Showing at the Odeon, Printworks, Manchester, Friday 28th January - Wednesday 2nd February
http://www.gaslandmovie.co.uk
http://www.odeon.co.uk/fanatic/film_info/s11/Manchester/m13091/Gasland/
Showing at the Odeon, Printworks, Manchester, Friday 28th January - Wednesday 2nd February
"When filmmaker Josh Fox is asked to lease his land for drilling, he embarks on a cross-country odyssey uncovering a trail of secrets, lies and contamination. A recently drilled nearby Pennsylvania town reports that residents are able to light their drinking water on fire. This is just one of the many absurd and astonishing revelations of a new country called GASLAND
Gasland is going a long way in spreading public awareness about gas drilling and the risks it poses on human and environmental health
Nationwide response to the film has been overwhelmingly positive
The Oil and Gas Industry's response: not so enthusiastic"
http://www.gaslandmovie.co.uk/
http://www.odeon.co.uk/fanatic/film_info/s11/Manchester/m13091/Gasland/
Particularly relevant at the moment as Peel Holdings have plans to drill for gas up to 2 miles beneath Barton Moss on the Salford Mosses
For more information check out:
http://www.salfordstar.com/article.asp?id=602
http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1242130_mps_health_fears_at_farm_drilling_plan
http://www.barbarakeeley.co.uk/barbara-objects-to-proposal-for-coal-bed-methane-drilling-at-bar,2010-05-17
http://www.salford-online.com/localnews_page/20325-barbara_keeley_objects_to_proposal_for_coal_bed_methane_drilling_at_barton_moss.html