Interesting Facts

• Each gas well uses approximately 3-5 million gallons of water.

• The most common chemicals in fracking are: methanol, isopropanol, crystalline silica, ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, hydrotreated light petroleum distillates, sodium hydroxide and ethylene glycol.

• This year Gus Van Sant, a famous film director, made a movie called Promised Land, which stars Matt Damon. It is a fictionalized account of the business of convincing a poor town in Pennsylvania to embrace fracking. Damon's character promises prosperity and economic harmony, while an environmentalist warns the townspeople not to fall into the monstrous trap. 

• A town in Pennsylvania called Luzerne County has been invaded by natural gas companies searching for their Marcellus Shale. Water contamination is EXTREME. Residents even have the ability to set their water on fire. Because of this, the community has created the Gas Drilling Awareness Coalition. It is a real life ‘Promised Land.'