P Shattered Ground Thursday June 13, 2013 AT 8:00 PM on CBC-TV In the Oscar-nominated documentary Gasland and in Promised Land, the new Gus van Sant’s feature film starring Matt Damon. Fracking’s critics consider the industry a potential environmental disaster, citing chemical contamination of air and water. With pipelines proposed, terminals for liquefied natural gas (LNG) requiring billions of dollars of investment, and huge shale beds lying underneath highly-populated areas of the Canada and the US (including southern Ontario and the GTA), fracking is an issue that could affect every one of us. Must there be a choice between health and wealth, or is it possible to find a balance? The gulf between proponents and opponents appears so wide, it’s difficult to find common ground. Travelling from the northern gas fields in Canada to the rancorous political battles and hot beds of shale gas activity in the US, SHATTERED GROUND looks at the people who benefit, and those who do not. The film gathers the new scientific data that is only now beginning to clarify a complex issue, and the health risks involved. With fracking’s gigantic appetite for water – water permanently removed from the eco-system – what’s at stake may not just be about our supply of natural gas but the one resource none of us can live without: fresh water. “Fracking is one of the ‘hot button’ issues of our time”, says SHATTERED GROUND director Leif Kaldor. “There are very strong opinions on both sides of the issue, and very little middle ground. We felt there was a need for a film that would give people a clear understanding of the process, the latest science, and how fracking is playing out on the ground, so they’d be better able to make up their
Posted on: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 03:48:15 +0000
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