'The industry kept saying: 'We have the power; you have none. We are coming. Get out of the way or leave,'' says Joanne Cipolla-Dennis, recalling what happened when the oil and gas industry came to her town of Dryden, NY. But Joanne and her neighbors came up with a plan. This is the true story of people who discovered their shared strength and turned the tables on a powerful industry. As fracking bears down on 31 states across the country, this story offers hope and important lessons for communities trying to protect themselves.
