“burns through the ‘clean coal' rhetoric, showing the harsh truth of the coal story.”
- SIERRA CLUB / Bruce Nilles, Director, National Coal Campaign
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Burning the Future: Coal in America examines the explosive conflict between the coal industry and residents of West Virginia. Confronted by emerging “clean coal” energy policies, local activists watch a world blind to the devastation caused by coal's extraction. Faced with toxic ground water and the obliteration of 1.4 million acres of mountains, our heroes launch a valiant fight to arouse the nation's help in protecting their mountains, saving their families, and preserving their way of life.
As we witnessed in Burning the Future: Coal in America, coal plays an enormous role in the daily life and functioning of the United States, and with it comes some serious problems. This guide provides information about coal, its effects on health and the environment, global warming, ways people can take action in their daily lives, and a section specifically designed for those opposing a problematic mining operation or a coal plant where they live.
