What's the problem with 'fracking'?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Josh Fox, writer and director of the documentary, Gasland, about the spread of "fracking," or hydraulic fracturing, across the United States. The process, which uses water, pressure, and chemicals to extract natural gas from the ground, is exempt from environmental regulation. What concerns do you have? Join us live at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What effects is "fracking" having on our health and environment? On the next Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Josh Fox, writer and director of Gasland

Deborah Goldberg, managing attorney of EarthJustice's northeast regional office

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How can we live less toxic lives?

How can we live less toxic lives? On the next Your Call, we'll talk about practical ways to avoid the myriad of carcinogens around us. A recently-released President's Cancer Panel report says the environmental causes of cancer have been grossly underestimated. So how can we, as individuals and communities, take steps to reduce the risks posed by chemicals in our lives?

Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What are simple choices we can make to reduce our exposure to carcinogens? It's Your Call, with Sandip Roy and you.

Guests:
Caroline Cox, research director for The Center for Environmental Health

Cynthia Knowles, residential toxics reduction specialist with the San Francisco Department of the Environment

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Your Call 042208 EPA's Environmental Policies

What's the current status of the Environmental Protection Agency? On the next Your Call, on Earth Day, we'll take a look at how environmental policies have changed under the Bush administration. Since its inception in 1970, the EPA has monitored air, water, land and human health but according to critics, the Agency has put politics and money over science. What's it going to take to get the EPA to do its job? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Dr. William Hirzy, a senior EPA scientist and Ph.D., executive vice president of National Treasury Employee Union Chapter 280.

Kurt Gottfried, co-founder and chair of the Union of Concerned Scientists, is emeritus professor of physics at Cornell University.

EPA representative to be confirmed

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