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Gasland is a 2010 American documentary film written and directed by Josh Fox.It focuses on communities in the United States where natural gas drilling activity was a concern and, specifically, on hydraulic fracturing ("fracking"), a method of stimulating production in otherwise impermeable rock.
FrackNation was inspired by a confrontation between Josh Fox, the director of the 2010 documentary Gasland, and McAleer. While Fox was promoting his film project McAleer confronted him about the historical record of people being able to ignite natural gas coming from their water taps. McAleer told the Los Angeles Times:
Josh Fox is an American film director, playwright and environmental activist, best known for his Oscar-nominated, Emmy-winning 2010 documentary, Gasland. He is the founder and artistic director of a film and theater company in New York City, International WOW, and has contributed as a journalist to Rolling Stone , The Daily Beast , NowThis ...
FrackNation was inspired when documentary filmmaker Phelim McAleer asked Josh Fox, the director of the 2010 documentary Gasland, some questions at an event in Chicago.While Fox was promoting his film project McAleer confronted him about the historical records of people being able to ignite methane in water at "burning springs" long before fracking started.
Gasland, depicting the effect of hydraulic fracking on American homeowners near these sites, sparked an increased interest in the anti-fracking movement through the news coverage, social media content, and environmental activism that followed the film’s release. [9]
In 2010 and 2011, Pratzky toured the anti-fracking documentary film Gasland by American filmmaker Josh Fox. He screened the film across the eastern states of Australia, covering a distance of 170,000 kilometres and reaching audiences ranging in size from 16 people to 128. [ 4 ]
Documentaries and TV specials about Murdaugh case. “Murdaugh Murders: Deadly Dynasty (Investigation Discovery / Discovery+)“ — This three-part series premiered on Investigation Discovery in ...
Josh Fox's 2010 Academy Award nominated film Gasland [134] became a center of opposition to hydraulic fracturing of shale. The movie presented problems with groundwater contamination near well sites in Pennsylvania, Wyoming and Colorado. [135] Energy in Depth, an oil and gas industry lobbying group, called the film's facts into question. [136]