Shale gas pollution fears leave Americans with another energy headache

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And just when you thought the incompetence couldn't get any worse

Still politically scorched from BP’s giant Gulf of Mexico spill, it couldn't be a worse time for America’s oil giants to find themselves roasting in another environmental firestorm.

But new flames of controversy are on the horizon – in fact, literally emanating from the drinking water of US citizens living near so-called “shale gas” fields.

A controversial documentary, Gaslands, which was aired on television channel HBO this week, shows one Colorado homeowner bending over his tap, holding a lighter with outstretched arm and igniting his chemical-laden water.