Natural Gas Industry Attacks Oscar-Nominated Film “Gasland” for Chronicling Devastating Impact of Hydraulic Fracking. This is a rush transcript.
Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: We’re also joined by Josh Fox, director of Gasland, who really opened up this discussion with this remarkable film. Josh, before we go to you, I want to play an excerpt from your documentary. This clip, featuring Colorado Congressmember Diana DeGette. REP. MIKE JOHN: As I mentioned earlier, the information packets that we provide to the —- provide to the -— REP. MIKE JOHN: What I was saying was that we have disclosed today and prior to the hearing — REP. MIKE JOHN: Yes, Ma’am. REP. MIKE JOHN: They’re listed in a frack fact sheet that’s been provided by Chesapeake — REP. MIKE JOHN: We’ve supplied that information as part of our — REP.
MIKE JOHN: I’m not personally familiar with your bill, ma’am. REP. MIKE JOHN: As stated earlier, we believe that the current regulatory framework — REP. MIKE JOHN: We believe the current regulatory framework — Say No to Natural Gas Drilling Near Dallas Cowboy Stadium. Hundreds of thousands of people have descended on Arlington, Texas for Superbowl XLV.
Most did not know about the ongoing environmental justice battle within the shadow of the stadium, a mere 2,500 feet away. Arlington is in the heart of the a gas drilling boom going on in North Texas using a dangerous method popularly known as "fracking. " In fracking communities around the country, from North Texas to Pennsylvania, residents who live near drilling operations are getting sick. The water contamination in nearby Parker County, Texas is so bad that one homeowners had his garden hose recently spewing flames. On February 22, 2011, the Arlington City Council may vote on Chesapeake Energy's proposed drill site near the stadium: "Gas Well Permit GW10-74 (Truman 1H at 310 North Collins Street). " And people have a right to fight for their homes.
This project, near the Dallas Cowboys stadium will bring thousands of trucks per well traveling through the Entertainment District. Mark Ruffalo: When Truth Is Scarier Than Fiction. It sounds like a crazy conspiracy -- too extreme to be true.
Flaming tap water, dead animals, secret chemical formulas, mysterious illnesses afflicting whole communities, and people afraid to speak up. The November 11th episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation brought viewers to a small town taken over by -- industrial gas drilling. The storyline in "Fracked" follows the investigators as they attempt to uncover the truth behind two murders, but end up discovering a much bigger crime: an industry destroying people's lives with no accountability. Although the story told on CSI is fictional, the parallels to real life are stark. In Colorado, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, and several other states, the method of gas drilling called hydraulic fracturing has wreaked havoc on people's lives.
Hydraulic fracturing (or “hydro-fracking”) involves pumping millions of gallons of toxic chemicals deep underground to break up rock formations and release pockets of gas.