"Energy in Depth prepares 'cheat sheet' of pro-fracking talking points before release of Gus Van Sant drilling-rights drama."

"Hollywood's discovery of fracking has caused some unease in the oil and gas industry – even in the midst of America's energy boom.

A leading lobby group, Energy in Depth, has put out a "cheat sheet" of pro-fracking talking points to counter any bad publicity that may arise following the release of the new Matt Damon film, Promised Land. The film, directed by Gus Van Sant, stars Damon as a gas company salesman who travels the dying towns of the American heartland, buying up drilling rights from struggling farmers. It is due for a limited release on 28 December, with a wider run in January.

The film, which also stars John Krasinski and Frances McDormand, is the first Hollywood treatment of one of the most contentious issues in rural America: the boom in natural-gas production that has been unlocked by hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling."

Suzanne Goldenberg reports for the Guardian December 17, 2012. [2]

SEE ALSO:

"Colorado Oil and Gas Industry Sues To Kill Longmont Fracking Ban" (Denver Post) [3]

Republican Groups Tell Obama To Back Off BLM Fracking Disclosure Rules (DeSmogBlog) [4]