Warning from Wyoming – 2014 Coal and Gas campaign update

In Feb/March 2014 we are bringing John Fenton, a cattle rancher from the USA, out to Australia where he will be telling his story of how fracking for gas poisoned the water in his home town of Pavillion, Wyoming.

Following the drilling of 200 gas wells in his region, drinking water now has to be trucked in and local farmers have to ventilate their houses when they run a bath or have a shower or risk an explosion from the build-up of gas. Some locals have developed major health issues connected with the chemical pollution.

Hear John Fenton speak about this situation and the battle against fracking being waged in the USA.

7pm, Thursday 27 February 2014