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Leonard Lopate at Large

Fri, Apr 9, 2021 13:00 PM

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Hosts: Leonard Lopate
Topics:
  • Colin Jerolmack on Up to Heaven and Down to Hell: Fracking, Freedom & Community in an American Town -
Synopsis:

Shale gas extraction—commonly known as fracking—is often portrayed as an energy revolution that will transform the American economy and geopolitics.

But in greater Williamsport, Pennsylvania, fracking is personal.

NYU associate professor of sociology and environmental studies Colin Jerolmack’s new book Up to Heaven and Down to Hell: Fracking, Freedom, and Community in an American Town is a devastating account of what happens when one of the most momentous decisions for the well-being of our planet is made without the general public’s consent.

Join us for a look at the real cost of unchecked industry in this installment of Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI.

Guests:
  • NYU associate professor of sociology and environmental studies Colin Jerolmack -
Playlist:
  • "Sort Of" "Clog Dance" - Charlie Morrow
  • "Before The Drilling Rigs Got Here" - Thom Chacon
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