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

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bamberger, Michelle
Other Authors: Oswald, Robert, 1953-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Beacon Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Hydraulic fracturing > Environmental aspects > United States.
Shale gas industry > Environmental aspects > United States.
Gas well drilling > Environmental aspects > United States.
Pets > Effect of stress on.
Table of 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.