(Book cover design by Sabrina Bedford, cover photo by Julie Dermansky)

Petroleum-238: Big Oil's Dangerous Secret and the Grassroots Fight to Stop It will be published April 24, 2024. The book can be ORDERED now with AMAZON or BARNES & NOBLE or BOOKSHOP.ORG or any INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE across the US

BOOK TOUR DATES (and below that is listed Press about the book)...

> 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, 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, 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, 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 (2-4pm)

> Friday May 17: Musical book event at West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church in Cleveland Ohio, with musicians Pierson Keating, 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, 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, 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 (7pm)

> 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 6: Book event with Earthjustice in downtown Chicago, details to come

> Saturday June 8: Book event in Grove City, Pennsylvania, details to come

> Thursday June 20: Book event at Northshire Books in Saratoga Springs New York, hosted by Sustainable Saratoga

> 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 (6pm)

> 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)

> Other JULY & AUGUST Events to come in New Mexico and Texas

> SEPTEMBER, 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

**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

 

PRESS ABOUT THE BOOK!!

> Conversation with Carolyn Harding of Grassroots Ohio, stream the interview Friday April 12, 5pm with WGRN or Sunday April 14, 2pm with WCRS FM.