INSPIRATION from the NEWS

Research for the Novel 
Brindle 24 - by J.J.Brown

“Doctors fight ‘gag orders’ over fracking chemicals.” Alicia Gallegos. American Medical News amednews.com. Posted Aug. 27, 2012.  

Global Warming’s Terrifying New Math. Bill McKibben. Rolling Stone. Published July 19, 2012. 

France Says No to Genetically Modified Crops, No to Fracking. Common Dreams. Published Sept. 16, 2012.  

Water, Water, Everywhere: 20 Months of Frackwater in the U.S. Skytruth. Published Sept 14, 2012. 

“Fracking: Boom or Doom.” Denise Grollmus. Published: September 19, 2012. Accessed Oct 22, 2012.  

Environmental Advocates Urge President Obama to Rethink Hydrofracking Support. Women's City Club of NY. Feb. 2012.  

More Views on the Gas Rush and Hydraulic Fracturing. New York Times, Dot Earth Blog. Andrew C Revkin. July 2, 2012.

The Dark Side of the Fracking Boom. Deborah Goldberg. Earth Justice. June, 2012.  

The Cozy Relationship between the Natural Gas Industry and Academic Researchers. The Atlantic. Published July, 2012. 

2008 - 2011 Research sources for Brindle 24 - by J.J.Brown

"Prosperity in Pipeline." Laura Legere. The Scranton Times Tribune. September 28, 2008.

"A Colossal Fracking Mess." Christopher Bateman. Vanity Fair. June 21, 2010.

"Danger spills over well sites." Laura Legere. The Citizens' Voice (Wilkes-Barre, PA). June 21, 2010.

"Frack Fluid Spill in Dimock Contaminates Stream, Killing Fish." Abrahm Lustgarten. ProPublica. September 21, 2009

"Gibbs Hill homeowners lose water supply after fracking." Heidi Zemach. Ridgway Record. August 11, 2008.

"Gas well fire is out." The Lock Haven Express. September 27, 2008.

"Gas well fire could burn for weeks." Jim Runkle. The Lock Haven Express. September 16, 2008.

"DEP examines report of gas in Lycoming Co. wells." The Associated Press. Public Opinion. June 16, 2011.

"Danger spills over well sites." Laura Legere. The Citizens’ Voice (Wilkes-Barre, PA). June 21, 2010.

"Pennsylvania lawsuit says drilling polluted water." Jon Hurdle. Reuters. November 9, 2009.

"Fears of tainted water well up in western Colorado." Nancy Lofholm. Denver Post. November 11, 2009.