Morgantown WV, 10/04/10 — The award-winning documentary "Gasland" will be shown free to the public on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 at 6:30pm in the WVU College of Law Marlyn E. Lugar Courtroom, followed by a live Skype Q&A session with filmmaker Josh Fox. Beginning at 5pm there will be a public reception and information tables to browse before the film begins.
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 "Saudi Arabia of natural gas" beneath most of West Virginia. 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 and surprises, including contamination and unanticipated health risks. 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.
Fracking has come to West Virginia, and if you own land, drink water, or breathe air, it's time to learn about what fracking can mean for your future. Come see the film, so you can take informed action before it is too late.
Student and citizen groups who want to reserve an information table in the lobby, please contact Kurt Doiron at _kurtdoiron@gmail.com_ (mailto:kurtdoiron@gmail.com)
Contact Deb Fulton at _dfvet@aol.com_ (mailto:dfvet@aol.com) for other questions or phone 304 864-0044.
For more info about the film and fracking, see _http://gaslandthemovie.com/_ (http://gaslandthemovie.com/) and FrackCheckWV.net
DIRECTIONS: Directions to the College of Law are available at http://law.wvu.edu/about_us/deans_message/traveling_to_the_law_center
This showing is sponsored in part by the West Virginia Chapter of the Sierra Club and the WVU College of Law Environmental Law Society.