The Shale Gas Rush

Directed by

Louis Faure

Written by

Jean-Pierre Rogel

Produced by

CBC, Radio Canada

Documentary, Canada, 2010, 44 min

A fad? No, a rush, everywhere in North America and the province of Quebec is among the targets.

There might be important reserves of natural gas in the Saint-Lawrence Lowlands of Quebec in Canada. The energetic and economic potential might be considerable. But to extract this gas, one must fracture the rock underground, a process with uncertain consequences. Shale gas… at what price for the environment?

A journalistic investigation that shook public opinion in Quebec.

Debate with :

• Patrick De Wever, MNHN geology professor, head of the national inventory of geological heritage
• Jean-Yves Reynaud, geologist, lecturer at the Muséum