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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.
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reported that, "The filmmakers want to avoid their work being labelled as pro-industry propaganda, but support for the project has been strongest among those who want to see just that. The team's
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wrote, "With many of McAleerâs facts coming from casual
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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.
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all documentaries. The review noted that because the film did not accept money from the energy industry, it gave the film more credibility, though some of the donors were some of the farmers who were featured in the film.
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documentary, especially the flaming faucets scene. The magazine noted that the documentary did a thorough job of technical information and personal stories of farmers who live near fracking locations. The
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criticized the film as "unfocused," with several moments that are "theatrical but irrelevant," calling the film "a one-sided attack piece" that "doesn't add much to the conversation." John
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that suggests fracking would ease dependence on imports in some
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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."
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when the organization invited him to speak at a two-day joint IMF-Oxford
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that was brought up was the easy acceptance by journalists of the film as fact, implying journalists have ignored their responsibilities of
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