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In September 2006, theatre director and part-time banjo player Josh Fox received an unexpected letter in the mail: a natural gas company offering him $100 000 for permission to explore his family’s upstate New York property, in the lush Delaware River Basin area.
HBO. When filmmaker Josh Fox is offered $100,000 to lease his land for drilling, he travels across 32 states tomeet other residents on the front lines of fracking. He discovers flammable streams, ruined aquifers, dying livestock, mysterious illnesses, and kitchen sinks that burst into flame.
Part mystery, part travelogue, and part banjo showdown, “Gasland” documents Josh’s cross-country odyssey to find out if the controversial process of hydraulic fracturing – or fracking – is actually safe.
Sep 3, 2010 · Editor's Note: As part of the Rooftop Films Series, Gasland screens 3 September in Philadelphia, followed by shows in other locations going forward.
Dec 7, 2020 · Gasland is a 2010 American documentary written and directed by Josh Fox. The film focuses on communities in the United States affected by natural gas drilling and, specifically, a method of horizontal drilling into shale formations known as hydraulic fracturing.
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How to watch online, stream, rent or buy GasLand in New Zealand + release dates, reviews and trailers. Oscar nominated and Sundance winning documentary exposing the environmental impact of 'fracking' (hydraulic fracturing), a form of natural gas drilling.
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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.
