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VIDEO: Eco Award Winner Calls Philadelphians To Action

Josh Fox, the filmmaker behind Gasland, discussed the hazardous effects of fraking on Main Street Saturday.

Josh Fox, director of Gasland received the Eco Champion Award at Manayunk's second annual EcoArts Festival. 

After Fox was asked to lease his land for drilling, he "embarked on a cross-country odyssey to uncover a trail of secrets, lies and contamination," his website stated. 

His film was screened at on Friday and when he was in Manayunk Saturday he encouraged Philadelphians to take action.

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