Called powering the midwest. We knew in the 90s that renewables were ready, that Energy Efficiency was ready and we needed to make a transition. So, a couple of years ago, we had been working on fracking at food and waiter watch at as the First National group to call for a ban on fracking, and i started looking at some of the statistics about how far we had come with Renewables Since the mid1990s when i worked on this project. And it was stunning. As of 2015, only five percent of our electricity is generated from solar and wind energy. We need to do so much better and, yet, here in a state like massachusetts, where youre not really suffering from fracking, but you are suffering from all of the infrastructure to really promote fracking and allow it to expand. So, i decided to write this book because you really need to know where youve been to know where youre going, and i wanted to see how wed ended up with this mon knoppizeed oil and gas industry that has so much power over our democra
And as the environmental policy director for citizen action. Her previous book, the battle over the future of food and farming in america, was originally published in 2012 and has now been released in paperback, unveiled the corporate control of food in the united states. Her latest book, frackopoly, reports on the history of hydraulic fracturing, arguing that the rush to fracking is dangerous to the environment and human health. Environmentalist and author bill mckibbon praises frackopoly as a truly powerful manifesto about one of the greatest environmental fights on our planet today. And the Huffington Post calls it a comprehensive history of fracking in america. Its well written, timely and very important. Were very pleased to bring the conversation to Harvard Bookstore tonight. Please join me in welcoming wenonah hauter. [applause] and thank you to Harvard Bookstore and all of you for coming this evening. So in the mid 1990s, i worked on a Renewable Energy project called powering t
We have copies of frackopoly available for 20 off at the registers which are the next room. Count is how w we want to say thank you for buying books at the Harvard Book Store your purchase ensures thet end of tenant bookstore. Questioi we are pleased to have cspan here tape in the event. When asking questions during the q a please know youll be recorded a please wait for the microphone to come before asking a question. Please please silence your cell phone for tonights talk. Very pleased to introduce our speaker. And exec winona is the founder and executive director of food and water watch which focuses on corporate and governmentnt accountability relating to food, water and fishing. She has written on food, water and Environmental Issues including director of public citizens of energy and permit program and the environmental policy director for citizen action. Her previous book, food up up late the battle of food andd farming in america published in 2012 and been released in paper bac