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Mountaintop coal mining. Hydrofracking. The endless search for fossil fuels is polluting our waterways and our water supplies. On this edition, how the fight to protect clean drinking water is motivating Americans to take action. But with regulatory agencies in the pocket of industrial polluters, will it be enough and will it be too late?
Special thanks to the Park Foundation for partial support of this program.
Program #21-12- Begin date: 5/23/12. End date: 11/23/12.
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Piece Description
Mountaintop coal mining. Hydrofracking. The endless search for fossil fuels is polluting our waterways and our water supplies. On this edition, how the fight to protect clean drinking water is motivating Americans to take action. But with regulatory agencies in the pocket of industrial polluters, will it be enough and will it be too late?
Special thanks to the Park Foundation for partial support of this program.
Program #21-12- Begin date: 5/23/12. End date: 11/23/12.
Please call us if you carry us - 510-251-1332 and we will list your station on our website. If you excerpt, please credit early and often.
Broadcast History
Program #21-12- Begin date: 5/23/12. End date: 11/23/12.
Timing and Cues
Total run time is 29 minutes (no hard breaks)
- Optional cutaway at 1:00
- Optional (floating) cutaway between 12:00 and 20:00
- Music in/out.
Additional Credits
Producers: Kyung Jin Lee, George Lavender
Host/Producer: Andrew Stelzer
Contributing Producer: Rachel James
Executive Director: Lisa Rudman
Web Editor: Irene Florez
Organizational Volunteers: Dan Turner, Alton Byrd, Dan Turner, Salima Hamirani and Barbara Muniz
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