Gasland on HBO
Posted by Big Gav on June 21, 2010 - 9:50am in The Oil Drum: Australia/New Zealand
American readers might want to tune into HBO tonight to watch the documentary "Gasland", which looks at the environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing (used to extract shale gas) - Gasland. The scene where the narrator sets fire to a stream of tapwater in a contaminated area does stick in your mind for a while...
Ouch.
Imagine if the Queensland farmers see this.
Still, look on the bright side.
Agriculture only accounts for 3.5% of GDP
So It wont matter to the economy if we grow no food.