Up to Heaven and Down to Hell: Fracking, Freedom, and Community in an American Town

A riveting portrait of a rural Pennsylvania town at the center of the fracking controversy



Shale gas extraction-commonly known as fracking-is often portrayed as an energy revolution that will transform the American economy and geopolitics. But in greater Williamsport, Pennsylvania, fracking is personal. Up to Heaven and Down to Hell is a vivid and sometimes heartbreaking account of what happens when one of the most momentous decisions about the well-being of our communities and our planet-wh...