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Cinema Politica McGill: Gasland

A witty and frightening investigation into natural gas extraction in the United States


6:30pm
Mardi Mars 1 2011

Venue: Leacock 26 McGill University
Address: 855 Sherbrooke W.
Cost: pay what you can / contribution volontaire

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Gasland

A witty and frightening investigation into natural gas extraction in the United States.
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Josh Fox/ USA/ 2010/ 107 min.

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.

 

Organizer:mcgill@cinemapolitica.org

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