Tag Archives: Fracking
Dallas Returns and Energy Abounds
SPOILER ALERT: This blog post contains many plot elements from the first episode of the third season and the season finale of the second season of Dallas on TNT. I know this is a blog about “Energy at the Movies,” but I … Read More
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Tagged Big Oil, cartels, Dallas, Fracking, JR, methane, offshore drillin, vertical integration, women in energy
The Promised Land: Texas Written On The Wall
One more interesting tidbit I noticed in The Promised Land (2012) (Matt Damon’s movie about fracking) was the touching scene where Frances McDormand’s character (a landman* securing lease rights for drilling) communicates with her teenage son in Houston via Skype. … Read More
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Tagged Fracking, Frances McDormand, landman, Matt Damon, oil, Promised Land, Rock Hudson, University of Texas, Written on the Wind
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
Promised Land Opens Friday
Promised Land is coming out this Friday January 4th. I’m looking forward to seeing it and am curious to see how accurate it is.
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Tagged Energy, Fracking, John Krasinski, Matt Damon, Natural Gas, Opening, Promised Land
Hydropower Saves The Fugitive
