Fractivism - Corporate Bodies and Chemical Bonds (Hardcover)

From flammable tap water and sick livestock to the recent onset of hundreds of earthquakes in Oklahoma, the impact of fracking in the United States is far-reaching and deeply felt. In Fractivism Sara Ann Wylie traces the history of fracking and the ways scientists and everyday people are coming together to hold accountable an industry that has managed to evade regulation. Beginning her story in Colorado, Wylie shows how nonprofits, landowners, and community organizers are creating novel digital platforms and databases to track unconventional oil and gas well development and document fracking's environmental and human health impacts. These platforms model alternative approaches for academic and grassroots engagement with the government and the fossil fuel industry. A call to action, Fractivism outlines a way forward for not just the fifteen million Americans who live within a mile of an unconventional oil or gas well, but for the planet as a whole.

General

Imprint:	Duke University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Experimental Futures
Release date:	February 2018
First published:	2018
Authors:	Sara Ann Wylie
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	424
ISBN-13:	978-0-8223-6382-8
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Management of land & natural resources Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Conservation of the environment > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General
LSN:	0-8223-6382-8
Barcode:	9780822363828

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