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
Fishing. Bill mckibben praises frackopoly as a truly powerful man manifesto about one of the greatest environmental fights on our planet today from one of its greatest champions. And the Huffington Post calls it a comprehensive history of fracking in america, adding its well written, timely and very important. Were very pleased to bring the conversation to Harvard Bookstore tonight. Please join me in welcoming winona hatter. [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 the midwest. We knew in the 90s that renewables were ready, that Energy Efficiency was ready, and we really needed to make a transition. So a couple of years ago we had been working on fracking at food and water watch for several years 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 mid 1990s when
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