Fracking is in the news all the time, but what is it actually? And why is it under such heavy scrutiny? This episode of The Sweaty Penguin dives into one of the most high profile climate issues and examines how fracking adversely impacts climate, water, land, health, justice, and the economy. It also considers some directions we can follow to improve the practice and/or sensibly transition away from it.

With special guest Dr. Kate Neville, Assistant Professor of Global Environmental Politics at the University of Toronto.

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00:00 Start

01:52 Fracking is increasingly coming under scrutiny

03:30 What is fracking?

05:32 Impacts on climate

09:33 Water use, land use, and earthquakes

12:02 Pollution, human health, justice, and property values

14:59 Why the fracking business model has failed

18:09 Banning fracking versus phasing out fracking

20:46 Possible regulations and oversight

21:53 Emerging technologies to make fracking safer

23:47 Could fracking lessen its climate impact?

24:37 Host Ethan Brown’s final thoughts

26:06 Introducing special guest Dr. Kate Neville, Assistant Professor of Global Environmental Politics at the University of Toronto

26:20 New book: “Fueling Resistance: The Contentious Political Economy of Biofuels and Fracking”

32:01 Are movements against fracking fighting the practice globally, or just locally in their backyards?

34:42 How can marginalized communities affected by fracking be a bigger part of the conversation?

36:58 How important is American energy independence?

38:38 What are the next steps for fracking?

42:37 End credits

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Each episode of The Sweaty Penguin invites you to explore one climate change issue in depth, guided by an expert in the field. The goal? To make environmental issues less politicized and more fun, so that people of any political ideology or interest level can learn, engage, and find common ground.

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