# Flamethrower Water ‘Gasland' Natural Gas Documentary Shows Flaming Tap Water By Katie Cordrey | Published 2010-07-12 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flaming-tap-water References: [blog.sustainablog.org](http://blog.sustainablog.org/gasland-natural-gas-documentary/) & [themoderatevoice](http://themoderatevoice.com/76390/flaming-tap-water-on-gasland-on-hbo-tonight/) ‘Gasland’ is a recent film by Josh Fox that examines the environmental and health consequences of natural gas drilling; flaming tap water is one of them. Flammable drinking water is a reality for many communities near natural gas extraction facilities that use hydraulic fracturing, or ‘fracking,’ to harvest natural gas. Fracking injects [millions of gallons of water](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-atmospheric-water) and chemicals at high pressure into deep underground wells to break up rock formations and release trapped natural gas bubbles. The byproducts of fracking include a lot of nasty cancer-causing chemicals and flaming tap water. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.3/10 - Popularity: 2% | Activity: 58% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Flammable Drinking Water:** Opportunity to develop innovative water treatment and filtration technologies to address the issue of flammable drinking water caused by natural gas extraction. - **Hydraulic Fracturing:** Potential to revolutionize the oil and gas industry by exploring safer and more environmentally friendly alternatives to hydraulic fracturing for extracting natural gas. - **Environmental Consequences:** Opportunity to create sustainable practices and technologies to minimize the environmental impact of natural gas drilling and prevent flaming tap water incidents. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Water Treatment:** Water treatment industry can focus on developing advanced filtration systems and technologies to treat water contaminated by fracking and make it safe for consumption. - **Renewable Energy:** Renewable energy sector can explore innovative solutions to reduce reliance on natural gas by promoting the adoption of alternative energy sources that are more sustainable and clean. - **Oil and Gas:** Oil and gas industry can invest in research and development to find safer drilling techniques and improve environmental practices to mitigate the negative consequences of fracking. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Regional Tap Water Cans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-yorks-famous-tap-water-by-nathans.md) - [Spicy Sparkling Waters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/deathberry-inferno.md) - [Convenient Personal Fireplaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/personal-fireplace1.md) - [Flame-Throwing Robotic Dogs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/thermonator.md) - [Gas-Powered Campfire Cans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lavabox.md) - [Energy Drink Faucets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tap.md) - [Double-Filtered Drinking Water](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/floewater.md) - [Collapsible Water Filtration Bottles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/filtration-bottles.md) - [LGBTQ+ Vodka Sodas](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gay-water.md)