FrackNation: The Koch Industries' Astroturf Ties That Bind

For an alleged grassroots-funded film, FrackNation has enjoyed robust support from Big Oil and other corporate interests in the first several months of its roadshow. Both Energy in Depth and the Marcellus Shale Coalition -- for example -- are also promoting the film.

"The film is a case of the good guys hitting a home run that changes the entire game," exclaimed Energy in Depth in a Jan. 2013 review of the film.

Former Big Tobacco lackey Grover Norquist -- now head of Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) -- also wrote a favorable review of the film to coincide with the film's premiere on the Mark Cuban-owned AXS TV in January 2013 and ATR's hosting of the filmmakers for lunch.

Ezra Lavant of "Ethical Oil" infamy has also aided in promoting the film. FrackNation co-director Magdalena Segieda will speak on Levant's "Freedom Cruise" in August and he also had McElhinney and McAleer on his show in February.

In February 2013, Joint Landowner's Coalition of NY Inc. (JLCNY) hosted two FrackNation screenings in upstate New York, both of which McAleer attended. Just three months later in May, JLCNY announced its new partnership with AFP.

Later, in March, AFP-Michigan played host to a FrackNation screening, a fracking battleground state where the toxic process has yet to commence. In April and May, AFP-Illinois hosted a total of eight screenings of FrackNation, another state with an ongoing fracking battle. AFP-MT and the Montana Petroleum Association -- a state-level API -- also screened the film.


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