Film at Amherst College: Gasland 2

A new film from Josh Fox about the dangers of fracking will play at Stirn Auditorium,sponsored by Environment Massachusetts and the Amherst College Environmental Studies Department.

Fracking — the controversial method of gas drilling — has polluted drinking water and made families sick across the country. Over 82,000 fracking wells have been drilled since 2005, in states from Pennsylvania to Colorado. Gas deposits were recently identified in the Pioneer Valley, which means that fracking could come to our region.

Gasland 2, the new documentary from Josh Fox, shows the damage that fracking has done to communities across the country, and describes how powerful oil and gas corporations have used their political muscle to evade environmental and public health regulations.

Community discussion following the film about preventing fracking coming to Western Massachusetts. Click here to RSVP.