Josh Fox quotes

The problem is that everywhere the gas drilling industry goes, a trail of water contamination, air pollution, health concerns and betrayal of basic American civic and community values follows. (Josh Fox)
I think that the world is in the middle of a huge transition that we have to make to renewable energy. We have to transition away from fossil fuels very, very quickly. View quote
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I'm a night owl, and luckily my profession supports that. The best ideas come to me in the dead of night. View quote
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What we've got is the wholesale embrace of fracking domestically, internationally and for export. And this couldn't be further from what we really need to do to address climate change. View quote
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The first line in the first Gasland is: "I'm not a pessimist. I've always had a great deal of faith in people that we won't succumb to frenzy or rage or greed. That we'll figure out a solution without destroying the things that we love.” I have not lost that sense. View quote
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I don't believe we're only motivated by our own self-interests. Often out of crisis comes this enormous wellspring of generosity and motivation. View quote
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I have to have faith that we're going to succeed in transforming where we get our energy from. The big worry is whether or not we're going to do it before it's too late. And I think nobody knows the answer to that. View quote
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When you're cornered, there are two things you can do: move or fight. View quote
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I've been arrested three times. I don't like getting arrested, but it's not so bad when it's an organized form of nonviolent disobedience. It's something appealing to a higher law. View quote
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I think we're in an era of unprecedented dominance by corporations. I think people understand that deeply; I don't think that's even questioned. View quote
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Independent documentary isn't beholden to some of the interests that the mainstream media are influenced by. It's a pathway to renegade, independent reporting in an in-depth, investigative fashion, and it can do so with a compassionate lens; it allows people to speak in a way that is more human than the mainstream media approach. (Josh Fox)
I think 'Gasland' is the doorway for a lot of people to see something happening in their backyard and realize the national and global implications. View quote
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Every single dollar spent lobbying a legislator on behalf of oil and gas is a toxic dollar that undermines public health and safety laws that protect Americans. That's contamination of the political system. View quote
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Josh Fox

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Occupation: American Director
Born: 1972
Quotes count: 13