Standing Up to the Natural Gas Industry - with Dr. Sandra Steingraber

Award-winning author and biologist Dr. Sandra Steingraber talks about our dependence on fossil fuels and the path forward.

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about micro- and nanoplastic particles and what we can do to reduce them. Then biologist, author and cancer survivor Dr. Sandra Steingraber talks about her efforts to stop the expansion of natural gas infrastructure and the tactics the industry is using to silence any opposition.

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Links from the interview:

• Health risks of gas stoves:https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-health-risks-of-gas-stoves-explained/

• Health impacts from compressor stations:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10616731/

• Heated public meeting concerning the Iroquois Pipeline:https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/news/article/iroquois-pipeline-athens-19457818.php&ved=2ahUKEwj7ge-Gk-aHAxVZEFkFHdYyCjUQFnoECBsQAQ&usg=AOvVaw3rrSQoZESxAZ6kVoypZT7v

Links from the news:

• Microplastics and IBD:https://www.healthcentral.com/condition/inflammatory-bowel-disease/can-microplastics-cause-inflammatory-bowel-disease

• Solar and wind energy to see large growth:https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=61242#:~:text=As%20a%20result%20of%20new,286%20billion%20kWh%20in%202025.