Politico: Shale’s Slow but Certain Death

It’s a scene that has become synonymous with a movement that has spread across the world, from California, to Sussex, to Bulgaria, to Algeria, to Queensland. A Colorado man turns on his kitchen tap and strikes a match, lighting a quick and angry flame. “Whoa, Jesus Christ,” he proclaims, jumping back.

The Gasland film came out in the U.S. in 2010, when terms such as “shale” and “fracking” were still relatively obscure in Europe, and the industry was only just beginning to wonder whether the American shale revolution could be replicated across the Atlantic.

The documentary, and that specific scene, have since drawn severe criticism for their accuracy. Still, they helped spark a loud and well-organized protest that swiftly swayed policies against the drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing before companies could even begin to test the grounds.

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