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Summary:

Powerful document of impacts -- environmental, economic, political, social -- from drilling for natural gas in the Rocky Mountains and southwest. In particular, pollution of water by fracking fluids is noted.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Split estate & drilling boom
• Brief policy overview
• Garfield County, CO: the Bells
• San Juan County, NM: Gilbert Armenta
• Historic family cemetery
• Hydraulic fracturing and toxic chemicals
• Industrial accidents: Hoffmeister well fire
• Divide Creek seep
• Industry downplays environmental impacts
• Laura Amos story
• Dee Hoffmeister
• EPA's Weston Wilson, whistleblower
• Mobaldis feel the effects
• Infrared film reveals contamination
• Community in crisis
• Communities fight back
• Policy makers tackle issues
• Legislative change and some hope
• Drilling in 32 states & solutions

• Credits.

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Contributors:

Anderson, Debra

Bowden, Dave

Crawford, Doug

Bullfrog Films

Red Rock Pictures

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

In English.

Subjects:

Gas well drilling — Environmental aspects — United States

Hydraulic fracturing — Environmental aspects — United States

Water — Pollution — United States

Mineral lands — United States

Mining leases — United States

Drilling and boring — United States

Right of property — United States

Gas well drilling — Environmental aspects

Gas well drilling

Hydraulic fracturing

Water — Pollution

Water

Mineral lands

Mining leases

Drilling and boring

Right of property

United States

System Details:

DVD.

Performers:

Narrator, Ali McGraw.

Production Credits:

Producer/director, Debra Anderson ; cinematographers, Debra Anderson, Dave Bowden, Doug Crawford.

General Notes:

Split estate aired as a world television premier on October 17, 18, 22, and 23 [2009] as part of the Reel impact series on Planet green.
Public performance rights included.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 76 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

SPL 2009 DVD

ISBNs:

159458897X
9781594588976

OCLC Numbers:

1053104449
466108868 [Invalid]