Fracknation And Gasland Film Analysis

Imbued with continuous fabrications, Gasland by Josh Fox is a less reliable argument on hydraulic fracking compared to FrackNation by Phelim McAleer. Hydraulic fracturing, is a technique used by the oil and gas industry to extract natural gas from rock thousands of feet underground. The process includes pumping millions of gallons of water, sand and toxic chemicals underground. Gasland is filled with multiple concerns and warnings of the breakdown of the chemicals causing harm to our environment. Josh Fox relies heavily on repetition of facts in his film by giving statements and no information to back them up. In Gasland pathos is used frequently to catch the audiences soft spot, making them feel guilty about what fracking is doing to the environment.

First, she interviews Joseph Martin, P.H.D, P.E. Department of Civil Architectural and Environmental Engineering, from the University of Philadelphia County, PA, he says that Fracking has the lowest impact to the surface of the ground and is the easiest and more efficient way to get energy. Second, she talks to Terry Engelder, Professor of Geosciences Penn State University Centre County, PA, and explains that fracking is a process where the rock is split, and natural gas is released. Also, tells the chemicals they use is house detergent, and the movie Gasland is based on “innuendo”, that all the problems there is is because of fracking and not taking in consideration other reasons. Third, Shelly says that fracking benefited other companies like U.S. Steel. Then she travels to Shreveport Louisiana and talks to Gary Hansen, Director of The Red River Watershed Management Institute Caddo Parish,

Fracking is a pressurized, chemically treated mixture of water and sand used to release and extract natural gas and petroleum from shale rock. The process involves a well drilled vertically to the desired depth, then turns ninety degrees and continues horizontally for thousands of feet into the shale believed to contain the trapped natural gas. A mix of water, sand, and various chemicals are pumped into the well at high pressure in order to create fissures in the shale through which the gas can escape. Natural gas escapes through the fissures and is drawn back up the well to the surface, where it is processed, refined, and shipped to market. Flowback returns to the surface after the fracking process is completed (Fracking: The Process 1). Environmentalist want the technique of fracking banned because it plays a part in global warming, affects our water, and causes human health problems. If fracking cannot be banned because of its necessity, then it should be made safe and eco-friendly.

“Fracking: the process of injecting liquid at high pressure into subterranean rocks, boreholes, etc., so as to force open existing fissures and extract oil or gas”(Google). Ten years ago no one would have thought hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” would have caused such environmental harm; infecting public and private water systems, cutting down national parks, and causing extraneous health problems.

“Fracking” isn’t a word that most people are familiar with unless they are well informed or active in local government or natural gas extraction. “Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, involves extracting natural gas from shale formations underground” (Collier, Galatas, Harrelson-Stephens, 2008). During the process known as fracking, millions of gallons of water are shot underground into shale formations to help bring the natural gas trapped inside the formations to be released so that it can surface and become available for extraction. This is the technique that is used for traditional fracking methods. Although fracking increases the states natural gas production, it also carries some negative side effects that are affecting the state and its people.

Fracking is a highly controversial practice that utilizes the injection of water, chemicals and abrasives to extract relatively inaccessible pockets of natural resources. Although fracking has the potential to benefit the domestic economy, the practice of hydraulic fracturing, if left unregulated and mismanaged poses significant risks to the environment, the ecosystem and safety.

Fracknation is documentary directed by Phelim McAleer. In Fracknation the directed talk more about the pro about fracking. Fracknation come after Gasland, unlike Phelim in Gasland Josh Fox talk about how fracking is contaminating people's drinking water, how it could hurt them in the long run.

The documentary "Gasland" by Josh Fox is about hydraulic fracturing, a controversial method, because of the dangers that come with it. Hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, is a technique of extracting natural gas by fracturing the rock with pressurized liquid. Throughout the duration of the documentary, the film uses logos, pathos, and ethos to help build upon the argument but still lacks in some areas to fully enhance the argument.

Fracking is a technique designed to get gas and oil out of shale rock in the earth. Natural gas has been used for light and heat for more than 100 years, natural gas is considered one of the cleanest fossil fuel but since it is a fossil fuel it is also a finite resource. Natural gas industry developed a new drilling technique called hydraulic fracturing also known as fracking . fracking is a means of extracting natural gases from shale. Tons of chemicals some toxic are mixed with large amounts of water and sand and pumped up to 8,000 feet under ground. The pressure fractures the shale and allows the gas to freely move.

Across the world, protest groups are gaining momentum in the fight against Fracking. Many concerns among the local populations include fears for industrialized landscapes, increased power of multinational enterprises, ground and surface water pollution, food production and general human and environmental health (De Rijke 2013). These are becoming important issues to the general public. The increasing awareness about the dangers of fracking are being told from media sources such as the documentary “Gasland.” The film directed by Josh Fox, about was nominated for an Academy Award 2011. The documentary is famous for showing tap water burst into flames due to methane gas contamination.

Host Greg Dalton, describes fracking as “the injection of a cocktail of water and chemicals at high pressure to release bubbles of oil or gas trapped in shale rocks.” Though this is said in a comical tone, all he said is within reach. The

he movie ‘Truthland: Dispatches from the Real Gasland’ investigates the environmental issue natural gas drilling could cause on the environment and water by talking to different experts and asking different questions. Shelly Depue, a schoolteacher mentions that according to the Gasland movie by Josh Fox, the natural gas drilling would destroy water quality and the environment (TruthLandMovie’s Channel, 2012) . Hydraulic fracking is the process by which the rock is split so the gas can flow to the surface. According to many of the experts, John Fox uses a lot of insinuation in the movie Gasland to mislead people and misinform people on what natural gas drilling really is (TruthLandMovie’s Channel, 2012). The video does not seem to analysis both critics and supporters. I think if she was able to ask critics of hydraulic fracking same questions as she asked the supporters and analyzed both answers it would have seemed like a fair review. Rather, she compared the responses of environmentalist and experts with that of Josh Fox, which I felt was a bit biased because it was just one man. In the interview on PBS, Josh

Fracking is the practice of using chemicals water and sand to collect gases, natural gases so that we can use them for things like driving heating our homes and other things that are powered by gases.fracking can be dangerous to the people that live around the sites and to the people that are working

Fracking has actually changed out future as we know it, and has made it possible for many things. Fracking will make the world run on natural fossil fuels for much longer, which is also better for the environment and us. In 2015, the U.S. reached its all time high in oil production in 14 years and is only expected to continually rise. Oil production in the U.S. is one of the main sources of jobs for people living in the U.S. (Nunez, 2013). Fracking is a good way to employ U.S. citizens and is also a good way to get natural ways of oil production. As we all

In December 2011, the federal Environmental Protection Agency concluded that fracking operations could be responsible for groundwater pollution.“Today’s methods make gas drilling a filthy business. You know it’s bad when nearby residents can light the water coming out of their tap on fire,” says Larry Schweiger, president of the National Wildlife Federation. What’s causing the fire is the methane from the drilling operations. A ProPublica investigation in 2009 revealed methane contamination was widespread in drinking water in areas around fracking operations in Colorado, Texas, Wyoming, and Pennsylvania. The presence of methane in drinking water in Dimock, Pa., had become the focal point for Josh Fox’s investigative documentary, Gasland, which received an Academy Award nomination in 2011 for Outstanding Documentary; Fox also received an Emmy for non-fiction directing. Fox’s interest in fracking intensified when a natural gas company offered $100,000 for mineral rights on property his family owned in Milanville, in the extreme northeast part of Pennsylvania, about 60 miles east of Dimock.