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''FrackNation'' is a feature documentary created by Phelim McAleer and Ann McElhinney, the directors of ''Not Evil Just Wrong'' and ''Mine Your Own Business'', and Magdalena Segieda, that aims to address what the filmmakers say is misinformation about the process of hydraulic fracturing, commonly called fracking. The film looks at the process of fracking for natural gas and seeks to address the concerns surrounding the process that were highlighted in the fracking-critical film ''Gasland''. The film interviews many individuals directly affected by fracking, most of whom support the process.〔(Sacramento Bee, Controversial "Pro-Fracking" Documentary Reaches Primary Fundraising Goal in Record Time on Crowdfunding Website, Feb. 8, 2012 ) 〕 ==Inspiration== ''FrackNation'' was inspired when documentary filmmaker Phelim McAleer asked Josh Fox, the director of the 2010 documentary ''Gasland'', some questions at an event in Chicago. While Fox was promoting his film project McAleer confronted him about the historical records of people being able to ignite methane in water at "burning springs" long before fracking started. McAleer told the ''Los Angeles Times'' that Fox did not include that information in his film because he did not think it was relevant towards the current drilling impacts of certain areas. The people interviewed in Fox's film claimed that the contamination was caused by the drilling.〔''GasLand'' movie at 0:11:30, interview with Ron and Jean Carter〕 After a video of the questioning was made public on various websites, Fox and his lawyers got the video removed from YouTube and Vimeo. However, ''FrackNations filmmakers managed to fight the removal and restore access to the video despite claims of infringing on HBO's copyrights. McAleer told ''Politico'' he was motivated to make the film by what he saw as the "one-sided approach taken by the media, 'outsiders' and 'urban elites'" on the fracking process. McAleer said there has been no real debate on the issue, with the environmental lobby relying on emotion and scare tactics to condemn fracking.〔(Politico, New film in defense of fracking, Feb. 2, 2012 )〕 In an interview with the ''Pittsburgh Post Gazette'' McAleer stressed the film is trying to show both sides of the fracking discussion. "We're definitely covering the contamination" in the film, McAleer said. "We feature both sides." 〔(Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Industry gets cast in 'FrackNation,' the latest documentary on the drilling debate, March 4, 2012 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「FrackNation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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