If you are concerned about fracking (hydraulic fracturing) and what is being done about it—or you don’t know what it is and would like to—check out the screening of Gasland at the Oak Park Public Library, Sunday, August 28, at 2 p.m.
In this award-winning documentary, filmmaker Josh Fox sets off on a 24-state journey to uncover the consequences of the U.S. natural gas drilling boom. That’s when he discovers flammable tap water flowing from kitchen faucets; chronically ill residents of disparate drilling areas, all with the same mysterious symptoms; huge pools of toxic waste that kill cattle and vegetation; and well blowouts and gas explosions covered up by state and federal regulatory agencies.
A mix of verité travelogue, exposé, mystery, bluegrass banjo meltdown, and showdown, this film gives an inspiring and heart-wrenching account of ordinary Americans fighting against fossil fuel giants for environmental justice.
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