Summary: Special on Hydrofracking – all you will need to know Guests: Prof. Tony Ingraffea is the distinguished Anthony Dwight Baum Professor of Engineering at Cornell University and head researcher of the Cornell Fracking Group – the nation’s leading computer simulation laboratory identifying the severe environmental risks as a result of hydrofracking. Jennifer Krill is the Executive Director of Earthworks – a national nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting the environment through advocacy and pressure on Congress, particularly concerning oil and natural gas ordinances and legislation. Formerly she was a campaign director for the Rainforest Action Network. Dominic Frangello is a city council member for the township of Caroline, New York, in a region most directly threatened by industry’s fracking intentions. He is also the leading anti-fracking advocate in an effort to solicit commitments from NY elected officials to protect the state against fracking.
