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
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
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
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.