Fractivism: Corporate Bodies and Chemical Bonds

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.

Author: Sara Ann Wylie
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: 02/26/2018
Pages: 424
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.10w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780822369028

Review Citation(s):
Choice 10/01/2018

About the Author
Sara Ann Wylie is Assistant Professor of Sociology, Anthropology, and Health Sciences at Northeastern University.