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Methane gas migrating through a water well is being investigated as a cause in explosions that destroyed an Interstate Parkway home in December and a Helen Lane home last month. That’s according to an investigator for Olean, New York, lawyer Ethan Lyle, who represents one of the homeowners. The investigator attended Tuesday’s meeting in Bradford Township when government and emergency officials discussed the possible cause or causes of the explosions. When speaking with WESB and The HERO this afternoon, Lyle said his client has asked that he not comment any further. Methane gas migration is what led to the problems with tainted water in Dimock. More than a dozen homes in the tiny town in Susquehanna County, where one house exploded on New Year’s Day in 2009, still don’t have safe drinking water.

St. Bonaventure University’s Sustainability Committee and Clare College will host a free screening of “Gasland,” an award-winning documentary about the impact of natural gas drilling. The film will be shown at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 30, in Dresser Auditorium of the John J. Murphy Professional Building. The public is invited. When former New York Gov. David Paterson issued an executive order banning horizontal hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) until July 2011, human health and environmental safety were key concerns. These concerns are the focus of Josh Fox’s groundbreaking film “Gasland.” The film takes viewers on a 24-state journey to investigate the safety and risks of fracking and the natural gas drilling boom sweeping across America. On the way, the film highlights moving and powerful stories of farmers, ranchers and other residents whose water, health, and livelihoods have been affected by fracking and other forms of natural gas drilling. The journey begins near Fox’s family home ...

HBO’s “Gasland” has been nominated for an Academy Award. The film about natural gas drilling is among five nominees for best documentary feature. Director Josh Fox brought the movie to Bradford in June 2010. He said he made the movie to raise awareness about the negative impacts of gas drilling. http://1490newsblog.blogspot.com/search?q=gasland