The Daily Show - That's Fracked: Can a Colorado School Combat Environmental Racism?

[Rhiannon12866]

Desi Lydic heads to Colorado to find out how an energy company could be allowed to drill just a quarter mile away from an elementary school.

[madamesilverspurs]

1. This is my home town.

We've been dealing with the fracking mess for quite a while, now. Citizen involvement has grown, and we join forces with other communities dealing with the issue. Here are a couple of links to local efforts:

https://weldairandwater.org/

https://www.facebook.com/cofrackfiles/

And we were actually surprised by the coverage from our local newspaper, since it's pretty much understood that the publication essentially serves as PR organ of the oil and gas industry:

https://www.greeleytribune.com/news/greeleys-bella-romero-fracking-fight-featured-on-the-daily-show/


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[Rhiannon12866]

2. Thank you so much! And I'm sorry...

This is a comedy show, but they do take on real issues - and this adds so much to the information we're getting in a relatively short segment...