GASLAND Movie Screenings: October 3, 11 & 12
CLEAR News Release
1 October 2010
The film Gasland will be shown at the following times and places:
Sunday, October 3rd, Uniontown State Theater, 37 East Main Street,
Uniontown, PA. - Two showings: 1 pm and 3 pm.
Monday, October 11th, Ohio County Public Library, 5 16th St, Wheeling,
WV 26003 - One Showing: Noon. Call (304) 232-0244 for further
information.
Tuesday, October 12th, College of Law, WVU, off University Ave.,
Morgantown, WV. - One showing: 6:30 pm. "Green
Tables" for information distribution. Contact justpeace@yahoo.com
for further information.
There will be no admission charges at any of the three locations.
For background information see: http://gaslandthemovie.com/
GasLands-- The Documentary. 1 hour and 43 minutes.
GasLand Exposes The Dangers Of Natural Gas Drilling Called Hydraulic
Fracturing - 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.
NOTE: While not every detail reported in the movie is portrayed
accurately, the issues covered and the information presented are much
more than thought provoking and challenging. And, in my opinion,
the alternative explanations that have been offered for some details
also represent problems for our region, that is for the exploration,
development, production and transmission of natural gas from the
Marcellus shale formation.
-- Duane G. Nichols, Co-Chair, CLEAR (Cheat Lake
Environment and Recreation