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They can be and in fact are many times proven to be outright liars.

Case point:

"Fox’ documentary Gasland, claims that fracking, a way of drilling for natural gas, has polluted water and endangered lives. One of the most alarming scenes is when he lights water that residents claim has been polluted by fracking. It is dramatic and at first glance seems like a slam dunk. I mean they can light their water – it is polluted and there is gas drilling nearby. It must be responsible.


But then a little digging reveals a few inconvenient facts. A 1976 study by the Colorado Division of Water found that this area was plagued with gas in the water problems back then. And it was naturally occurring.

As the report stated there was “troublesome amounts of methane” in the water decades before fracking began. It seems that in geographical areas gas has always been in the water.

But Josh Fox knew this and chose not to put it in Gasland."

The Gasland movie: a fracking shame – director pulls video to hide inconvenient truths


Very much like the media generally, they never let the truth get in the way of a news selling story that fills the journalists bonus cheque.

The ABC ran a story on fraccing recently, negative of course as they always do with anything with a hint of green speculation and hype. However never mentioned a word about any of the above.

Counter the lies with facts and real science. Not tree hugging feel good crap.