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About this FRONTLINE documentary
The final installment of FRONTLINE's three-part series The Power of Big Oil examines the rise of fracking, the expansion of U.S. natural gas production, and the arguments that positioned gas as a cleaner bridge to the future. The documentary explores how energy security, economic growth, industry strategy, and concerns about methane shaped the response to climate change.
The fracking boom
Explores the fossil fuel industry's shift toward shale oil and natural gas during the U.S. fracking boom.
Natural gas and climate policy
Examines natural gas as a proposed bridge fuel and the debate over its climate impact.
Methane and delayed action
Reports on methane leakage concerns and the challenges that delayed stronger climate action.
Topics
Hydraulic fracturing
The development and expansion of hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas in the United States.
Shale energy and investment
The role of shale formations, drilling technology, and Wall Street investment in the U.S. energy boom.
Natural gas as a bridge fuel
The debate over natural gas as a bridge fuel and its relationship to coal, oil, and renewable energy.
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with gusts up to 170. the storm was part of an emerging trend of extreme weather events it devastated the gulf coast and damaged oil and gas production natural gas prices surged making it more attractive to use new drilling and fracking technologies to get oil and gas from shale formations
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Audience comments snapshot
Viewer response
Viewers describe the documentary as informative journalism and appreciate FRONTLINE's free access on YouTube. Comments focus on the long delay in climate action, the consequences of fossil fuel decisions, and concerns about methane leakage from natural gas production.
Comment themes
Fracking and natural gas
The documentary examines how the U.S. fracking boom and the expansion of natural gas affected the climate debate and energy policy.
The energy transition
Viewers connect the film's reporting to the broader challenge of replacing fossil fuels and responding to climate change.
Historical context
The comments emphasize the value of long-form documentary reporting for understanding the history of climate policy and industry messaging.
Audience signals
Praise for FRONTLINE journalism
Several viewers praise PBS and FRONTLINE for providing in-depth, reliable reporting about climate change and the fossil fuel industry.
Concern about delayed accountability
Comments reflect concern that accountability and political action may arrive only after significant delay.
Focus on methane leakage
One commenter highlights methane leakage during natural gas production, transportation, and use as a key climate issue.
Representative public comments
“You will observe with concern how long a useful truth may be known, and exist, before it is generally received and practiced on.” — Benjamin Franklin
The fact that we get free documentaries on YouTube by FRONTLINE is truly a gift. 👍👍👍
I will learn more from this one (3/3) part of the entire documentary here than any other source made available by journalists (elsewhere). PBS is the standard, clearly.
The saddest part is that all the people responsible will be dead by the time there is political will to execute them
Thank you PBS for your informative journalism and unwavering integrity. <3
If the amount of natural gas leakage during production, transportation and use exceeds ~4%, it produces more greenhouse gases than either coal or oil burning. Actual measured leakage rates are FAR higher than this for most of our gas production. Methane should not be considered a safe transition fuel and it is doing...
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