INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — The community-wide, nondenominational Social Justice Film Series continues its eighth year on Sunday Feb. 9 at 7 p.m., with the 2010 Sundance-winning documentary Gasland. The series is free and open to the public at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Vero Beach; no tickets or reservations are required.
The largest domestic natural gas drilling boom in history has swept across the United States. The Halliburton-developed drilling technology of hydraulic fracturing (or fracking) has unlocked a “Saudia Arabia of natural gas” beneath us. It is helping our economy by making natural gas cheaper. It is making the U.S. less dependent on foreign oil. But is fracking safe?
When filmmaker Josh Fox was asked to lease his land for drilling, he embarked on a cross-country odyssey and uncovered a trail of secrets, lies and contamination. A recently drilled Pennsylvania town reported that residents were able to light their tap water on fire. This is just one of the many revelations from the film Gasland.
Reviewers called it: “edifying in the most entertaining and palatable way…it is easy to understand why Gasland has garnered so many film festival awards,” “one of the most effective and expressive environmental films of recent years,” “extraordinary visual kick,” “both sad and scary… if your soul isn’t moved by the documentary, yours is a heart of shale.”
The Fair Trade Corner will be open one-half hour prior to the film.
The UU Fellowship, offering a liberal religion on the Treasure Coast, has easy parking and is handicap accessible. It is located at 1590 27th Avenue on the southeast corner of 27th Avenue and 16th Street.
For more information, call 772-778-5880.
