Gasland is a film concerning things that you can’t do much about as an individual: A massive multinational energy company shows up in your neighborhood (or state, or region, depending) after discovering a huge pocket of natural gas underground. The company uses a technique called fracking to extract the natural gas from hundreds of sites local to your home. The next thing you know, the river is catching on fire and the water that comes out of your tap is combustible. Welcome home.

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