Fracking Our Food Supply

Hosted by Evan Kleiman Apr. 13, 2013 Food & Drink

Elizabeth Royte is a science writer and author. She recently wrote an article for The Nation, "Fracking our Food Supply," in which she investigates the potential for hydraulic fracturing - or fracking - sites to contaminate our food supply.

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Host:

Evan Kleiman

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Gillian Ferguson, Laryl Garcia, Sarah Rogozen, Harriet Ells

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