Burning the Future: Coal in America – It’s Time to Say No
Geschreven op 30-11-2010 - Erik van Erne. Geplaatst in Energie en Besparing, Klimaat
Every eleven and one-half days, the explosive equivalent of the Hiroshima atomic bomb is unleashed upon the mountains of southern West Virginia and eastern Kentucky – for coal.
Burning the Future: Coal in America challenges the notion of “clean coal”, documenting the devastating ecological, social and health impact of coal mining and mountain-top removal. The film follows the explosive forces that have set in motion a groundswell of conflict between the coal industry and residents of West Virginia, where over 1.4 million acres of mountains have been destroyed and groundwater polluted.
Confronted by a US energy policy that favors coal without sufficient regard for the negative impact its extraction causes, local activists organize to arouse the nation and help protect their health, their communities and their way of life.
Featuring both coal and mining advocates as well as opponents, this is the preeminent film on the coal controversy. The Burning the Future: Coal in America DVD package includes considerable supplemental material: short films, printed information, web resources and discussion questions, perfect for courses on energy, the environment, social movements and related issues.
Trailer: The Burning Season –TckTckTck: Song Beds Are Burning –Movie Energy Crossroads: A Burning Need to Change Course –Burning Ice by Peter Gilbert at Sundance Channel – Clean Coal: This Is Reality –Trailer: Why New Coal?
