In this episode Travis London shares his story of taking leadership on environmental issues in his community in Donaldsonville Louisiana. We talk about networking, movement building, and learn about his experience fighting the Bayou Bridge Pipeline which would connect oil from the Bakken fields with refineries on the Gulf Coast.Travis wants all of us to know and remember the power of people when we connect with each other and defend our communities. He says “we’re the ones who give power to the president, to government agencies, to industry – so when people join together and organize we can win victories. “As mentioned in this episodeTravis London on LinkedINCONFLUENCE - No Bayou Bridge PipelineNo Bayou Bridge Pipeline: bbp.orgFacebook Group: No Bayou Bridge Pipeline!L'eau Est La Vie Camp - No Bayou BridgeAbout Travis LondonTravis London is a networker and business owner from Donaldsonville, Louisiana involved in a variety of environmental justice issues. His business is in computing, but the harms of oil and gas industry motivate Travis to take leadership in environmental action.“In 2009, I was working as a library assistant. I met an activist by the name of Alberta Hasten, who was the founder of the Louisiana Environmental Justice Community Organization Coalition, client council board member of Capitol Area Legal Service, a board member of the school board, and a 35 year community activist that influenced me to get involved in everything as she showed people how everything related back to the environment. She had admire my networking skills as I helped her grew out her organization. She also took me along as her secretary/accountant in every type of fight that she was involved in. We did things from helping develop the Cancer Alley research in 2010 alongside Dr. Merril Singer of the University of Connecticut to doing usual environmental outreaches in different communities.”CreditsThis podcast is a project of halttheharm.net, a website and resource that connects you with leaders, activists, researchers, economists, legal experts, and funders to protect your community from oil & gas industry. Halt the Harm is a network of leaders who are taking action, sharing resources and information, and supporting each other’s campaigns. Find out more at halttheharm.netThe soundtrack Halt the Harm podcast is"One of These Days" by Eilen Jewell from her album Sea of Tears.Recorded, produced, and published by Ryan Clover in the studios WRFI Watkins Glen, Ithaca

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15 - Travis London, Taking Leadership

In this episode Andy Myers joins us to talk about using film as a tool for organizing and mobilizing around an issue.Andy Myers is the Campaign Coordinator for Working Films. A longtime proponent of linking films and activists, he has coordinated several state and national film campaigns, facilitated cross-organizational coalitions, and led multiple trainings for NGO’s and grassroots leaders aimed at using documentary film to advance their work.Andy’s shares tips on using films effectively, and sees them as an example of how arts & culture is integral to successful movements. He recommends using short films that spark discussions, and recognizing film makers who collaborate to tell stories.As mentioned in this episodeSane Energy ProjectYou Are Here Map Working filmsWater warriorsContact info@storyline.mediaNews, http://www.workingfilms.org/news/About Andy MyersAndy Myers is the Campaign Coordinator for Working Films, he holds a B.A in film studies and a B.A in environmental studies from the University of North Carolina Wilmington.A longtime proponent of connecting film with activism, he has coordinated various national campaigns which leverage the narrative in social issue documentaries to advance the efforts of organizations with shared goals.CreditsThis podcast is a project of halttheharm.net, a website and resource that connects you with leaders, activists, researchers, economists, legal experts, and funders to protect your community from oil & gas industry. Halt the Harm is a network of leaders who are taking action, sharing resources and information, and supporting each other’s campaigns. Find out more at halttheharm.netThe soundtrack Halt the Harm podcast is"One of These Days" by Eilen Jewell from her album Sea of Tears.Recorded, produced, and published by Ryan Clover in the studios WRFI Watkins Glen, Ithaca

14 - Andy Myers, Using Film To Mobilize

In this episode Dante Swinton, the coordinator of the Divert Baltimore Program talks about organizing and advocating for alternatives to developing a waste incinerator that would cause a public health crisis in Baltimore. By taking leadership and a design thinking approach, Dante is able to show that diverting the waste from incineration has social, environmental, and economic benefits.Dante advocates for thinking outside of the box, instead of just focusing on what we’re against. He says it’s important to build a solution. With a strong solution we can be effective in our efforts.As mentioned in this episodeEnergy Justice Network : AboutBaltimore Clean Air ActClean Air Baltimore: A Campaign to Replace Waste Incineration with Zero-Waste JobsDonate to the campaignResourcesAbout Dante SwintonDante has had an interest in environmental protection for 20 years, and has worked with Energy Justice Network since summer 2015. He has run for state and local office to raise waste/recycling, energy, transit, and domestic violence issues. He has a Bachelors in Environmental Studies from Winthrop University, and a Masters in Nonprofit Management and Social Entrepreneurship from the University of Baltimore.Dante is the Divert Baltimore Program Coordinator; Environmental Justice Researcher & Organizer with Clean Air Baltimore. More information at https://www.cleanairbmore.orgCreditsThis podcast is a project of halttheharm.net, a website and resource that connects you with leaders, activists, researchers, economists, legal experts, and funders to protect your community from oil & gas industry. Halt the Harm is a network of leaders who are taking action, sharing resources and information, and supporting each other’s campaigns. Find out more at halttheharm.netThe soundtrack Halt the Harm podcast is"One of These Days" by Eilen Jewell from her album Sea of Tears.Recorded, produced, and published by Ryan Clover in the studios WRFI Watkins Glen, Ithaca

13 - Dante Swinton, Energy Justice in Baltimore

In this episode you’ll hear a recording of a webinar presentation that Eliza Griswold, author of Amity and Prosperity brought to the network. The presentation is followed by a Q&A with Eliza.In Amity and Prosperity, the prize-winning poet and journalist Eliza Griswold tells the story of the energy boom’s impact on a small town at the edge of Appalachia and one woman’s transformation from a struggling single parent to an unlikely activist.“In her new book, Amity and Prosperity, journalist Eliza Griswold provides a deeply human counterpoint to this political fray. She takes on the decidedly fraught issue of energy extraction through a vivid, compassionate portrait of one family living in the long shadow of industry . . . Griswold chronicles these escalating horrors with disarming intimacy.”— Meara Sharma, The Washington PostAs mentioned in this episodeAmity and Prosperity : the bookWebinar recording : Eliza Griswold, Amity and ProsperityHalt the Harm Webinar SeriesCreditsThis podcast is a project of halttheharm.net, a website and resource that connects you with leaders, activists, researchers, economists, legal experts, and funders to protect your community from oil & gas industry. Halt the Harm is a network of leaders who are taking action, sharing resources and information, and supporting each other’s campaigns. Find out more at halttheharm.netThe soundtrack Halt the Harm podcast is"One of These Days" by Eilen Jewell from her album Sea of Tears.Recorded, produced, and published by Ryan Clover in the studios WRFI Watkins Glen, Ithaca

12 - Eliza Griswold, Author of Amity and Prosperity

In this episode Raina Rippel from the Environmental Health Project talks about the Citizen Science Toolkit, a helpful resource for anyone who wants to protect their family and neighbors from the harms of fracking. This toolkit is an expansive document that details ways that anyone can participate in monitoring environmental health impacts.We talk about the implications of health monitoring, how the toolkit was created, and provide some insight into the role of citizen science in protecting ourselves from industry that is looking for the cheapest and fastest way to extract gas and bring it to market.Raina says we all need to be involved in protecting our family and neighbors from the potential harms associated with unconventional oil and gas development – there are tools at our disposal to do this right now.As mentioned in this episodeFracTracker AllianceEnvironmental Health ProjectCitizen Science ToolkitAbout Raina RippelIn 2011, Raina Rippel helped found the Southwest Pennsylvania Environmental Health Project (EHP) in response to growing concerns associated with gas drilling activity and health impacts in Washington County, PA. Formerly Executive Director of Physicians for Social Responsibility/Maine and the Center for Coalfield Justice, Rippel has on the job training in environmental public health, medical education and outreach, community organizing, strategic development and leadership.Rippel heads up a team of fifteen staff and consultants and various interns with expertise in healthcare, public health research, toxicology, air and water quality, strategic development and community organizing, in conducting a targeted and timely public health response to unconventional shale development. EHP focuses their work on gathering data from residents of southwest PA and beyond on probable health impacts from oil and gas development, determining routes of exposures, and providing best-practice air and water monitoring tools and guidance, as well as accessible and effective interventions for individuals, households, and communities.Citizen Scientist ToolkitThis Citizen Scientist toolkit will provide listeners with an easy-to-follow framework for taking steps to becoming a more informed, empowered member of your community. By carefully following the procedures and protocols that are defined in the toolkit, listeners will become a citizen scientist, and their efforts can have an impact that extends well beyond their community. Their data can be added to the findings of many others. Together, this information can help listeners, their community, researchers and scientists truly understand the type and level of fracking-related risks.CreditsThis podcast is a project of halttheharm.net, a website and resource that connects you with leaders, activists, researchers, economists, legal experts, and funders to protect your community from oil & gas industry. Halt the Harm is a network of leaders who are taking action, sharing resources and information, and supporting each other’s campaigns. Find out more at halttheharm.netThe soundtrack Halt the Harm podcast is"One of These Days" by Eilen Jewell from her album Sea of Tears.Recorded, produced, and published by Ryan Clover in the studios WRFI Watkins Glen, Ithaca

11 - Raina Rippel, Environmental Health Project

Walter Hang from Toxics Targeting has led unprecedented victories against oil and gas projects in upstate NY – and in this interview he explains his strategy of balancing the message with an incredibly focused demand. The trick, he says, is that there is no trick – there are no shortcuts to the hard work, training, and commitment we need to win. What’s remarkable is that even though it’s challenging, the principles are actually quite simple, but we need to avoid the mistake of pouring effort into campaign strategies that are ineffective. In this episode you’ll gain some insight into how Walter has achieved so many victories, and in his words “crushed” pipeline project and other infrastructure demands of the oil & gas industry. As mentioned in this episode:Toxics Targeting at www.toxicstargeting.comInfrastructure Campaign Compilationwww.facebook.com/ToxicsTargetingDespite FERC approval, groups in NY are still able to defeat the development of a massive regional storage hub for fracked gas.The political argument “how can you support additional infrastructure for a dying industry?”…great political argument, which is going to rally and build the movement… but it’s not the legal strategy.When you identify the regulatory pressure points, identify exactly who you need to pressure on exactly which legal point. The ASK needs to be focused… The ask is different than the message which is how we organize a campaign.Toxics targeting helps focus the activists legal strategies to be more effective. They help identify the points and focus the efforts like a battering ram to prevent infrastructure projects.Bio: Walter Hang is the founder of Toxics Targeting, an consulting firm in Ithaca, NY that helps people understand toxic sites through New York State. He produces maps, reports, and publishes research with his team. You don’t need to be in New York State to be involved with Toxics Targeting campaigns, or to learn about their work  – just contact walter@toxicstargeting.com or go to the website www.toxicstargeting.com and look at the call to action in the bottom right of the page. Core Message: The trick is that there is no trick… to beat the fossil fuel industry and the politicians that favor them we need to work hard, build our network, and have a focused strategy with extremely clear demands. No tool, app, or social platform replaces the value of going door to door, building a campaign around a single (strategically sound) demand. Credits: This podcast is a project of halttheharm.net, a website and resource that connects you with leaders, activists, researchers, economists, legal experts, and funders to protect your community from oil & gas industry. Halt the Harm is a network of leaders who are taking action, sharing resources and information, and supporting each other’s campaigns. Find out more at halttheharm.net The soundtrack Halt the Harm podcast is"One of These Days" by Eilen Jewell from her album Sea of Tears. Recorded, produced, and published by Ryan Clover in the studios WRFI Watkins Glen, Ithaca

10 - Walter Hang on strategy, focus, and doing the work to crush industry plans.

Welcome to Halt the Harm Podcast, I'm your host Ryan Clover.  The network is to support leaders who are taking action to protect themselves and their communities from the harms of oil and gas industry. The podcast is a way to learn more about the people in the network, how they got involved, what work they're doing. If you have a story to share, please visit halttheharm.net/podcast or contact us at support@halttheharm.netIf you have questions about fracking, impacts, zoning, regulations, or organizations to connect with, visit frackingnextdoor.com

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In this episode Karen Edelstein helps us understand how maps are used as a powerful tool in protecting our communities. Maps gives us a big picture view of the land, industrial activity, and even the various people and organizations working to protect the environment. By comparing maps and data we can discover new trends, even possibilities for our work. As mentioned in this episode: FracTracker Alliance FracTracker's Resource Page Map of New York State bans and moratoria on high volume hydraulic fracturing https://saneenergyproject.org/ http://www.youareherenymap.org/ HHN Episode 04 - Mike Younger, Backwoods Pipeline Surveys Bio: Karen Edelstein is the Eastern Program Coordinator for the FracTracker Alliance, a nonprofit organization that uses maps and other interactive media to communicate the risks of oil and gas development. As an environmental cartographer, she has worked for many conservation and government agencies over the past two decades. She started working with Fractracker in 2010 before fracking was a common part of the public vocabulary. Throughout this time she's created dozens of maps that document environmental resources and industry behavior – maps on geology, water withdrawal, waste transportation, and even the movements of public opposition to fracking. These maps give us the ability to see the bigger picture of how the oil and gas industry operates, as well as our own efforts to organize to protect our health and environment. Core Message: Maps are powerful tools for organizing activism, and FracTracker is there to help groups mobilizing against oil and gas development, and FOR renewables. Credits: This podcast is a project of halttheharm.net, a powerful resource for anyone confronting the fracking industry. Halt the Harm is a network of leaders who are taking action, sharing resources and information, and supporting each other’s campaigns. Find out more at halttheharm.net The soundtrack Halt the Harm podcast is"One of These Days" by Eilen Jewell from her album Sea of Tears. Recorded, produced, and published by Ryan Clover-Owens in the studios of Eco-Defense Radio and WRFI. 

09 - Karen Edelstein, Mapping the Movement

Ranjana Bhandari is a mother and economics lecture. She bought a house in Arlington Texas in 1993. It’s Texas, so it didn’t shock them when the realtor mentioned mineral rights – but hundreds of fracking wells right in their neighborhood, on school campuses, street corners, and city blocks? It was hard to believe. Most of her neighbors signed the gas leases during the recession in 2008. It was hard to turn down the money. But Ranjana and her husband refused. Chesapeake called them incessantly, trying just about every angle to get them to sign. Eventually they just said, “too bad, we’re drilling anyway.” Listen, or read the story at www.halttheharm.net/raisingresistance As Mentioned in This Episode: Raising Resistance, Halt the Harm Network Liveable Arlington on Facebook Credits: This podcast is a project of halttheharm.net, a powerful resource for anyone confronting the fracking industry. Halt the Harm is a network of leaders who are taking action, sharing resources and information, and supporting each other’s campaigns. Find out more at halttheharm.net Recorded, produced, and published by Ryan Clover-Owens in the studios of Eco-Defense Radio and WRFI.

08 - Ranjana Bhandari, Holding Strong for a Liveable Arlington

Melinda Tuhus has been an environmental activist for decades – but throughout the past five years has become focused on the fight to slow climate change. As a reporter she's covered climate stories like mountaintop removal mining in West Virginia and the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy. In this interview she shares her perspective on climate organizing and working with Beyond Extreme Energy. For Melinda, meeting people and visiting communities impacted by extreme energy led to a deeper understanding of the need for climate justice. Even though human-caused climate change is serious, and at times overwhelming, Melinda believes we can do something about it. She explains how grassroots campaigns have been able to slow down the development of oil and gas infrastructure and even cancel major projects. Not only can we win campaigns, but working together and building a movement can be rewarding on a personal level.  As Mentioned in This Episode: Mountain Justice Julia "Judy" Bonds Larry Gibson melindatuhus.net Melinda's reporting & blog Defeating the Northeast Energy Direct Pipeline SNYFGP: We won! Kinder Morgan suspends “Northeast Energy Direct Pipeline Project” Beyond Extreme Energy BXE on Facebook Twitter : @melindanewhaven Music: Music for this episode by Eilen Jewell – song is "One of These Days" from her album Sea of Tears. Credits: This podcast is a project of halttheharm.net, a powerful resource for anyone confronting the fracking industry. Halt the Harm is a network of leaders who are taking action, sharing resources and information, and supporting each other’s campaigns. Find out more at halttheharm.net The soundtrack Halt the Harm podcast is"One of These Days" by Eilen Jewell from her album Sea of Tears. Recorded, produced, and published by Ryan Clover-Owens in the studios of Eco-Defense Radio and WRFI.

08 - Melinda Tuhus, Beyond Extreme Energy

On this episode we've got two guests, Heather Harr and Sara Rasmussen – we're talking about the impacts of fracking on public health.   Heather Harr is the project director for the League of Women Voters in Pennsylvania's Straight Scoop on Shale Drilling. She talks about the upcoming Shale and Public Health Conference, and also shares some valuable resources about public health impacts of fracking. The conference is for health professionals and community members interested in how the fracking industry impacts public health. Sara Rasmussen MHS, who you'll hear in the second half of this episode, published new research that shows a clear connection between fracking and asthma. She is a PhD candidate in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Department of Environmental Health and Engineering. She has been involved in three studies on unconventional natural gas development and health outcomes. In this interview Sara explains how they collected data to show the impacts of fracking on public health. I also learned a new word – epidemiology, which is (noun) "the branch of medicine that deals with the incidence, distribution, and possible control of diseases and other factors relating to health". This is why I'm asking the questions here ;-) As Mentioned in This Episode: Upcoming Shale and Public Health Conference – November 16th, 2016 The Pennsylvania League of Women Voters Shale Info & Resources from the Pennsylvania League of Women Voters Study : Association Between Unconventional Natural Gas Development in the Marcellus Shale and Asthma Exacerbations http://skytruth.org/ This podcast is a project of halttheharm.net, a powerful resource for anyone confronting the fracking industry. Halt the Harm is a network of leaders who are taking action, sharing resources and information, and supporting each other’s campaigns. Find out more at halttheharm.net

07 - Sara Rasmussen and Heather Harr – Fracking and Public Health

Gillian moved into a residential suburban neighborhood to raise her children and live a peaceful life – but then she received a letter from an environmental monitoring group warning her about a proposal to frack for shale-gas in her neighborhood. If allowed, it would immediately endanger her family and community – so Gillian took action. In just a few years Gillian became a full time organizer dedicated to protecting her community from the harms of fracking. She talked with neighbors, reached out to organizations who could support her work, and started gaining traction. If you are living in an area affected by fracking and want to learn more about effective community organizing, then you're going to love hearing Gillian's story and checking out the resources she shared with us below. I hope you enjoy this episode of the Halt the Harm Podcast with Gillian Graber. As Mentioned in the Show: Protect PT (Penn Township) on Facebook on Youtube Mountain Watershed Association Protect Our Children Organizing ABCs : A Guide to Protecting Our Schools and Communities from Shale Gas Development Halt the Harm Bio: Gillian Graber is a cofounder and now the president of Protect PT, a community organization working to ensure the safety, security, and quality of life for people in Penn Township, Trafford, and surrounding communities. For the past two years they've been organizing to prevent fracking from putting their community at risk. She's also working with Protect Our Children, a statewide coalition working to stop drilling near public schools. What We Talked About: In this interview Gillian shares how she got involved with community organizing. She explains what specific steps she took to grow her organization to what it is today. This podcast is a project of halttheharm.net, a powerful resource for anyone confronting the fracking industry. Halt the Harm is a network of leaders who are taking action, sharing resources and information, and supporting each other’s campaigns. Find out more at halttheharm.net

06 - Gillian Graber - Protect Our Children From Fracking

If you are concerned with fracking infrastructure you're going to find this interview with Lisa Graves-Marcucci incredibly valuable. Lisa shares two decades of experience challenging industrial activity such as coal, oil, and gas projects. She helps us understand what questions to ask, where to intervene, and how to identify the tactics used by industry to discourage us from getting involved. I hope you enjoy this episode of the Halt the Harm Podcast with Lisa Graves-Marcucci. As Mentioned in the Show: Citizens Toolkit (coming soon!) http://environmentalintegrity.org @EIPOnline https://www.facebook.com/EnvIntegrity Bio: Lisa has been a community advocate for over 20 years. Since joining EIP in 2009, her efforts to protect human health from power plant and oil and gas pollution have grown from the community to the regional and national level. Lisa has conducted extensive reviews of permit files for EIP, helped to identify violations, and organized citizen testimony at numerous public hearings before local, state and national agencies. Lisa was invited to speak before the National Academy of Sciences in October of 2004 in Washington, D.C., advocating for more effective regulation of coal combustion waste disposal.  Ms. Graves-Marcucci is a life-long resident of Pittsburgh’s Monongahela Valley and is a graduate of Duquesne University. Main Message: Industry tries to discourage participation in the local permitting process new industrial activity. But getting involved is critical, and there is a tangible set of tools you can use to challenge industry and start getting results. What We Talked About: In this interview Lisa shares how she began a two-decade career scrutinizing industrial projects and learning how to stand up to industry. She brings strength and determination to her work – and in this interview she shares some of the common forms of intimidation that industry representatives and "experts" use to discourage public participation during the permitting process. In her  experience Lisa has seen patterns emerge, and educates people how to stand up to industry and challenge these permits. Why? Because in her two decades of experience she's never found a permit for an industrial project that didn't have problems or mistakes. She is currently in the process of creating a Citizen's Toolkit, which will be available through the Environmental Integrity Project and help everyday folks like you and me participate in decisions that impact us. This podcast is a project of halttheharm.net, a powerful resource for anyone confronting the fracking industry. Halt the Harm is a network of leaders who are taking action, sharing resources and information, and supporting each other’s campaigns. Find out more at halttheharm.net Halt the Harm Podcast is produced in collaboration with Eco-Defense Radio, which you can learn more about at ecodefenseradio.org

05 - Lisa Graves-Marcucci, How to Challenge Industrial Permits

When Mike Younger learned about a compressor station being built near hear farm he started to ask questions – after hiking out to visit pipelines in rural Tennessee he was spurred into action. He found places where the pipes were exposed, crossing rivers, or in dangerous flood zones. He started taking pictures, gathering data, and compiling a report. Now the pipeline survey is a substantial report which is costing pipeline companies hundreds of thousands of dollars – in fact – if the companies were regulated according to the law their business may not be viable. That’s why Mike is on a mission to show us how we can monitor the industries that impact our lives. If you're ready to roll up your sleeves and get to work, you're going to love this interview.Mike breaks down exactly how he started his survey, and gives us a blueprint for how we can leverage this valuable tactic to defend the land. I hope you enjoy this episode of the Halt the Harm Podcast with Mike Younger. As Mentioned in the Show: www.mikeyounger.com Download the 2015 Pipeline Survey The music video for "Poisoned Rivers" can be viewed at www.mikeyounger.com/clips-and-scraps/ Concerned Citizens for a Safe Environment Main Message: There comes a point where we need to roll up our sleeves and get to work. The tactic of exposing poor pipeline maintenance and putting it into a formal study to be disseminated at all levels of gov't is a viable tactic. Why? Because it's reproducible – pipelines are everywhere, and we can monitor the places where pipelines run through our communities with tools like google maps and a camera. What We Talked About: What initially mobilized him to challenge the oil and gas industry The lack of regulation of the industry – or regulation in favor of the industry How Mike started the Pipeline Survey The pipeline survey he conducted and HOW Just putting together the report wasn’t enough – he needed to get the attention of regulatory agencies and political representatives. This podcast is a project of halttheharm.net, a powerful resource for anyone confronting the fracking industry. Halt the Harm is a network of leaders who are taking action, sharing resources and information, and supporting each other’s campaigns. Find out more at halttheharm.net

04 - Mike Younger, Backwoods Pipeline Surveys

"In this episode, award winning environmental activist Vera Scroggins joins us from Pennsylvania to share her perspective on fighting fossil fuel development – even though it's sometimes uncomfortable or risky." See the complete shownotes at https://www.ecodefenseradio.org/2016/09/15/vera-scroggins/" Vera has been documenting violations of the fracking industry and leading tours to show first hand the impacts fracking is having in Pennsylvania. As a result, she's become a target of industry intimidation, but she remains strong at heart. In this interview Vera shares her background, and what inspires her to take action despite the challenges she's faced. Links to stuff we talked about: The anti-fracking activist barred from 312.5 sq miles of Pennsylvania #No DAPL Vera Scroggins Youtube Channel Support Standing Rock Bio: Vera Scroggins has documented violations and exposed much of the gas industry malpractice and has been banned from 312.5 square miles of Pennsylvania. This includes the county hospital, local restaurants, supermarkets and drug stores, the animal shelter, the bowling alley, even the lake shore. The ban represents one of the most extreme measures taken by the oil and gas industry against protesters. A Montrose County courthouse granted Cabot Oil and Gas Corporation an injunction barring Scroggins from all property owned or leased by the company. This amounts to two hundred thousand acres of land, and nearly 40% of the county where Scroggins lives. What we talked about : In this interview Vera Scroggins talks about where she grew up, and how she became active in environmental issues. For her, it's just as much about defending the land as it is our rights to free speech and basic health. As mentioned in her biography above, Vera's lost her mobility in public places – she's been banned from nearly 40% of her county. She says this is a corporate takeover – and she's experiencing it first hand. Instead of protecting the people, various parts of the U.S. government are protecting the interests of the gas industry. Vera challenges us to take action, despite the short-term risks. The greater risk is doing nothing, and facing the impacts of the gas industry – climate change, water contamination, Click HERE to See the complete shownotes at Eco-Defense Radio 

03 - Vera Scroggins, Defending Environmental and Human Rights

This movement is created by leaders who are inspired to take action. While we are all connecting by our shared goals to fight fracking’s harms, each and every leader brings a different perspective to this fight. And each perspective has a unique story behind it – a story to tell and to inspire.We’ve teamed up with producer Ryan Clover from Eco-Defense Radio to interview leaders in the Halt the Harm Network about everyday life, and what inspires them to action, day in, day out.

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