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'Gasland 2,' a documentary about fracking issues, premiers this weekend

‘Gasland 2’, a sequel to the 2010 documentary ‘Gasland,’ premiers this weekend in New York City. The original film focused on land owners alleging that oil and gas development on their land contaminated their water sources. The movie is thought to have brought the terms ‘fracking’ into the mainstream. The films’ director, Josh Fox, says the sequel investigates how government and regulatory agencies have dealt with what affected land owners say is contamination by industry.

“We took a look at what happens with the PEA, what happens with state agencies, we take a look at what happens with some of the families through that fight. And lo and behold, what we find is very very similar results and you have to watch this film because it’s really quite thrilling to do this political investigation,” says Fox.

Industry has said that the film is sensational and not factual.  It’s been seen by an estimated 50 million viewers worldwide. The film will tour the country after its premier and will air on HBO sometime this summer.

Irina Zhorov is a reporter for Wyoming Public Radio. She earned her BA from the University of Pennsylvania and an MFA from the University of Wyoming. In between, she worked as a photographer and writer for Philadelphia-area and national publications. Her professional interests revolve around environmental and energy reporting and she's reported on mining issues from Wyoming, Mexico, and Bolivia. She's been supported by the Dick and Lynn Cheney Grant for International Study, the Eleanor K. Kambouris Grant, and the Social Justice Research Center Research Grant for her work on Bolivian mining and Uzbek alpinism. Her work has appeared on Voice of America, National Native News, and in Indian Country Today, among other publications.
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