Gasland II and Anti-Energy Extremists

Domestic crude oil production surpassed imports during the week ending May 31, according to an Energy Information Administration report. That’s a milestone that hasn’t been reached in 16 years and underscores the conviction that North American energy security can be realized – if we resolve to achieve it.

In recent years, technological advances that combine safe hydraulic fracturing and innovative horizontal drilling have allowed the United States to take over as the world leader in natural gas production. North America’s total recoverable reserve of natural gas is capable of providing America with 575 years worth of electricity needs at current consumption rates, according to the North American Energy Inventory released by the Institute for Energy Research.

Of course, not everyone wants to see the United States lead the world in affordable energy production. Utilizing Hollywood-style theatrics and baseless propaganda, these activists are dead-set on undermining the energy renaissance that is creating American jobs and strengthening our global position. Avant-garde filmmaker Josh Fox, who rose from relative obscurity in 2010 with his movie Gasland, has blamed shale gas drilling for a host of supposed problems – from flammable drinking water to environmental disasters. Nevertheless, his accusations have been systematically proven as false. Undeterred, Fox will doubtlessly continue to make similar claims in other projects, including Gasland Part II that will air on HBO on July 8.

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