Shale Cowboys
Thanks to the Slave Revolution, the United States is about to complete independence. Renewable energy (such as wind and solar energy) is increasing, but so far, they have been placed in shadows under shale gas and petroleum reservoirs under the dry landscape of Texas. With the support of the Trump administration, the industry will become more optimistic every day in the future. Shalle Cowboys produced a pioneer from the VPRO Backlight Documentary Series. They contributed to participating in this energy rejuvenation and studied the environment and human health risks.
Not long ago, these countries were largely considered sterile to a large extent, and the United States was strongly based on foreign countries to meet its infinite energy needs. When a team of expert geologists discovered a kind of non -penetrating rock formation with oil and natural gas reserves to knock on slate and other rock formations that could not be penetrated before, the story quickly changed. Today, the United States has not only produced this energy at an amazing speed, but also has also become a large energy exporter.
Fracture is the name of the process of extracting these energy sources. Since the invention of the late 1990s, this approach has proven to be favorable and controversial. The fracture was awarded the luggage owners of many struggling land owners in Texas, established an industry. The industry hired the industries of hundreds of millions of dollars in US citizens, and changed the energy image of the entire country. Essence Technology makes it cheaper and more efficient than ever before, and the cost is becoming more and more competitive with the cost of the world.
But there is also a price premium. Cleaning, the promise of renewable energy has become the background of this emerging oil and gas prosperity. At the same time, fracture may pollute freshwater reserves, promote earthquake activities and adapt to harmful and long -term environmental impacts.
According to the industry experts (most of them are fragmented direct financial beneficiaries) introduced in the movie, these advantages far exceed all potential risks. The shale bulls are trained in depth to explore all aspects of the split industry.
Directed by: Nordin Lasfar
