Screening: BURNING THE FUTURE: COAL IN AMERICA

Union Docs presents, Burning the Future: Coal in America which 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 upsetting as it is informative.”- NEW YORK TIMES

Following the film the director, David Novack, will be discussing the issue with Dina Elkan, Events & Marketing Coordinator for Solar One and Judy Harper, Director of Green Edge NYC.

This event is part of the International Documentary Association (IDA) presented traveling Pare Lorentz Film Festival in celebration of the modern evolution of the documentary film. This program is supported by the New York Community Trust.