As one would expect, among the readers who posted here there was a strong level of both support for the event (and any anti-fracking advocacy) and critiques of our effort, typically from gas industry functionaries or labor that supports hydraulic fracturing on behalf of jobs.
Many pro-fracking people posted attacks on Fox and his film, going so far as to state, in no uncertain terms, that his film has been widely and undeniably dismissed for lacking in accurate facts, science and history. I contacted Fox, by email, and asked him to provide me with more information to address the "deniers" who have debunked his assertions.
Josh Fox forwarded to me a detailed response that included the following links:
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Today, Laura Legere of the Times Tribune has published the first in an important two-part series...
As rural deposits of fossil fuel grow fewer and farther between, extractive industries are increasingly siting...
