Description:
Winner of the Writers' League of Texas Book Awards
Finalist for the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize
From the front lines of the fracking debate, a "field philosopher" explores one of our most divisive technologies.
Brief description: Adam Briggle teaches philosophy at the University of North Texas in Denton, where he also serves on a citizens' advisory group. He contributes to Slate, Truthout, and other publications. His work and the Denton story have been featured in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, BBC, NPR, Washington Post, and Newsweek.
Review Quotes: This rousing account of a great people's victory is also the occasion for some real reflection about the mad push forward now degrading the planet in deep and desperate ways.--Bill McKibben, author of Deep Economy