Cedar Grove Environmental Commission Hosting 'Fracking' Documentary Screening

The Cedar Grove Environmental Commission is hosting a free screening of the Academy Award-winning documentary, Gasland, which focuses on the controversial procedure of natural gas drilling known as "fracking".

The screening will start promptly at 6:10 p.m. at the Cedar Grove Library, 1 Municipal Plz., (behind Township Hall). It is requested that attendees arrive at the library no later than 6 p.m. The film's running time is 104 minutes.

“The film focuses on communities in the United States impacted by natural gas drilling and, specifically, a stimulation method known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, " environmental commission member, Staci Molinaro said.

Gasland won the 2010 Environmental Media Award for Best Documentary feature along with the 2011 Academy Award for Best Documentary feature.

In this documentary, director Josh Fox journeys across America to examine the effects of natural-gas drilling, specifically the controversial procedure of hydraulic fracturing or fracking. He looks at the effects from drilling, from poisoned water sources to kitchen sinks that burst into flame to unhealthy animals and people. Is natural gas a viable alternative to the country’s dwindling energy resources, or do the potential harmful consequences outweigh the positives? Fox’s film raises these and many more probing questions.

Environmental Commission members say fracking may come to the Garden State, and invite the public to come see what the controversy is all about.