As the report stated there was “troublesome amounts of methane” in the water decades before fracking began. It seems that in geographical areas gas has always been in the water.
But Josh Fox knew this and chose not to put it in Gasland.
Second they have been using fracking since 1947. You being in the cable industry have already been exposed to a form of fracking and all the same chemicals they use. Ever hear of directional boring? It's the exact same thing as horizontal drilling and fracking, just not as deep.