Near the beginning of the film, when Frank Yates drives into town in his pickup and waves to a pedestrian on the sidewalk, the rear window of his truck is open. As he rolls through the stop sign just ahead, the rear cab window is fully closed.
Yates is said to have an M.A. from MIT, but MIT does not grant Master of Arts degrees.
The film was released in January 2013, but in February of 2012 Pennsylvania signed into law "Act 13" which prohibits counties, towns, municipalities, etc. from passing any laws which hinder fracking.
The brochure and poster talk about how fracking by the company, "Global..." will 'effect' (noun) the community; the correct spelling/usage is 'affect' (verb). "Effect" can also be a verb meaning produce, as in "effect a change"; and "affect" can be a noun meaning emotion, as in "affect was flat".
In the first meeting in the school gym, the coach says that the basketball team is getting ready for regionals. Yet it is clearly summertime and not February, when this would be happening. Three week later, the basketball team is playing a game and all the plants are green and the trees have leaves.
Lafayette, Louisiana does not have a lighthouse, nor is it near enough to the gulf to have issues with salt water.
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