Gasland
Questions for Further Discussion
38. John Hanger, Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection describes the
natural gas drilling and extraction as a “trade-off”. Explain what the trade-off is. Do you believe
this is a good trade? Natural gas is often described as a “transition fuel” and a cleaner-burning
fossil fuel. Explain how these claims are incomplete. Given what you learned from this movie, is
natural gas a fuel that we should explore and extract more of?
-The "trade off" is 2 step foward one step back. This is that the companys contaminate, but it is cleaner natural gas.This is not a good trade because the water is getting contaminated,. We might not contaminate nothing else but water is the most important liquid substance that we have. We use water for everything so wasting water for something that is goign to contaminate it does not make sense. In conclusion we shoudl not extract more of the natural gas fro m the ground.
39. The Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act proposes to include
hydraulic fracturing as an activity regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act. This law would
require the industry to disclose all chemicals used in fracking. Do you think this law is fair and
justified? Why might the gas drilling companies oppose this law? Explain your answer.
-Yes it is justified, companies will oppose this because the process would be more expensive which means less profit for them. This means that they are gonna have to take care of their process and go greener.
40. This is a map of Pennsylvania, showing the major rivers and the towns of Dimock and Milanville.
How would contamination of the water supply have consequences for the entire eastern part of the
state, including Philadelphia?
-All the water ways are connected so all the rivers and the water will be affected and will not be safe to drink.
41. The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission has released a statement explaining several
inaccuracies it feels that the documentary portrays. The statement is available here:
http://cogcc.state.co.us/library/GASLAND%20DOC.pdf
Briefly describe their statement on the following:
The Weld County Wells:
The West Divide Creek Seeps:
42. If you owned a large parcel of land in the shale area, and were offered several thousand dollars per
acre to lease the land for gas drilling, would you take the money? Explain your decision.
38. John Hanger, Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection describes the
natural gas drilling and extraction as a “trade-off”. Explain what the trade-off is. Do you believe
this is a good trade? Natural gas is often described as a “transition fuel” and a cleaner-burning
fossil fuel. Explain how these claims are incomplete. Given what you learned from this movie, is
natural gas a fuel that we should explore and extract more of?
-The "trade off" is 2 step foward one step back. This is that the companys contaminate, but it is cleaner natural gas.This is not a good trade because the water is getting contaminated,. We might not contaminate nothing else but water is the most important liquid substance that we have. We use water for everything so wasting water for something that is goign to contaminate it does not make sense. In conclusion we shoudl not extract more of the natural gas fro m the ground.
39. The Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act proposes to include
hydraulic fracturing as an activity regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act. This law would
require the industry to disclose all chemicals used in fracking. Do you think this law is fair and
justified? Why might the gas drilling companies oppose this law? Explain your answer.
-Yes it is justified, companies will oppose this because the process would be more expensive which means less profit for them. This means that they are gonna have to take care of their process and go greener.
40. This is a map of Pennsylvania, showing the major rivers and the towns of Dimock and Milanville.
How would contamination of the water supply have consequences for the entire eastern part of the
state, including Philadelphia?
-All the water ways are connected so all the rivers and the water will be affected and will not be safe to drink.
41. The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission has released a statement explaining several
inaccuracies it feels that the documentary portrays. The statement is available here:
http://cogcc.state.co.us/library/GASLAND%20DOC.pdf
Briefly describe their statement on the following:
The Weld County Wells:
The West Divide Creek Seeps:
42. If you owned a large parcel of land in the shale area, and were offered several thousand dollars per
acre to lease the land for gas drilling, would you take the money? Explain your decision.