Gas Land Part II: An American government working for his people?

We have it in our power to begin the world over again. A situation, similar to the present, hath not happened since the days of Noah until now. The birthday of a new world is at hand. Thomas Paine, February 14, 1776. A Pennsylvanian land after a "fraking" installation plant to generate "American natural gas"

The documentary GasLand II, producer by Josh Fox,  aims to expose the money and political power driving the rush to gas companies in the United States; moreover,  the power that the United  States as a country has worldwide by selling the idea of “Natural Gas” as the best way to be friendly with the environment. Although it does also feature pictures of a homeowner in Texas lighting his garden hose on fire. If what we are seeing all across America are people able to light their water on fire. Why hasn't our government done anything about it? Why have our regulatory agencies failed to protect us? These are bigger questions, without answers in a short term. First, I’d like to share Mr. Thomas Paine quote, because our funding father were looking to provide a new nation, but they have emphasized too much in “Freedom” that they have forgotten the basin human rights principles, as the third universal human right: “The right to live”. We all have the right to live, and to live in freedom and in a “safe environment” Even though, it seems like everybody knows that things are going wrong with the big oil companies here, while the government don’t do anything about it. The documentary presents our idea of natural gas as a clean and nice environment as a great myth, a big lie that the media industry has fixed in society minds nowadays. During the movie, a person can appreciate many politicians’ speeches, for example, during his environmental speech; President Obama continued to promote natural gas as a "bridge" fuel from coal. Another example is Mrs. Hillary Clinton promoting natural gas worldwide, as the best way to manage our natural resources. Since this country was founded aiming capitalism as the best way to manage our economy; the “natural gas” idea of making business is try to exploit as many natural resources we have right now, in order to get as much “natural gas” to sell it to industrialized nations. For example, the prices of natural gas at Thursday, April 24, 2014: NYMEX Natural Gas Futures for May delivery closed down $0.025 at $4.705 per MMBtu. Henry Hub Natural Gas. Natural Gas Futures: 10,000 million British thermal units (MMBtu) (Source: www.wtrg.com/daily/gasprice.html).

Today, China can buy American “natural gas" for about $5.40 per MMBtu; or it can be sell to Europe for $9.50. Good business!

The crude reality of a "fracking" process while extracting natural gas. 

Moreover, the movie presents state agencies, local agencies, even the EPA be controlled by politics, and when it becomes a matter of politics, the science just magically disappears," Fox said. "Investigations get rolled back and buried.” Also, Fox presents the controversial French word “Fracking” But, what it really means this word? It means: Hydraulic Fracturing technology that the energy industry hopes to use to expand natural gas production in the United States. Fox presents this process as one of the most dangerous to ecosystems. First, it has been proven that “fracking” accelerates the global warming, in addition, our ecosystem becomes vulnerable, and we as population would get more frequent earthquakes, climate change, floods, some among.  To conclude with my comments regarding this movie, I’d say that I really feel impotence to see many people suffering due to environmental changes for oil exploitation. Also, the power that media has over us, especially while advertising the big oil companies.

The "fracking" process includes toxic chemicals while extracting the "natural gas"

 For example, after watching the documentary, try to watch this ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILFp-OgcHj4

I did it, and I have fallen more impotence due to the criticism of renewable energy, while affirming that it is “expensive, inefficient, and impractical”. Contrary, they claim that “natural gas” is harmless and can go safely to pipelines? Yea, anybody who hasn't watch the documentary, or read about this issue would believe it.  Finally, I’m very thankful for the opportunity that I had while watching this movie, otherwise, I wouldn't realize what is happening with this famous “natural gas” issue. Even the stories of poisoned water and flaring water hoses are being forced underground. Fox concludes that over the past few years, gas companies have bought out the properties of home owners whose water was contaminated by fraking fluids. The oil companies have pay a good amount of dollars for the properties, in return for non-disclosure agreements.  Lastly, I finishing writing about this issue saying that  Mr. Tomas Paine quote written at the beginning of my blog is only this, a nice quote of good wishes but only this: "just words, just wishes". 

A Pennsylvanian  resident showing the quality of drinking water that her county has provided to the residents.