Ellen Cantarow

Ellen Cantarow, musician and writer, reported from the West Bank and Israel during the 1980s for the Village Voice, Mother JonesGrand Street and other publications. She has visited and written about the region periodically since 2000.

Spectra AIM pipeline protest

A High-Pressure Pipeline Next to a Nuclear Power Plant… What Could Possibly Go Wrong? A High-Pressure Pipeline Next to a Nuclear Power Plant… What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

The construction of a gas pipeline within 1500 feet of Indian Point’s nuclear reactors could spell disaster for New York.

Mar 31, 2016 / Alison Rose Levy and Ellen Cantarow

A fracking protest in Seneca Lake, New York

Meet the New York State Community That’s Standing Up to Big Energy Meet the New York State Community That’s Standing Up to Big Energy

The Crestwood corporation wants to build a massive fracking hub in Seneca Lake—but residents won't let that happen without a fight.

Jul 9, 2015 / Ellen Cantarow

Is Fracking About to Arrive on Your Doorstep?

Is Fracking About to Arrive on Your Doorstep? Is Fracking About to Arrive on Your Doorstep?

The millions of miles of distribution and service pipelines crisscrossing the nation mean that countless Americans—even those living far from gas fields—find themselves...

Jan 30, 2014 / Ellen Cantarow

Fracking Ourselves to Death in Pennsylvania

Fracking Ourselves to Death in Pennsylvania Fracking Ourselves to Death in Pennsylvania

Farming communities are being turned into huge, open-air laboratories by energy companies—with ordinary people serving as guinea pigs.

May 2, 2013 / Ellen Cantarow

The Fight Against Fracking

The Fight Against Fracking The Fight Against Fracking

In small hamlets and tiny towns you’ve never heard of, grassroots activists are taking a stand in what could be the final showdown for Earth’s future.

Nov 19, 2012 / Ellen Cantarow

How Rural America Got Fracked How Rural America Got Fracked

The environmental nightmare you know nothing about.

May 21, 2012 / Ellen Cantarow

Fracking Gets Its Own Occupy Movement Fracking Gets Its Own Occupy Movement

Widespread resistance to natural gas fracking is rising above New York's Marcellus Shale.

Jan 23, 2012 / Ellen Cantarow

Tar Sands Make Their Mark Tar Sands Make Their Mark

Energy is ugly. Some forms more so than others, as nuclear near-meltdowns in Japan, the BP disaster in the Gulf of Mexico and deaths in a West Virginia coal mine explosion have dr...

Apr 7, 2011 / Ellen Cantarow

Big Oil Makes War on the Earth Big Oil Makes War on the Earth

The Gulf Coast joins an oil-soiled planet.

Jul 19, 2010 / Ellen Cantarow

Opposing Occupation Opposing Occupation

"I am Jewish. I am Israeli. I am a citizen of this state, and I am very upset."

Mar 20, 2004 / Feature / Ellen Cantarow

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