"Gasland" director responds to arrest; court date set LOS ANGELES, Feb 1 (TheWrap.com) - "GasLand" director Josh Fox has been processed and released following his arrest at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. Fox, who was charged with unlawful entry for trying to film a House Science Committee meeting on hydraulic fracturing -- aka "fracking" -- is due in court on the matter February 15. But just because Fox is a free man again, doesn't mean he's ... 'Gasland' director Josh Fox arrested at House hearing A year ago, Josh Fox was getting suited up for the Academy Awards. On Wednesday, he found himself in cuffs. The Oscar-nominated activist-director of the documentary "Gasland" was arrested on Capitol Hill for trying to film a hearing without proper media credentials. Staffers say Fox declined an order by House Science, Space and Technology subcommittee chairman Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.) to turn ... 'Gasland' filmmaker arrested at House hearing The director of the anti-fracking documentary "Gasland" was arrested today at a House hearing for not having media credentials. John Fox, 'Gasland' Director, Arrested at House Fracking Hearing John Fox, director of the documentary "Gasland", was arrested during a Republican-dominated congressional hearing on Wednesday, raising questions about the hearing's public access. 'Gasland' director Joshua Fox arrested filming House panel At the behest of the Republican leadership of a House of Representatives subcommittee, Capitol Police arrested Joshua Fox, the maker of the Oscar-nominated documentary "Gasland," when he tried on Wednesday to film a subcommittee hearing on hydraulic fracturing, a controversial method used to tap oil and gas reservoirs. 'Gasland' Director Arrested; Josh Fox Tried to Film House Hearing on Fracking 'Gasland' Director Arrested; Josh Fox Tried to Film House Hearing on Fracking Green Blog: 'Gasland' Filmmaker Arrested at Capitol Hearing Republicans on a House committee did not appreciate a film crew's presence at a hearing on whether a type of natural gas drilling contaminated groundwater. Gasland Director Josh Fox Arrested For Crashing House Hearing Oscar-nominated Gasland director Josh Fox was arrested by Capitol Police on Wednesday morning when he refused to leave a House hearing. Fox is best known for Gasland a documentary that attacks the practices of energy drilling throughout the United States. The director was attempting to film a House Science Committee hearing on the controversial technique when [...] Gasland Director Josh Fox ... Gasland's Josh Fox Fires Back At Congressional Republicans After Arrest At Fracking Hearing In an interview with MSNBC's Ed Schultz , Gasland director Josh Fox publicly responded to being forcibly ejected from a hydrofracking hearing in Congress Wednesday. "I didn't expect to be arrested for documentary filmmaking and journalism on Capitol Hill," Fox told Schultz. "I was prepared for it but didn't expect it. I did think they would come to our senses and let them film the hearing. We ... Josh Fox Arrested on Capitol Hill While Filming 'Gasland' Sequel Oscar-nominated "Gasland" filmmaker Josh Fox was arrested this morning in Washington, D.C. and charged with unlawful entry after trying to film a House Science Committee hearing on fracking. UPDATE: Fox issued a statement this afternoon after he was processed and released. According to Politico, Fox was led out in handcuffs before the hearing began while shouting, "I'm within my First Amendment ...
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