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Posted Wed Jan 9 2013: from Indiana Living Green: Promised Land is squandered opportunity http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1357757678 The new film Promised Land is certainly one thing: the world's first major motion picture about hydraulic fracturing. It misses an opportunity, however, to truly advance the conversation about one of the most contentious and important issues of time.... At no point does anybody in the film actually do any research. It's just Matt Damon vs. environmentalist John Krasinski, each trying to win the town to their side. [Read more stories about: fracking] New!: No reader quips yet -- be the first! Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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