Political Analysis - 01/10/11

Guests: Adrienne Esposito and Jeff Biggers

Tonight on the first half hour of Political Analysis: EARTHQUAKES AND HYDROFRACKING

Tonight's first guest on Political Analysis has become one of the nation’s leading voices against hydraulic fracturing. Adrienne Esposito is the executive director of the NewYork-based Citizens Campaign for the Environment, an organization that works with legislators, scientists and public health agencies to protect land and water resources. Adrienne (whom I learned on tonight's show has a degree in geology) talks about the alarming increase in seismic activity in hydrofracking zones -- and what New York is doing to put an end to it. 

Second half of Political Analysis: PEABODY ENERGY'S "LAND SWAP" 

The second half of the show features activist, author, award-winning journalist and cultural historian, Jeff Biggers talking about the US Forest Service's pending "land swap," that allows Peabody Energy ( the largest private coal company in the world) access to some 384 acres of the Shawnee National Forest along the Saline River in Illinois, so it can build yet another coal-fired power plant. Jeff Biggers also talks about "earthquake denial," and the massive coal-fired plant being built by Peabody right now in southern Illinois -- in what's known as the New Madrid Seismic zone. His article on the subject can be found at:  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-biggers/earthquake-denial-why-is_b_835401.html

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