GasLand

Besides listening to the GenX station in Louisville, my favorite thing on the radio is by far NPR.  Not only does NPR have excellent local, national, and worldwide news coverage, they are also really great about conducting in-depth interviews on a variety of issues.  About two weeks ago, I happened to hear the latter half of an interview with a filmmaker who had just completed a documentary about 'fracking', which is the method by which oil and gas companies drill for natural gas.  Apparently, this process is not regulated and has some definitive negative side effects.

In the interview on NPR, they discussed the scene in the documentary (which won the Special Jury Prize for Documentary at this year's Sundance Film Festival) in which a Colorado resident lights his tap water on fire.  Did you just read that?  He lit his tap water on fire!  I am obviously not an expert in this particular area, but I am fairly certain that is not normal.  I was intrigued by the interview and was able to find the following trailer for Gasland, which premieres this evening on HBO.  And yes, the scene where the tap water is lit on fire is in the trailer; I think you will not believe your eyes.