Energy In Depth is unwittingly helping GASLAND with PR for the Oscar. They wrote a letter to the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences asking them to disqualify GASLAND for consideration for Best Documentary.
This just cracks me up! How desperate and pathetic.
Here’s an excerpt from the letter:
As perhaps you have already seen, GasLand draws heavily on testimonials from individuals who actively oppose natural gas development in general, and the use of hydraulic fracturing – a commonly deployed, decades-old technology for stimulating oil and natural gas – in particular.
Now why would anyone just up and start opposing natural gas for no good reason. Could it be that they have been harmed by the industry?
Dallas Observer did an interview with Josh Fox, Director of GASLAND, who was in North Texas recently filming a sequel.
When I was there I did film some new cases that really were heartbreaking. Lisa Parr, with her and her children and her husband all suffering the effects which they believe are due to the emissions all around their house — and the chemical evidence in their blood backs them up.
So far, I have not seen Hollywood be influenced by any thugs no matter how much power and influence they wield.
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Josh Fox deserves all the awards he can get for his excellent work called GASLAND.
I made a humble little film in 2005 called Dirty Ol Town. It may have been the first film to discuss urban gas drilling. I received similar criticism as Josh for the film being so-called one-sided and unbalanced. For example, Sarah Fullenwider, who led the City of FW Gas Drilling Task Force and who is now top city attorney criticized the film because some of the people interviewed lived just outside the city limits. She warned TF members to ignore the film for that reason yet she allowed gas drillers to show and discuss whatever they desired at TF meetings. She is often observed in what has been described as flirting with gas drilling reps at city hall.
Flirting?? Well over our way city council members blatantly enjoy dining with gas operator reps!! The "flirting" is a given. Kissing up may never have had such monetary rewards. They think WE are stupid. We think they are. Shale gas operators are counting on ALL of us STAYING stupid. It's their bread and butter.
If anything Josh Fox is as impartial as humanly possible through most of the movie( at times I felt too impartial). Let's just pray the academy decides not to do the hipster doofus thing and vote for that Banksy documentary. Not that there is anything wrong with Banksy but America needs to get familiar with our struggle.
Industry has really ramped up the television ads touting how wonderful natural gas is. I've been watching CNN's coverage of the revolution in Egypt and it's unbelievable how many ads they show. I just saw one on NBC, too. I wonder what their advertising budget is? Just think what they could do if they spent that money for the common good instead — vapor recovery and development of alternative energies for starters.