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America’s Latest Oil and Gas Rush
Maya SchenwarThe oil and gas industry is entrenched in southern Louisiana — and it is taking a horrific toll. In early August, a “frack-out” occurred in Louisiana’s Assumption Parish, where an...
View ArticlePreview: The Toxic Assault on Our Children
On this week’s Moyers & Company, biologist, mother and activist Sandra Steingraber explains why she was willing to go to jail for blocking access to the construction of a storage and transportation...
View ArticleGoing Behind Bars to Protest Fracking
Biologist and activist Sandra Steingraber explains why she and others illegally blocked the driveway of natural gas company Inergy in upstate New York , a crime for which she went to jail on Wednesday,...
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The Facts on Fracking
In this March 29, 2013 photo, a worker helps monitor water pumping pressure and temperature, at an Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. hydraulic fracturing and extraction site, outside Rifle, in western...
View ArticleSandra Steingraber’s War on Toxic Trespassers
Biologist, mother and activist Sandra Steingraber joins Bill to talk about the need to build awareness about toxins that contaminate our air, water and food — and threaten our children’s health. With...
View ArticleFull Show: The Toxic Assault on Our Children
Biologist, mother and activist Sandra Steingraber joins Bill to explain why she was willing to go to jail — and did — for blocking access to the construction of a storage and transportation facility...
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The Silence of Science
This article first appeared in the January/February issue of Orion magazine.Seneca Lake seen from Sampson State Park in Romulus, N.Y. Reverend Gary Judson was arrested for trespassing while protesting...
View ArticleAnti-Fracking Activist Sandra Steingraber Released From Jail
After serving 10 days of her 15-day sentence for trespassing during a protest against fracking, activist Sandra Steingraber was released from the Schuyler County jail last week in Watkins Glen, N.Y....
View ArticleSlideshow: Public Lands Open for Drilling
Across America, government-controlled lands are leased to companies seeking to turn a profit on the fossil fuels that lie beneath. Among those lands are some national parks, preserves, forests and...
View ArticleMorning Reads…
Here are some of the stories the Moyers & Company crew are reading this morning.Bad lapdogs for big biz –> In the NYT, Eduardo Porter writes that corporate supporters appear to be losing their...
View ArticleMorning Reads: Doomsday Preppers and the Coming Barackalypse
Happy Friday morning! Almost made it to the weekend. Here’s some of the stuff we’re reading this morning at Moyers & Company…Day 11…Nobody really knows what’s going on after a flurry of meetings...
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Natural Gas Won’t Decrease Our Carbon Footprint
A rig drills for natural gas that will eventually be released using hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, on leased private property outside Rifle, in western Colorado. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley) Shale...
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Millennials March for Climate Justice
Whit Jones attended the Power Shift 2013 summit earlier this week in Pittsburgh. His report is special to BillMoyers.com.Youth activists march over the Roberto Clemente bridge in Pittsburgh (photo...
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Activists to Watch: Kandi Mosset
Kandi Mosset speaking at a Power Shift rally in Pittsburgh (Photo Credit: Robert van Waarden)Earlier this month, the Energy Action Coalition and other groups brought more than 8,000 activists,...
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The Shale Rebellion: How Appalachia Became a Battleground in the Fight Over...
Shutterstock.com“Few Places in the United States are tougher ground for building an environmental-justice movement than the Appalachian counties of central Pennsylvania,” writes Barry Yeoman in a...
View ArticleMorning Reads: Congress Looks Like a Million Bucks and Duck Dynasty’s Fake...
Good morning — and happy Friday! Here are some of the stories we’re reading as we approach the end of a frigid week… Call it like it is –> HuffPo’s Ryan Grim reports that the White House is...
View ArticleMorning Reads: Christie Goes on Offense; The Criminalization of Enviro Activism
Good morning! Here are some of the stories we’re reading on a crisp day in NYC… Fits every occasion –> Former VA Gov. Bob McDonnell laments the “unjust overreach of the federal government” after he...
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Six Things Obama Can Do on Climate Without Congress
This post first appeared at Mother Jones. President Barack Obama addresses the nation in September 2013. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool) When President Obama takes the stage this evening for his annual...
View ArticleWatch: Brief Music Video Offers Everything You Need to Know About Fracking
You’ve heard about “fracking” — hydraulic fracturing — but perhaps you’ve wondered how it actually works. The video below offers a quick and entertaining explanation of the process. It was produced in...
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Is Fracking Causing Earthquakes?
Workers move a section of well casing into place at a Chesapeake Energy natural gas well site near Burlington, Pa., in Bradford County. (AP Photo/Ralph Wilson, File) In Texas, Oklahoma, Ohio and other...
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