Podcast appearances and mentions of Robert B Jackson

Robert B. Jackson, Nicholas Professor of Global Environmental Change, Associate Dean for Research, and Professor of Biology at Duke University, discusses his work on the feedbacks between people and the biosphere, including studies of energy, land use, and climate change, with the goal of building predictive, scientific frameworks that help guide policy solutions for global warming and other environmental problems.

Hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") is a controversial practice used in natural-gas drilling. Fracking makes it much more feasible to free the vast reserves of natural gas locked underground, but the practice comes with concerns that the natural gas boom is proceeding too fast, before we understand the human health impacts. Discussions about fracking and community health typically involve questions about methane contamination of drinking water wells around drill sites. In this podcast, host Ashley Ahearn talks with Robert B. Jackson about another fracking-related water concern: the millions of gallons of contaminated wastewater generated by the process. Visit the podcast webpage to download a full transcript of this podcast.