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Fox, Josh 1972- Interviews Groundwater Pollution United States Hydraulic fracturing Environmental aspects Hydraulic fracturing Environmental aspects United States Independent filmmakers United States Interviews Natural gas Prospecting Accidents United States Natural gas Prospecting Environmental aspects United States Natural gas Prospecting Health aspects United States Natural gas Prospecting United StatesSummary: In 2009, filmmaker Josh Fox learned his land was on top of the Marcellus Shale, a giant reservoir of natural gas, and that he would be paid to lease his land for natural gas extraction. Fox documented his cross-country trek to find out if the controversial process of hydraulic fracking is actually safe. What he unearthed was a shocking discovery about a practice that is understudied and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Docurama Films 2010
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC GAS1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF GAS
Summary: "Shelly's a real Pennsylvania dairy farmer livign atop the Marcellus Shale. Wells were being considered for her property. She had seen and heard enough about natural gas drilling and hydraulic fracturing from the movie "Gasland" to worry about her family's safety. She owed it to them--and to herself--to find out the truth. Armed with serious questioons and determined to find credible answers,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Energy In Depth 2012