This film is being shown locally at the Unitarian Church on October 23rd (not sure of the time, but it is in the evening) and at Cornell (Willard Strait) on Nov 3rd at 7 pm. Shaleshock.org will have more information. Helen
On 10/16/09 12:59 PM, "gailst" <[email protected]> wrote: >> From a library list I'm on - looks interesting. > > Gail > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > >> >> Bullfrog Films has an upcoming new release called A SPLIT ESTATE that >> may be of interest to your readers of Green Notes and/or the Electronic >> Green Journal. Would you like to receive a DVD for possible inclusion as >> a review? >> >> "Split Estate is an eye-opening examination of the consequences and >> conflicts that can arise between surface land owners in the western >> United States, and those who own and extract the energy and mineral >> rights below. This film is of value to anyone wrestling with rational, >> sustainable energy policy while preserving the priceless elements of >> cultural heritage, private enterprise above-ground, and the precious >> health not only of people but the land itself." Bill Richardson, >> Governor of New Mexico >> >> About the film: >> >> SPLIT ESTATE asks us to imagine discovering that you don't own the >> mineral rights under your land, and that an energy company plans to >> drill for natural gas two hundred feet from your front door. Imagine >> another shocking truth: you have little or no recourse to protect your >> home or land from such development. SPLIT ESTATE maps a tragedy in the >> making, as citizens in the path of a new drilling boom in the Rocky >> Mountain West struggle against the erosion of their civil liberties, >> their communities and their health. >> >> Exempt from federal protections like the Clean Water Act, the oil and >> gas industry has left this idyllic landscape and its rural communities >> pockmarked with abandoned homes and polluted waters. >> >> As our appetite for fossil fuels increases despite mounting public >> health concerns, SPLIT ESTATE cracks the sugarcoating on an industry >> that assures us it is a good neighbor, and drives home the need for >> alternatives -- both here and abroad. >> >> More details on this film can be found on our webpage at the following >> link: http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/split.html >> >> A trailer is included on the filmmaker's webpage: >> http://splitestate.com/ >> >> If you have any questions on the film, please let me know, and thank you >> for your consideration. >> >> Contact: >> Stephanie Miller >> Reviews Coordinator >> Bullfrog Films >> P.O. Box 149, Oley, PA 19547 >> Phone: 1.800.543.3764 >> Fax: 610.370.1978 >> http://www.bullfrogfilms.com <blocked::http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/> >> http://www.youtube.com/bullfrogfilms >> <blocked::http://www.youtube.com/bullfrogfilms> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins Questions about the list? ask [email protected] free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
