This has been a very controversial movie in the gas industry. They have alleged many faults in the movie that Fox has failed to Elaborate more on.. One of these includes how Fox has gotten hydraulic fracturing mixed up with drilling in general.

Here is the original newsletter from PIOGA

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The link below is to a detailed “fact check” published this morning on the New York Times “Greenwire” website about Gasland.  It includes a number of excellent rebuttals to claims made in the movie, and should be a good resources to use during talks about the industry. 

It might be most useful to print it and have it with you at speaking engagements as evidence that the movie is not based on fact – as reported by the most respected newspaper in the country. 

MUST-READ: Groundtruthing Academy Award Nominee 'Gasland'‎. New York Times/E&E News. The documentary "Gasland" brought the term "hydraulic fracturing" into the nation's living rooms. With its sharp and sustained criticism of gas drilling, it highlighted the growing debate that has come with a boom in the country's domestic energy production. And it's been nominated for an Oscar. … Industry groups, such as the Independent Petroleum Association of America, have accused Fox of confusing hydraulic fracturing with drilling in general. They allege many other errors, large and small. IPAA's "Energy In Depth" campaign issued a seven-page rebuttal to the film, called "Debunking Gasland".

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