00:03In 2006, filmmaker Josh Fox received a letter in the mail
00:08Offering him $100,000 for permission to drill for natural gas on his land
00:12He knew that in 2005, Congress had passed a bill exempting gas companies from environmental regulations
00:19He wanted to know what impact the drilling would have on his land
00:22So he took his camera across the United States to discover the truth about hydraulic fracturing
00:30The method of gas drilling they use is called hydraulic fracturing, or fracking
00:34It blasts a mix of water and chemicals 8,000 feet into the ground
00:39The fracking itself is like a mini earthquake
00:42The intense pressure breaks apart the rock and frees up the gas
00:47Six states have documented over 1,000 incidents of groundwater contamination
00:52It bubbles and hisses when it comes out
00:55I won't drink it
00:56They can drill whether we like it or not
00:58It's a free-for-all
00:59Our water was good before they started drilling
01:03And when they got done it was bad
01:05Obviously we have a problem here
01:07The Colorado Oil and Gas Commission is aware of the situation
01:11And will probably be doing some additional testing in the area as soon as possible
01:15There has been concern raised about the methods to tap these valuable resources
01:20They have been characterized as environmentally risky and inadequately regulated
01:24Such reports are not accurate
01:26The neurological effects are very insidious
01:29Everybody was sick, including me
01:31I have these lesions in my brain
01:33You get pains, pains all in your body
01:36If you weren't able to do this hydraulic fracturing, how much more would we be dependent on foreign oil and
01:43terrorism?
01:43I have one quote here from you that says that you're trying to do this in a way that doesn't
01:48damage the environment
01:48You also said recently that water contamination is inevitable
01:52Well, yeah
01:53I mean
01:54Are those contradictory?
02:00Despite documented health risks and environmental impact, hydraulic fracturing is spreading across the globe
02:06It's amazing that what took Mother Nature millions of years to build can be destroyed in a few hours with
02:14a piece of heavy machinery
02:18What it's doing is searching for a problem that does not exist
02:22Whoa!
02:24Jesus Christ!
02:26Jesus Christ!
02:31You know, it's not supposed to...
02:35Do that
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