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Fracking the System: Colorado's Oil and Gas Wars

"When a fracking site is moved from a White neighborhood to a BIPOC neighborhood, a concerned mother tries to stop it."

Fracking the System is a political thriller documentary from the front lines of climate justice activism in Colorado. When a fracking mega-site gets moved from a White neighborhood to a BIPOC neighborhood, a concerned mother fights to try and stop it. This is an investigative exposé about the harms of fracking, the lengths to which the government is complacent with industrial pollution, and the nefarious tactics that the oil and gas industry uses to undermine democratic elections.

Top Cast

  • Patricia Garcia-Nelson

    Patricia Garcia-Nelson

    Self

  • Suzanne Spiegel

    Suzanne Spiegel

    Self

  • Anne Lee Foster

    Anne Lee Foster

    Self

  • Jonathan Singer

    Jonathan Singer

    Self

  • Micah Parkin

    Micah Parkin

    Self

  • Mike Foote

    Mike Foote

    Self

  • Russell Mendel

    Russell Mendel

    Self

  • John Hickenlooper

    John Hickenlooper

    Self (archive footage)

  • Jared Polis

    Jared Polis

    Self (archive footage)

Overview

Fracking the System is a political thriller documentary from the front lines of climate justice activism in Colorado. When a fracking mega-site gets moved from a White neighborhood to a BIPOC neighborhood, a concerned mother fights to try and stop it. This is an investigative exposé about the harms of fracking, the lengths to which the government is complacent with industrial pollution, and the nefarious tactics that the oil and gas industry uses to undermine democratic elections.

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