Tag Archives: John Krasinski

The Promised Land: Frac Fluids on Fire

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Michael

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

Posted in Blog | Tagged environment, Fracking, John Krasinski, Natural Gas, Promised Land

Promised Land Opens Friday

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Michael

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.

Posted in Blog | Tagged Energy, Fracking, John Krasinski, Matt Damon, Natural Gas, Opening, Promised Land

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Dr. Michael E. Webber
Deputy Director, Energy Institute
Co-Director, Clean Energy Incubator
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Josey Centennial Fellow in Energy Resources
The University of Texas at Austin
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Energy at the Movies: From Campus to Primetime
Dr. Michael Webber and Juan Garcia present at SXSW Edu in March 2014.

UT Professor’s Energy a TV Hit
The Austin American-Statesman, Laylan Copelin

“When Energy Goes Hollywood: A Conversation with Michael Webber”
StateImpact Texas, Terrence Henry, KUT Austin

“‘The Power of Cinema: UT Professor Uses Film as Teaching Tool for the Masses about Energy in Society”
Austin Business Journal, James Jeffrey

Hydropower Saves The FugitiveI had the chance to re-watch an early 1990s blockbuster, The Fugitive (1993), starring Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones. Ford plays a doctor wrongfully accused of murdering his wife. He is unexpectedly freed from the transport bus taking him … Read More

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