The largest domestic natural gas drilling boom in history has swept across the
United States.The Halliburton-developed drilling technology of fracking or
hydraulic fracturing has unlocked a Saudia Arabia of natural gas just
beneath us. But is fracking safe?
When filmmaker Josh Fox is asked to lease his land for drilling, he embarks
on a cross-country odyssey uncovering a trail of secrets, lies and
contamination.
A recently drilled nearby Pennsylvania town reports that residents are able
to light their drinking water on fire. This is just one of the many absurd and
astonishing revelations of a new country called GASLAND.
Part verite travelogue, part expose, part mystery, part bluegrass banjo
meltdown, part showdown.
United States.The Halliburton-developed drilling technology of fracking or
hydraulic fracturing has unlocked a Saudia Arabia of natural gas just
beneath us. But is fracking safe?
When filmmaker Josh Fox is asked to lease his land for drilling, he embarks
on a cross-country odyssey uncovering a trail of secrets, lies and
contamination.
A recently drilled nearby Pennsylvania town reports that residents are able
to light their drinking water on fire. This is just one of the many absurd and
astonishing revelations of a new country called GASLAND.
Part verite travelogue, part expose, part mystery, part bluegrass banjo
meltdown, part showdown.