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Earthjustice and the Sierra Club present Coal Country
Earthjustice, in partnership with the Sierra Club, is proud to present the Los Angeles preview screening and CD release party of Coal Country, a dramatic look at modern coal mining. We get to know working miners along with activists who are battling coal companies in Appalachia. We visit the homes of people most directly affected by mountaintop removal (MTR) and hear about their health problems, dirty water in their wells and streams, and dust and grime on their floors. We hear from miners and coal country officials, who are concerned about jobs and the economy and believe they are acting responsibly in bringing power to the American people.
Both sides in this conflict claim that history is on their side. Passions are running high in the mountains of Appalachia. Families and communities are deeply split over what is being done to their land. At issue is the latest form of strip mining: mountaintop removal.
The promises of "cheap energy" and "clean coal" are coming at a cost to the land and people of Appalachia.
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