Fossil Fuels’ Deadly Summer and the Growing Resistance

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“Civil disobedience can open up a space in our culture to have a conservation we can’t otherwise have,” said Sandra Steingraber in a recent AlterNet interview. Steingraber, a biologist and author, was arrested this spring in an act of civil disobedience on Seneca Lake, in upstate New York near her home. She’s been active in raising awareness about the health risks of fracking and drilling operations and its related infrastructure.

“Is this really the way forward—are we going after the bottom of the barrel of hydrocarbons and willing to put at risk our children, our air, our water?” Steingraber asked. “Or are we going to draw a line in the sand here and say, enough, and demand renewables? This is the point where we’re not going to take the risks anymore.”