How did you first get involved with the issue of hydraulic fracturing and come to make Gasland?
We got a letter in the mail about leasing our land for gas drilling, and I started to look into it. The narrative from the gas industry was very different from the story I was hearing from the environmental groups in my area. I was wondering what the truth was, as it seemed to be the future of our land on the line. So I went to a nearby town where fracking was taking place, Dimock, and I found the whole place was a disaster. Water contamination left people feeling extremely betrayed, confused, and the children getting sick. The water tests I saw were very disturbing, with quantities of natural gas in the water capable of being lit on fire. There were also heavy metals in the water. The big impression I got, back in 2009 before there was a lot of reporting on Dimock, was of a place that had almost been erased from the map. The people were afraid and had no idea who to trust. The atmosphere of fear was palpable because they had been overrun and they weren’t getting any help. They were ve
