Tag Archives: environment
The Rig: A Disaster
The Rig (2010) is a cringe-worthy, low-budget thriller about a disaster in the Gulf of Mexico with the IMDB tagline: “In the midst of a tropical storm, the crew of an offshore oil rig must survive the rampage of a … Read More
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Tagged Creature of the Black Lagoon, environment, Gulf of Mexico, offshore oil production, oil, The Rig, Thunder Bay, UT Austin
Mary Poppins and Air Pollution
Another thought occurred to me about Saving Mr. Banks (2013), which as noted in my previous blog post is a movie about the creative conflict between Walt Disney (Tom Hanks) and P.L. Travers (Emma Thompson) during the production of the … Read More
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Tagged air pollution, coal, Dick Van Dyke, Emma Thompson, environment, horse manure, Mary Poppins, Saving Mr. Banks, Tom Hanks, Walt Disney, wood
The Promised Land: Frac Fluids on Fire
One of the more visually entertaining scenes in Promised Land (2012) was when the environmental activist Dustin Noble (played by John Krasinski) visited a local school to discuss the risks that fracking poses to farms. Firstly, selecting the name of … Read More
An Energy Expert’s Review of “Promised Land”
I went to watch Promised Land (2013) last night. The movie is rich with energy content, and so I will be blogging about it over multiple entries in the coming days/weeks. But, I wanted to get a brief review and … Read More
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Tagged corruption, environment, Fracking, George Clooney, landman, Matt Damon, national security, Natural Gas, oil, Promised Land, Syriana, transportation, women and energy
Hydropower Saves The Fugitive
