Josh Fox

Josh Fox

Fox giving a talk in West Vancouver, British Columbia
Born 1972
Milanville, Pennsylvania
Nationality American
Occupation Documentary filmmaker, environmental activist
Known for Gasland (2010)

Josh Fox (born 1972) is an American film director and environmental activist, best known for his Oscar-nominated 2010 documentary, Gasland. He followed that up with the HBO production of "Gasland Part II," which premiered on July 8, 2013 and was released on DVD on January 14, 2014.[1] He is one of the most prominent public opponents of the decades-old process of hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling.[2]

In February 2012 he was arrested during a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee hearing on hydraulic fracturing when he attempted to videotape the proceedings.[3][4]

Josh Fox now has a street in France. Inaugurated the 29th May 2014 in Aujac, in the south of France. A region where the French anti-shale-gas movement was born.[5] Fox graduated from Columbia University in 1995.

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  1. ↑ http://action.gaslandthemovie.com/p/salsa/web/common/public/signup?signup_page_KEY=7990
  2. ↑ Bauers, Sandy (2011). "A raucous anti-fracking rally in Center City". articles.philly.com. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  3. ↑ Goldenberg, Suzanne (2012-02-01). "Josh Fox, director of Gasland, arrested at fracking hearing". The Guardian (London: GMG). ISSN 0261-3077. OCLC 60623878. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  4. ↑ Banerjee, Neela (2012-02-01). "'Gasland' director Fox arrested filming House subcommittee". Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles: Tribune Co). ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  5. ↑ "Inauguration d’une rue au nom d’un combattant contre le gaz de schiste". objectifgard.com. 2014.

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