Hello and Welcome! hank you for signing up to host GASLAND Part I explored the across the US and across the world. a GASLAND PART II house widespread contamination, pollution Tparty for your friends and family. and health e ects of the largest to witness all of the destruction Whether you have seen (and industrial drilling campaign in history in the wake of this dirty fossil fuel memorized) GASLAND PART I or not, across the US. Famous scenes of development. But it has been equally GASLAND PART II will provide you uplifting and inspiring to work with with a compelling narrative, shocking reverberated across the world and communities across the world in their facts, clear science on the largest created awareness of the dangers of domestic drilling campaign in modern drilling and fracking. GASLAND Part the character of their communities. history and an understanding of why II is just as thrilling an investigation, drilling can never be made safe. but this time the GASLAND this guide we can give you some of We are providing this screening team focused on another level of that inspiration as we head into the guide to help guide the discussion contamination due to fracking: The contamination of our democracy and safety of Americans and of all you get active in working with your people su ering the e ects of drilling, friends, family and community. The and gas corporations on our political fracking, fossil fuel development and system. The result is every bit as climate change. be upsetting but we don’t want you to get down! Working with your to help you process the issues in the Thank you so much for tuning in. community is the best answer to solving this crisis, so it’s great that to address the problems. you have some folks over to watch investigating drilling and fracking Josh

1 Over the past decade, there Since the first Gasland film was movement across the state. This THE BASICS ON DRILLING has been a rush for oil and released, it has become abundantly speaks volumes to what we can clear that fracking is inherently accomplish when we organize “Although natural gas across America AND FRACKING: unsafe. The risks to our water, around what we believe is right, The Basicsusing the controversial ofhealth, communities, and climate drillingnot what we think is politically the industry racking uses tens of billions face an onslaught of heavy truck drilling method of hydraulic are so significant and demonstrable expedient. of gallons of water each traffic and declining property that they cannot be adequately Gasland II is an important film, fracturing, or “fracking.” claims that Fyear. Fracking technology is values. Recent scientific findings regulated. Contributing to this, but watching it is just a start - described as an energy innovation have also determined that toxic The new techniques, local and state regulatory agencies just one piece of what we hope their process by the industry but the process has chemicals present in fracking technologies, and chemicals are woefully understaffed and lack people will do. Really, the film been proven to be fatally flawed, fluid could cause cancer and the resources and authority to is about community. It is about used are more intensive and contaminating water supplies, other health problems, and that protect communities. building community and working is safe, Andpolluting air, causing health wastewaterfracking: treatment plants riskier than conventional oil The growing grassroots movement with our neighbors to protect our problems in drilling regions and may be unprepared to remove and gas drilling. that Gasland II documents has communities, our environment, thousands of rapidly industrializing, toxifying fracking contaminants from the been most effective where and ultimately, our democracy. and fracturing communities. water supply. And while some the implementation of renewable communities draw clear lines and Please watch the film, and then contamination Although the industry claims that industry proponents are saying energy, the only true answer to our organize around strong demands. use the film to get others involved. their process is safe, thousands of that shale gas from fracking will climate change problems. In New York, there is a powerful Connect with organizations contamination incidents across the be a transition fuel that will help movement to ban fracking that has involved in dynamic campaigns incidents United States confirm that there is ease a warming climate, shale gas In Gasland, Josh Fox sounded the galvanized the state. In Colorado, across the country to stop fracking no safe drilling. fracking has actually been shown alarm about this dangerous trend the community of Longmont’s and support a real renewable across the Accidents and leaks from fracking to exacerbate climate change by and the powerful stories from courage to pass a ban ordinance energy future. Alone, we may and drilling have polluted rivers, releasing methane, a far more people who have been impacted by in the face of overwhelming feel powerless in the face of such United States streams, and drinking water potent greenhouse gas into our its effects helped propel the anti- spending by the oil massive obstacles, but together, supplies. Regions peppered with atmosphere, and thereby offset any fracking movement. In Gasland II, and gas industry we can build something real, and drilling rigs have high levels of carbon dioxide savings. Ultimately, Josh further explores the impacts and strong achieve the changes we all know confirm that smog as well as other airborne all of this investment into fossil of fracking, not just on our air, opposition by the we need for our future and our pollutants, including potential fuel drilling and infrastructure water, climate, and communities, sitting Governor children’s future. there is no carcinogens. Rural communities merely delays investment in and but on our democracy itself. has spawned a safe drilling.”

2 3 Tips for hosting a The better the snacks, the better 7 Have supporting materials available. GASLAND PART II SCREENING 6 the party. Some people who attend your house party may Purchase ingredients from your local farmer’s have heard misinformation and gas industry market and pair your screening with a talking points before coming to the screening. Before your event: group potluck made up of dishes with local The best way to deal with this is by having ingredients. Try to cut down on waste as much Get GASLAND PART II. Set a turnout goal. as possible. materials readily available. A great one to print is 1 2 The Case for a Ban Fracking from Food & Water The more people learning about the dangers Watch which you can download here . You can buy a copy of the DVD from Amazon or of fracking by seeing this lm, the more another outlet. You can also buy or rent a digital citizens will be engaged in the ght to stop it. On The Night: copy from Amazon. You can also buy a digital copy Decide how many people you want to attend from iTunes. your event (10? 20?), and brainstorm who to At the event, welcome everyone, do a 2 Read pages 2, 3 and 6 to familiarize yourself with ask. Make a list of friends, family, coworkers 1 round of introductions and collect the lm and fracking. Let the group know that lm is 2 hours long but it’s very important they and others in your social network. Are there emails on the sign-in sheet (page 11). Go stay for the discussion after. Page 9 has sample local community groups you can connect over the agenda for the screening and provide question to get the discussion going. If there isn’t with? Tip: Not everyone who commits to being context for attendees (How does fracking ct time for a discussion afterward, set another time there will actually make it, so plan to invite your community or your neighbors?). Make sure to meet with the group to keep the conversation Invite your guests via email, phone more people than your turnout goal. everyone signs in so you can send thank you notes going and talk about what actions you can take in your community. 3 or listserv. to your attendees and keep them in the loop about the next action. Also, so they can get updates on Create a Facebook event (& join our Facebook the latest gas drilling issues, have them sign in on fan page), tweet about it, email your friends, or Arrange for a guest speaker to join “The more people 4 a computer directly on Gasland’s website. use Evite to invite guests. Send out the movie your house party. trailer. Send guests the movie poster and FAQ’s You might contact a local activist group working learning about the on fracking. Start recruiting at least two weeks on natural gas drilling, an environmental studies Have a computer accessible so your professor, property lawyer, political leader or 3 dangers of fracking by night before. someone directly impacted by drilling. guests can immediately take action after

Go over the Action List (page 8) and have a computer open so guests can do these actions more citizens will be Check Google News for any updates while they’re at the event. 5on stories relating to natural gas or “tweet about it, email fracking. your friends, or use What Next? stop it.” and change every day. Share the current news with your guests so they’ll understand Evite to invite guests.” how timely your event is and be aware of any The day after the screening, thank guests for coming and send out the list of actions pressing action that needs to be taken in your over email. Make sure to send the action list out to all of your attendees so they have all the community. resources they need to get plugged in. You can also send it to any friends who weren’t able to make it. Consider setting a regular monthly meeting to continue discussing actions your group can take against fracking in your community. You might even want to consider forming your own action group, to help educate and mobilize folks on fracking issues.

4 5 The Director Josh Fox is the founder and producing artistic director of the International WOW Company. Josh has written/directed/produced two feature films and over twenty-five full-length works for the stage, all about which have premiered in New York, Asia and Europe. ASLAND, which Josh wrote, by Yoko Ono in a ceremony on John City Council, Recipient of numerous directed and shot, is a film about Lennon’s 70th birthday in Reykjavik congressional, state, local and county The Film Gthe largest onshore natural gas Iceland this October. As a national citations and proclamations. Film n the original 2010 film Gasland, lives have been irreparably changed. have been turned into potential drilling campaign in US History which spokesman on the issues of the and Arts awards: Nominated for threatens to invade huge areas of the contamination resulting from fossil Best Documentary Oscar, 2011, director Josh Fox profiled Traveling from the Gulf of Mexico to flame-spewing gushers. And as northeastern US, including New York fuel extraction, Josh has appeared on Won Emmy for best non fiction hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, the heart of Texas (including Dish, gas drills multiply, clean-energy I city’s watershed. It premiered at the the Daily Show, The Keith Olbermann programming, 2011 Nominated for the process of injecting a home to free TV service and some options are being passed over – like Sundance film festival 2010, where show, PBS Now, numerous times 3 Emmy Awards including Best Doc, pressurized mixture of water, sand of the highest concentration of hydroelectric, wind, and solar, which it was awarded the 2010 Special on CNN, Democracy Now, MSNBC, Writer, and Camera, Nominated for and chemicals down a drilled well, gas wells in the nation), out to Los some experts say can provide enough Jury Prize for Documentary. In June CBS and NBC nightly news as well Best Documentary Screenplay Writer’s causing layers of rock deep in the Angeles (where fracking for oil is energy to power the world five times of 2010 it premiered on HBO to an as numerous other TV and radio Guild of America, Won Environmental earth to crack and release natural gas. now occurring), and back up to the over. The film argues that the gas audience of 3 million homes, was seen appearances. Media Award for Best Documentary, The film inspired a national dialogue Delaware River basin (where he has industry is using its wealth and power by over 150,000 audience members His two most recent projects, the Won best graphic design 2011 Cinema a family home), Fox investigates the in its 250 city grassroots tour and has workshop for RECONSTRUCTION, Eye awards, Nominated for IDA Pare effects of this extraction method, been released by New Video on DVD. a stage drama, and GASLAND, a Lorentz Award, Won 2010 Sundance “Josh Fox does it again in a “Gasland Part II shows how as well as the industry’s reaction The film was nominated for the 2011 documentary feature film, represent Film Festival Special Jury Prize, Won much higher the stakes have brilliant GASLAND sequel” to negative allegations. The film Academy Award for best documentary, a shift away from international Big Sky Film Fest Artistic Vision provides startling claims that grown in the battle over Won the 2011 Emmy for best non collaboration themes in his work Award, Won Yale Environmental Film - Alison Rose Levy, Alternet fiction directing and was nominated towards work focused on sustainability Fest Grand Jury Prize, Won Sarasota fracking may lead to earthquakes fracking since Josh Fox made in communities that have never for three other Emmys including best and the problems with fossil fuels and International Film Fest Special Jury its predecessor.” - Grist documentary, best writing and best the need to transition to green energy. Prize, Won Traverse City Film Festival over the multi-layered environmental experienced ones before. Video cinematography, has been nominated Awards and citations. Humanitarian Best Environmental Documentary, dangers potentially at risk. With footage shows wells venting methane for best Documentary Screenplay by and Environmental awards: 2010 John Listed as Current TV 50 Best GASLAND PART II, Fox examines the (a powerful greenhouse gas) into to influence government policy on the WGA, won the Environmental Lennon/ Yoko Ono Peace Prize, 2011 Documentaries of all time, Listed as long-term impact of the controversial the atmosphere in massive amounts. fracking, while buying the silence of Media Association Award for best Planet Defender Award from Rock Outside Magazine 25 most influential process, including claims of poisonous The film also shows how the practice countless American homeowners documentary and as a result of Josh’s the Earth, 2011 Citizens Campaign for Docs of all time, Nominated for Drama water, earthquakes and neurological of fracking has gone global, as seen forced to move out of their longtime activism and campaigning on the issue the Environment Equinox Desk Award for Innovative Theatrical damage, placing his focus on the in a visit to rural Australia, where homes because their water has of gas drilling Josh was awarded the Award, Eco-Champion Experience, Won 2008 Otto Award for people across the globe who say their stoic farmers assert that their wells become too polluted to drink. 2010 Lennon Ono Grant for Peace Manayunk/Philadelphia Theatre with a social mission.

6 7 Do something now. Let’s Talk After the credits roll, turn up the lights, After watching the film, many of your guests will wonder what they can do to take action. Read grab a drink and get the conversation through these suggestions after the screening. Paste this list into an email to your guests so they going. Here are some questions to start have all the info they need to take action. Have a computer open with the Gasland Take Action you off. page open so guests can write to their legislatures, sign up for alerts and find organizations while 1. How do you feel? Which scenes were the most they’re at the event. memorable, powerful or surprising to you? 2. In the film former Mayor of Dish, Texas Calvin Tillman said “Together we bargain, divided we Act Connect Amplify beg.” What can those in the room with you now do together? 1. Sign Food & Water Watch’s petition 1. “Like” Gasland and Americans 1. Post the Gasland II trailer here on 3. Josh has said “The first film was about people to ban fracking here or text “Frack” Against Fracking on Facebook your Facebook page, or email it to lighting their water on fire. Gasland Part II is to 69866. to stay up to date on all fracking five friends to help raise awareness about our government lighting our democracy related news. about this issue among your on fire” What was your reaction to the 2. Tell President Obama you’re Not networks. contamination of our democracy? From Gasland. Use the hashtag 4. Industry representatives are adamant that gas 2. Go to the Americans Against #NotFromGasland on Facebook drilling is a safe process despite the countless Fracking website and connect 2. Write a letter to the editor of and Twitter. Print out our Not From cases proving otherwise. If one of them was here with an organization working in your local paper to express your Gasland postcards and post pictures tonight, what would you ask or say to them? your community or find a Food & concerns about fracking. from your house party with them. 5. What questions do you have for Josh Fox? Water Watch office and contact an 6. Why do you think so many people are unaware of 3. Email President Obama here organizer who will get you involved 3. Share the actions above with your this issue? What are the hurdles in place that are (sample email on page 11) and call in campaigns and organizations friends, family, and social networks preventing wider awareness about fracking? How at 1-888-660-2594 to leave this near you. to build the movement against can we increase awareness? message: “Fracking threatens our fracking. 7. How can you protect your local community, air, water, climate and communities. 3. If you’re a member of a local state or country from the adverse effects of Don’t pursue policies that promote organization, sign up to join unregulated gas drilling? fracking and the export of natural the growing Americans Against 8. Which of the vignettes did you find most gas. We need a ban on fracking now.” Fracking coalition. compelling? 9. Is Gasland a skewed, one-sided portrayal of 4. Find your local legislators here and hydraulic fracturing? If you were to make the send them a message so our elected counter film, what would you show? officials at all levels of government 10. Have you contacted your state and local know where their constituents stand officials concerning fracking? Where do they on fracking. stand? Are they for regulations, a moratorium, or a ban?

8 9 Special Thanks to our friends at Americans Against Fracking and Food & Water Watch for working with us to put this screening guide together. Sample email to Americans Against Fracking Americans Against Fracking is a coalition of over 200 national, state, and local organizations dedicated to banning fracking for oil and natural gas in order to protect our environment and communities for generations to come. We support The president efforts to ban fracking and stop practices that facilitate fracking like natural gas exports, frack sand mining and the construction of pipelines and terminals. From halting plans to open the Delaware River to fracking, to passing over 250 municipal measures against the practice, the movement to protect Americans from fracking has won significant victories. Regulations alone won’t protect us from this toxic, polluting process—we need to ban fracking now. Dear President Obama,

for more information go to www.americansagainstfracking.org Fracked gas is not the solution, it’s part of the problem.

It’s not the solution for our energy needs, we have to go in the direction of renewable energy as vigorously as Food & Water Watch possible. Food & Water Watch is a leading consumer advocacy group based out of Washington D.C., with field offices across the country. Food & Water Watch works to ensure the food and water we consume is safe and sustainable, that corporations It’s not the solution for our economy, it will destroy so are held accountable, and that our government works to protect the public, not special interest profits. Working out of 16 much of our water, air and public resources. state offices and Washington D.C, Food & Water Watch works to build powerful campaigns in partnership with national, state, and local grassroots organizations. Food & Water Watch was the first national organization to call for a national ban It’s not the solution for climate, fracked gas is the worst on fracking to protect communities across the country from this dangerous practice. fuel we can develop in terms of greenhouse gases in the for more information go to www.foodandwaterwatch.org short time frame.

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