GasLand

"Not in your backyard. Not yet."

Jan 17 2011 Not Rated 1h 47m
Documentary

It is happening all across America-rural landowners wake up one day to find a lucrative offer from an energy company wanting to lease their property. Reason? The company hopes to tap into a reservoir dubbed the "Saudi Arabia of natural gas." Halliburton developed a way to get the gas out of the ground-a hydraulic drilling process called "fracking"-and suddenly America finds itself on the precipice of becoming an energy superpower.

Plot

It is happening all across America-rural landowners wake up one day to find a lucrative offer from an energy company wanting to lease their property. Reason? The company hopes to tap into a reservoir dubbed the "Saudi Arabia of natural gas." Halliburton developed a way to get the gas out of the ground-a hydraulic drilling process called "fracking"-and suddenly America finds itself on the precipice of becoming an energy superpower.

Written by

Josh Fox

Directed by

Josh Fox

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

HBO Documentary Films

Languages

Français, English

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 9 wins & 8 nominations total

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