Upcoming

> Sunday, July 7:

• Book event at Avogadro’s Number in Fort Collins, Colorado, hosted by Karen Speed and other northern Colorado alliances (2-4pm).

> Monday, July 8:

• Book event at Tattered Cover’s Colfax location in Denver, Colorado, hosted by Earthworks, Colorado Rising, Black and Brown Parents United Foundation, and The Greenhouse Connection Center (6-8pm).

> Tuesday, July 9:

• Book event at Paonia Farmer’s Market in Paonia, Colorado, hosted by Citizens for a Healthy Community and The Learning Council (6-7pm).

> Thursday, July 11:

• Book event at Society of the Muse of the Southwest (SOMOS) in Taos, New Mexico, hosted by New Energy Economy, Amigos Bravos, Renewable Taos, and the Taos Land Trust (5-6:30pm).

> Friday, July 12:

• Book event at Collected Works Bookstore in Santa Fe, New Mexico, hosted by New Energy Economy, Center for Biological Diversity, WildEarth Guardians, and NM No False Solutions (6pm).

> Saturday, July 13:

• Book event at Center for Peace & Justice in Albuquerque, New Mexico, hosted by New Energy Economy, Center for Biological Diversity, WildEarth Guardians, and NM No False Solutions (3:30-5pm).

> September:

• Events to come in California, Oregon, and Washington.

> Saturday, November 16:

• Book event at Wood County Library in Toledo, Ohio.

> Fall/Winter:

• Events to come in Maryland, North Carolina, Mississippi, Georgia, Louisiana, Florida, and Texas.

If you are interested in hosting an event at a bookstore, university, or community space in your community, please reach out to Karen LeBlanc at misskarret@gmail.com.

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Press About the Book

April 12, 2024:

• Conversation with Carolyn Harding of Grassroots Ohio, WGRN, and WCRS FM.

April 24, 2024:

• Rolling Stone, “A Reformed Fracker Exposes the Fossil Fuel Industry’s Toxic Lies: An excerpt from ‘Petroleum-238: Big Oil’s Dangerous Secret and the Grassroots Fight to Stop It’ tells the story of a bank robber-turned-fracker who became a whistleblower.”

April 30, 2024:

• New York on Earth substack, “The Radioactive Gas That’s Fueling NYC.”

April 30, 2024:

• ABC News 27.Com WHTM out of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, “Environmental advocacy groups rally at capitol for action on gas, oil industry.”

April 30, 2024:

• WKBN 27 out of Youngstown, Ohio, “Rolling Stone investigative author coming to Valley.”

May 3, 2024:

• The Oberlin Review, Oberlin, Ohio, “Justin Nobel: Environmental Journalist, Author of Petroleum-238.”

May 5, 2024:

• The Athens Messenger, Athens, Ohio, “Oil and Gas Industry: Author says Martins Ferry site is reflective of oil and gas industry as a whole.”

May 8, 2024:

• The Athens Messenger, Athens, Ohio, “Oil and Gas Industry: Justin Nobel shares one treatment plant’s story, answers questions.”

May 13, 2024:

• The Allegheny Front, Pittsburgh-area NPR, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, “New book takes on the dangers of radioactivity in the oil and gas industry.”

May 16, 2024:

• The Intelligencer Wheeling News-Register, Wheeling, West Virginia, “Science Journalist Presents Research Into Austin Master Facility.”

May 16, 2024:

• WTRF out of Triadelphia and Wheeling, West Virginia, “Austin Master Services employee’s clothes tested for radioactive materials.”

May 17, 2024:

• WTRF out of Triadelphia and Wheeling, West Virginia, “Science journalist presents research into toxic waste at Ohio oil and gas waste company that was allegedly storing illegal excess quantities of brine and drilling waste.”

May 18, 2024:

• WTRF out of Triadelphia and Wheeling, West Virginia, “Austin Master Services to face court Monday for radioactive liquids and sludge waste.”

May 18, 2024:

• WTOV9 FOX out of Steubenville, Ohio, “Author Justin Nobel discusses oil and gas impacts at Korbel’s Farm book signing.”

May 22, 2024:

• PA Environment Digest Blog: Guest Essay: Oil & Gas Industry Waste And Radioactive Drinking Water In Pennsylvania.

June 2024:

• All Things Green Podcast: Oil Industry’s Radioactive Secrets Revealed with Author & Journalist Justin Nobel Episode 48.

June 3, 2024:

• Environmental Health Sciences News: The oil and gas industry’s radioactive problem: Q&A with Justin Nobel.

June 7, 2024:

• WGGT-LP 92.9 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Planet Philadelphia with Kay Wood.

June 10, 2024:

• Forward Radio WFMP 106.5 Louisville, Kentucky: Sustainability Now! with Justin Mog.

June 14, 2024:

• Appearance on The Power Hour, National podcast program out of St. Louis: Justin Nobel – “Petroleum-238: Big Oil’s Dangerous Secret and the Grassroots Fight to Stop It.”

June 30, 2024:

• New York Times Readalong show with Sree Sreenivasan and Neil Parekh: #NYTReadalong | Justin Nobel (Investigative Science Journalist).

Past Events

> Tuesday May 7:

Papercuts Bookshop in Jamaica Plain just outside Boston Massachusetts, Book event in conversation with nuclear forensics scientist Dr. Marco Kaltofen (630pm)

> Saturday May 11:

Musical book event at Gold Lion Community Cafe in Richmond Virginia, featuring musicians Pierson Keating and Karen LeBlanc (7-10pm) [**Funding to Support May 11-19 Musical Book Tour Events Generously Provided by FreshWater Accountability Project]

> Sunday May 12:

Musical book event at Blacksburg Books in Blacksburg Virginia, featuring musicians Pierson Keating and Karen LeBlanc, hosted by POWHR (Protect Our Water, Heritage, Rights) (5pm)

> Tuesday May 14:

Musical book event at Argo Books in Buckhannon West Virginia, featuring musicians Pierson Keating and Karen LeBlanc, hosted by West Virginia Rivers Coalition and Buckhannon River Watershed Association (6pm)

> Wednesday May 15:

Ohio County Library in Wheeling West Virginia, Book event with musicians Pierson Keating and Karen LeBlanc, hosted by Concerned Ohio River Residents (6pm)

> Thursday May 16:

Musical book event at Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland in Cleveland Ohio, hosted by the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF) and moCa Cleveland, with musicians Pierson Keating and Karen LeBlanc (2-4pm)

> Friday May 17:

Musical book event at West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church in Cleveland Ohio, with musicians Pierson Keating and Karen LeBlanc, hosted by Faith Communities Together for a Sustainable Future (7pm)

> Saturday May 18:

Musical book event at Korbel’s Family Farm in Hammondsville Ohio, with musicians Pierson Keating, Karen LeBlanc and MANY other great acts! Hosted by the fabulous Pete and Micki Rockenhauser (2pm~)

> Sunday May 19:

Musical book event at Bloom Brewery in West Newton Pennsylvania, with musicians Pierson Keating and Karen LeBlanc, hosted by Mountain Watershed Association (12-2pm) [**Funding to Support May 11-19 Musical Book Tour Events Generously Provided by FreshWater Accountability Project] 

> Tuesday May 21:

Book Event at Wooden Shoe Bookshop with Physicians for Social Responsibility Pennsylvania and Harrisburg based writer Jamar Thrasher (7pm)

> Wednesday May 22:

Book event at People’s Book in Takoma Park Maryland (just outside the Washington DC district line) (6pm)

> Saturday June 1:

Book event at Patagonia in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, hosted by Protect PT

> Sunday June 2:

FRACKSTOCK! Musical book event at Unitarian Universalist Church in Columbus Ohio, hosted by Buckeye Environmental Network, GrassRoots Ohio and First UU Church of Columbus (5-9pm)

>  Monday June 3:

Bookloft Book of German Village, Columbus Ohio.

> Wednesday June 5:

Book event at Charlevoix Public Library in Charlevoix Michigan, hosted by Ban Michigan Fracking (530pm-7pm)

> Thursday June 20:

Book event at Northshire Books in Saratoga Springs New York, hosted by Sustainable Saratoga

> JULY

Events to come in Colorado, New Mexico and West Texas

> AUGUST

Events to come in California, Oregon and Washington

> OCTOBER

Events to come in Maryland, North Carolina, Mississippi, Georgia, Louisiana and Florida

> Saturday November 16:

Book event at Wood County Library in Toledo Ohio

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Want to host an event?

If you are interested in hosting an event at a bookstore, university or community space in your community please reach out to Karen LeBlanc, misskarret@gmail.com

For any other inquiries, please contact me.