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  • CBSN Originals • Season 4

    S4 E11: Powerless: The High Cost of Cheap Gas

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    23M JUL 11, 2019 TV-PG

    S4 E11: When the U.S. declared the discovery of natural gas reserves large enough to propel the country to energy independence, property owners in West Virginia could never have imagined how that discovery might affect them. CBSN Originals and ProPublica traveled to West Virginia's "gas patch" to meet landowners Beth Crowder and David Wentz, a once-married couple who found themselves in the crosshairs of Big Gas and joined forces to fight back.

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Genre Documentary
Year 2018
Seasons 9
Rating TV-PG
Brand CBS
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