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FrackNation

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Proponents of the drilling process known as fracking claim that activists and the media have suppressed facts and that the process does not harm the environment.
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Kyle Smith New York Post McAleer is an expert practitioner of cinematic jujitsu. Rated: 3.5/4 Jan 11, 2013 Full Review Mark Olsen Los Angeles Times A one-sided attack piece like "FrackNation" doesn't add much to the conversation. Rated: 2/5 Jan 11, 2013 Full Review Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times More than anything, "FrackNation" underscores the sheer complexity of a process that offers a financial lifeline to struggling farmers. Rated: 3/5 Jan 10, 2013 Full Review Brent Simon Shared Darkness FrackNation starts from a bogus and willfully cordoned off point-of-view, and exhibits a desire to grind axes more than uncover truth. Rated: C- Jan 16, 2013 Full Review Christopher Campbell Movies.com Its strongest and most interesting case against Gasland is not so much with refute of its claims as with address of its impact and what this says about modern journalism. Rated: B- Jan 9, 2013 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Six years on this documentary is as necessary as it was then because, if anything, the disinformation campaign against hydraulic fracturing specifically and fossil fuel extraction and use is as entrenched as ever. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/09/19 Full Review Audience Member It's bogus - the point is to smear the Gasland movie which is an actual accounting of the impacts of fracking across the US - this guy is just a scam artist. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member AMAZING movie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it proverd the faults of JOSh fodx and how he shouldnt be takin derioius!!!! Fracking is immportant to preservr the health ofourfallen brethern and our lord and father NOTCH the creator of Robloxx!! WE will NOT stand for this!!!! IRish white guy is better than JOshy Foxx. zHE canot be apporoved by su0erman and ironamin. Big here sixproved that we need FRACKING ofor yhr gutute of moneky kind!!!!!!!!!!! QYA wene sent t mice to algeria causewe need the water!!!!!!! WUACK Quack Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Lovely documentary that really tries to be fair in seeking truth. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member We have a responsibility to manage the earth God made, with consideration for all of its resources. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member I brought the Fracknation DVD to work so my co-workers could watch it. It was my second time watching the documentary and I still enjoyed it. McAleer has done a wonderful job collecting the facts and presenting them in a very digestible way. He thoroughly and accurately debunks Gasland, which was fraud cloaked in a movie. My large extended family were mostly farmers when I was born, but most had to leave their farms because they simply couldn't earn enough in today's world. So, I had a lot of sympathy for the farmers in the movie. I work in oil and gas and can attest to the huge amount of effort to get a well permitted these days. The guy in the movie said it took him 2 to 3 years to permit a well, we've had wells that took 5 years to permit! And people who try to make up stuff to sue the "rich" oil companies, like the family interviewed for Gasland and this movie are all over the place. Watch it just to see Josh, the maker of Gasland, running away as McAleer tries to interview him, priceless! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Proponents of the drilling process known as fracking claim that activists and the media have suppressed facts and that the process does not harm the environment.
Director
Phelim McAleer, Ann McElhinney, Magdalena Segieda
Production Co
Ann and Phelim Media
Rating
PG (Thematic Elements|A Disturbing Image|Smoking|Language)
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 26, 2016
Runtime
1h 16m
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