Since the discovery of massive amounts of shale gas in the U.K. I have been curious as to the extent of damage to the environment by hydraulic fracturing. Having a strong conviction that there are few truthful official sources of news coming out of the country, when someone can make a bob or two at our expense, and here I include the BBC's coverage of nuclear power and accidents which I, personally, would find laughable if it wasn't so sinister, I was grateful to come across the review in Grist of the best green films in 2010. This included a film called Gasland by the avant garde filmmaker, Josh Fox, who grew up in Pennsylvania on a gas rich shale formation and has chronicled the impact of natural gas extraction known as hydraulic fracturing, on the American landscape.
It's a very good review and if you live in the North West of England and haven't read it yet, I would strongly recommend it http://www.grist.org/article/2010-01-29-the-best-green-films-at-sundance as I would also strongly recommend a visit to the Gasland website http://gaslandthemovie.com/
These people have already walked the walk. And yes, if you read the review in Grist, there is the famous clip of flames coming out of the drinking water tap. It lasts around 15 seconds and it is spectacular!
There are much better wind turbines on the way, with far higher energy output and much quieter and safer. We have solar power. Just for once, wouldn't be lovely if people cared about people and made a future we could look forward to leaving to the next generations?
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