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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” 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.

Gasland is a film that uses various logical fallacies to establish a persuading statement. It aims to mention that, due to the scarce examples of fracking harming well water, that all fracking is polluting all water and therefore needs to cess. Josh Fox from Gasland

“Fracking is the process of obtaining Natural Gas from below Earth’s surface by drilling 1000’s of feet into the earth before a high-pressure water mixture is directed at the rock to release the gas inside.” Water, sand and chemicals are injected into the rock at high pressure which allows the gas to flow out to the head of the well.” (Jackson). Hydraulic Fracturing got its name due to the fact of how the rock is fractured apart by the high pressure mixture of a number of chemicals, sand, and water. Drilling companies first began Fracking in the early 1940’s, and starting in the 1990’s companies began “safer drilling” due to the amount of concerns that had arisen because early drillers had to detonate small explosions that eventually ended up killing many people. Fracking has been used for nearly 60 years and the number of concerns about it are rising every day. Due to the new technological advancements in drilling Fracking has changed greatly over the years. Before, the drilling would go on for weeks on end in order to extract only a small amount of natural gas. Now, due to the invention of higher powered drills, the drills get double the amount then they used to be able to get in more then half the time. Over 95,000 square miles of shale deposits have been found around the Appalachian Basin but the only way to reach these deposits of shale is through fracking. “Fracking is a technique designed to recover gas and oil from shale rock by drilling

Natural gas is a fossil fuel that plays a critical role in the demand and supply of energy in the United States. It is considered to be a clean burning transition fuel. Compared to coal and oil, natural gas combustion does not generate as much pollution and is therefore considered an ideal partner for renewable energy resources. Natural gas is extracted from shale formations underground that require horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing – “hydrofracking” or “fracking”. This drilling and extraction method is currently considered a global widespread issue due to the rapid increase in the amount of new gas wells that threatens the quality of water around the source (Entriken, Evans-White, Johnson & Hagenbuch, 2011).

Safe natural gas fracturing or “fracking” is on the rise and our country is benefiting from in on several levels. From meeting energy needs to creating jobs and helping the economy, natural gas is an invisible miracle. Many precautions are taken during the fracking process in order to ensure it is safe as possible. Natural gas is something I work around every day due to the fact I work in the oilfield and the work I do is carried out during a “frac.” Many environmentalist and various people from different scientific fields argue that the benefits are not worth the risk.

Introduction: In the kind of world we live in today, we are in dire need of oil. Our cars need oil, our buses need it, our planes and machines. Oil and gas production are very important in order for the many tasks we do day to day and we have become dependent on it. Fracking is a process that uses high pressure water and other chemicals to gather oil under the ground. Although fracking is a fantastic way to gather oil, there have been several problems that have been occurring. In Texas many jobs and drilling locations are appearing because of the high demand for oil. Fracking is a very good way to gather natural gas however, it is causing a lot of problems for society and the environment in Texas.

In the article, “The truth about fracking,” Chris Mooney analyzes the effects of fracking by big companies looking to extract natural gas. Fracking is done by drilling deep underground, even 5000 feet at times, and shooting high pressure water loaded with chemicals to extract gases that serve as energy. The U.S. has been fracking for about 65 years and there is enough gas in U.S. soil to last many decades to come but there are many setbacks.

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

Finkel, Madelon L., and Adam Law. "The Rush to Drill for Natural Gas: A Public Health Cautionary Tale." American Journal of Public Health 101.5 (2011): 784-85. Web. 26 Mar. 2016. Both authors Madelon Finkel, Ph.D., and Adam Law, MD implore a growing urgency for the need to regulate and research the dangers and health implications that the fracking process can have on the general public. Madelon

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.

The menace---and lucrativeness---of the energy crisis in the United States combined with the egregious aftereffects correlated with natural gas extraction makes the subject of hydraulic fracturing a very high stakes issue. Given the topic, the implications of Josh Fox’s documentary, Gasland, are as high stakes as could be expected. According to Fox’s claims in Gasland, the price of not believing his accusations is too steep to ignore. After the documentary came out in 2010 (IMDb), the industry that Fox sought to condemn agreed that the cost was high, but the consequences for them were opposite: if the public believed Fox’s claims and mobilized against fracking, a multi-billion-dollar industry stood to collapse (Carroll). So how could a mere movie be so threatening? More importantly, where are the chinks in its armor?

Marcellus Shale drilling has been a recent opportunity for many to join in with. Whether it is working in it, or selling gas drilling rights to companies showing up at your doorstep, it is a growing practice. The benefits are miniscule details compared to the large and overwhelming risks that fracking brings to the table. These include the contamination of water, runoff going into streams and its inability to provide long term jobs. The risky process of fracking should not be tolerated, and this practice should be

Since the rise in popularity of hydraulic fracturing and directional drilling in 2000, a method used to extract natural gases, 30 states in the United States have decided to allow this unconventional process. There are many benefits to using the natural gases, they are a cleaner fuel source than coal, there is an abundance of the gas, and it provides energy independence for the U.S. But there are also noted draw backs, such as emissions of carbon dioxide and methane, impacts are seen on air and water quality, and health effects for humans and animals in the areas fracking takes place.