Josh Fox
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| '''Josh Fox''' is a filmmaker and landowner from Milanville, [[Wayne County|Wayne County, Pennsylvania]] who made the film ''Gasland'' documenting his quixotic journey across America's West to investigate first hand the drilling practices recently introduced for extracting natural gas in northeastern Pennsylvania's [[Marcellus shale|Marcellus shale formation]] including [[Horizontal drilling|horizontal drilling]] and [[Hydro-fracturing|hydraulic fracturing]]. These kinds of gas drilling practices had already been taking place for several years in Texas, Colorado and Wyoming. | '''Josh Fox''' is a filmmaker and landowner from Milanville, [[Wayne County|Wayne County, Pennsylvania]] who made the film ''Gasland'' documenting his quixotic journey across America's West to investigate first hand the drilling practices recently introduced for extracting natural gas in northeastern Pennsylvania's [[Marcellus shale|Marcellus shale formation]] including [[Horizontal drilling|horizontal drilling]] and [[Hydro-fracturing|hydraulic fracturing]]. These kinds of gas drilling practices had already been taking place for several years in Texas, Colorado and Wyoming. | ||
| - | In late January, 2009 Gasland is to premier at the ''Sundance Film Festival'' in Utah. | + | In late January, 2009 Gasland premiered at the ''Sundance Film Festival'' in Utah. |
| - | Fox has become known for the extremely dim view his videos and films take towards hydro-fracturing, as well as the very effective use of guerilla marketing techniques he has used to promote his videos on [[Environmental concerns|Youtube and elsewhere]]. | + | Fox has become known for the extremely dim view ''Gasland'' takes towards hydro-fracturing, as well as the very effective use of guerilla marketing techniques he has used to promote it. |
| === Resources === | === Resources === | ||
| - | [http://gaslandthemovie.com/ -Gaslands the Movie Web Site] | + | * [http://gaslandthemovie.com/ -Gaslands the Movie Web Site] |
| + | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasland -Wikipedia on Gasland] | ||
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Josh Fox is a filmmaker and landowner from Milanville, Wayne County, Pennsylvania who made the film Gasland documenting his quixotic journey across America's West to investigate first hand the drilling practices recently introduced for extracting natural gas in northeastern Pennsylvania's Marcellus shale formation including horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing. These kinds of gas drilling practices had already been taking place for several years in Texas, Colorado and Wyoming.
In late January, 2009 Gasland premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah.
Fox has become known for the extremely dim view Gasland takes towards hydro-fracturing, as well as the very effective use of guerilla marketing techniques he has used to promote it.
