Video Link, more about the project here. And read the investigative report that inspired this video “explainer” at ProPublica (* warning, major bummer alert).
A snip from the lyrics:
Fracking is a form of natural gas drilling
An alternative to oil cause the oil kept spilling
Bringing jobs to small towns so everybody’s willing
People turn on their lights and the drillers make a killingWater goes into the pipe, the pipe into the ground
The pressure creates fissures 7,000 feet down
The cracks release the gas that powers your town
That well is fracked….. Yeah totally frackedBut there’s more in the water than just H2OWith names like benzene and formaldehyde
You better keep ’em far away from the water supply
“My Water’s On Fire Tonight” is a product of Studio 20 NYU in collaboration with ProPublica.org. The song is based on ProPublica’s investigation on hydraulic fractured gas drilling. Music by David Holmes and Andrew Bean, vocals by David Holmes and Niel Bekker, animation by Adam Sakellarides and Lisa Rucker.
(via Jay Rosen)