Monday, December 26

Gasland

America’s largest domestic natural gas drilling boom is in full swing and Halliburton corporation (Dick Cheney’s oilfield services corporation) claims it has refined a technique called ‘hydraulic fracturing’ that extracts natural gas in a “safe and environmentally friendly way”.But upon examination, film-maker Josh Fox uncovers a trail of secrets, lies and first-hand evidence of intense water contamination and devastating environmental destruction Watch the trailer, below, and then watch the award-winning documentary on thoughtmaybeYouTube or Tudou