Screening: GASLAND at Hitchcock Church

"The largest domestic natural gas drilling boom in history has swept across the United States. The drilling technology of "fracking" or hydraulic fracturing has unlocked a "Saudia Arabia of natural gas" just beneath us.

When filmmaker Josh Fox is asked to lease his land for drilling, he embarks on a cross-country odyssey uncovering a trail of secrets, lies and contamination. A recently drilled nearby Pennsylvania town reports that residents are able to light their drinking water on fire. This is just one of the many absurd and astonishing revelations of a new country called GASLAND." The film is “Part verite travelogue, part expose, part mystery, part bluegrass banjo meltdown, part showdown” and was shown at the Sundance Film Festival.

Fracking may be coming to the Catskills, where it has the potential to affect more than eight million drinking water consumers, including Westchester and New York City. Should we be concerned? What should we do? What is the current state of play in the New York State Legislature?

The Mission Committee of Hitchcock Church will present a free screening of the film GASLAND on Thursday, June 16, at 7 pm. The screening will be followed by a Q &A with Kate Hudson of the environmental group Riverkeeper and an attorney with more than 25 years experience in New York State government, including the Department of Environmental Conservation. Refreshments will be served. Open to the community.

Lower Children’s House
Hitchcock Church
6 Greenacres Avenue
Scarsdale