Thursday, February 10, 2011

Upcoming Event: Gasland Movie Screening

Join Students for a Just and Stable Future and Tufts Energy Forum for a screening of the movie Gasland!

Wednesday February 23, 2011
8:00-10:00pm
Barnum 104

"The largest domestic natural gas drilling boom in history has swept across the United States. The Halliburton-developed drilling technology of "fracking" or hydraulic fracturing has unlocked a "Saudia Arabia of natural gas" just beneath us. But is fracking safe? When filmmaker Josh Fox is asked to lease his land for drilling, ...he embarks on a cross-country odyssey uncovering a trail of secrets, lies and contamination. A recently-drilled nearby Pennsylvania town reports that residents are able to light their drinking water on fire. This is just one of the many absurd and astonishing revelations of a new country called GASLAND. Part verite travelogue, part expose, part mystery, part bluegrass banjo meltdown, part showdown."

After the movie we will have a short discussion period as well as a chance for you to take action on this issue.

For more info on the movie, check out http://www.gaslandthemovie.com/

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