
650  0 Hydraulic fracturing|xEnvironmental aspects|zUnited 
       States. 
650  0 Shale gas industry|xEnvironmental aspects|zUnited States. 
650  0 Gas well drilling|xEnvironmental aspects|zUnited States. 
650  0 Pets|xEffect of stress on. 
700 1  Oswald, Robert,|d1953- 
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