Free Screening of Gasland II in Pittsburgh on June 20th

Duane Nichols — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:28:10 +0000

: June 20th @ Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall

Gasland II in Pittsburgh on June 20th

CCJ and other area organizations are co-sponsoring a FREE advanced screening of Gasland II in Pittsburgh. Filmmaker Josh Fox will be coming to Pittsburgh for the last stop on the Gasland II Grassroots Tour on Thursday, June 20, 2013 at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall, 4141 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA,15213.

Doors will open at 6:00 p.m. and the movie will begin at 7:00 p.m., with a question and answer afterwards with Josh Fox. This showing is free and open to public. If you are interested in going and want to carpool, call the office at CCJ office at 724-229-3550.

Veronica Coptis, Community Organizer CCJ, veronica@coalfieldjustice.org

NOTE: According to Tom Wilber, Fox’s approach is urgent and unsettled – and in the hyper-tasking 21st Century media style, he packs an excessive number of visual cues and audio bites per minute of film. He moves from place to place, issue to issue, victim to victim, story to story, grounding the film in the occasional return to his own back yard, where the gas companies are closing in on a pristine section of the Delaware River Watershed.

Along the way, he sheds light on some important issues: the revolving door between the government institutions and the gas industry, the psychological warfare tactics the industry employs as a public relations strategy, and the chronic issue of methane migration found at drill sites globally.

Award-Winning ‘Gasland’ Documentary Coming to Morgantown

admin — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 16:17:16 +0000

The award-winning documentary “Gasland” will be shown free to the public on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 6:30pm in the WVU College of Law Marlyn E. Lugar Courtroom (directions), Morgantown, W.Va. The screening will be 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 how fracking could impact your community. 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(at)gmail(dot)com. Other questions may be directed to Deb Fulton at dfvet(at)aol(dot)com or (304) 864-0044.

The event is sponsored in part by the West Virginia Chapter of the Sierra Club and the WVU College of Law’s Environmental Law Society.

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Free Screening of Gasland II in Pittsburgh on June 20th

Award-Winning ‘Gasland’ Documentary Coming to Morgantown