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Groundswell rising : protecting our children's air & water
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"This film goes beyond the subject of hydraulic fracturing. It's a compelling and optimistic documentary about civil rights, the growing movement to defend our communities from industrial harm, and...
"This film goes beyond the subject of hydraulic fracturing. It's a compelling and optimistic documentary about civil rights, the growing movement to defend our communities from industrial harm, and the tenacious people who are deeply committed to preserving the planet for future generations."--Container.
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- Creator
- ResolutionPictures ; director/producer, Renard Cohen ; executive producers, Matt Cohen, Mark Lichty ; associate producer, Dave Walczak ; a Resolution Pictures production
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Contributors
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- Cohen, Renard, film producer, film director
- Walczak, Dave, film producer
- Ruffalo, Mark, interviewee (expression)
- Merchant, Natalie, interviewee (expression)
- Tsou, Walter, interviewee (expression)
- Steingraber, Sandra, interviewee (expression)
- Davis, Shane, interviewee (expression)
- Scroggins, Vera, interviewee (expression)
- Resolution Pictures
- Bullfrog Films
- Publication
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- Oley, PA : Bullfrog Films, 2014
- ©2014
- Physical Details
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- 1 videodisc (70, 52 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
- NTSC
- video file DVD video
- region 1
- ISBNs
- 194154519X, 9781941545195
- OCLC
- ocn897513430
- Credits
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- Featuring: Dr. Sandra Steingraber, Shane Davis, Vera Scroggins, Mark Ruffalo, Craig Stevens, Natalie Merchant, Deborah Goldberg, Dr. Tony Ingraffea, David Kagan, Bob Edgar, James Browning, Dr. Mark Jacobson, Walter Tsou, Poune Saberi, Raina Rippel & more
- Editor, Ryan Kollmorgen ; camera, Renard Cohen [and seven others] ; music, Bert Mueller [and five others]
- Includes both 70 minute theatrical version and 52 minute classroom version.
- DVD, NTSC.
- In English; optional (SDH) subtitles for the deaf or hard of hearing.
- Intro: What is fracking -- Fracking in Colorado -- Is fracking safe? -- Sandra Steingraber: Learning from our mistakes -- Leaking wells, no protections -- Industrial invasions and truck traffic -- Protecting the river -- Vera Scroggins, citizen journalist -- Methane -- Groundwater contamination -- Natalie Merchant and the Brave Parrot -- Faith communities and money's influence -- Getting involved on the local level -- The harmed -- Renewables -- Breaking the law: Defending air and water -- Washington, D.C. demonstration
Subjects
- Hydraulic fracturing -- Environmental aspects -- United States.
- Human rights -- Environmental aspects.
- Sustainability -- Social aspects.
- Climatic changes -- United States.
- Factory and trade waste -- Environmental aspects -- United States.
- Pollution prevention -- United States -- Citizen participation.
- Political participation -- United States.
- Environmentalism -- United States.