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Voices from the Field: What the Frack?
I recently set out to learn more about the process of fracking,
with an interest in the risks and the mitigation of risks, as well as the
national security implications of America’s potential natural gas glut.
While there are innumerable diagrams and
images available online from a variety of sources detailing the process, I did
not find any clear, coherent messaging from government and industry entities. So, I turned to a 2010 documentary titled
“GasLand” where director Josh Fox appears to go to great lengths to paint
fracking in the least optimistic light, climaxing with a scene in which he
lights methane-laced tap water on fire as it streams from a rural Pennsylvania
man’s faucet. Immediately after watching
“GasLand,” I watched “FrackNation,” which originally aired on AXS TV in January
2013, by director Phelim McAleer specifically aimed at debunking the myths
professed in “GasLand.” At the end of
half a day in front of the television, I had more questions than I had answers.
www.cnas.org
2013-03-13 08:48:24
Source: http://www.cnas.org/blogs/naturalsecurity/2013/03/voices-field-what-frack.html
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