Weekly Round Up – Sandra Steingraber, Neil deGrasse Tyson, David Quammen

Happy Thursday, everyone! Let’s check in on our speakers this week …

 

Sandra Steingraber recently traveled to Argentina to speak at an environmental conference. “Fracking looks the same wherever it goes; it’s a blight on the landscape” she observed.

 

Did you catch Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Twitter blast about how the world has changed since the last time the Chicago Cubs won the World Series? Our favorite? “The last time the Chicago Cubs won the World Series, the Periodic Table had only 85 Elements on it.”

 

Here’s a fascinating radio interview with David Quammen about his outstanding writing on Yellowstone National Park

 

And those are the stories for this week! Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter to keep up with the latest from all of our speakers, scientists and change makers!