Burning the Future: Coal in America
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Burning the Future: Coal in America is a 2008 documentary film
produced and directed by David Novack. The film focuses on the impacts of mountaintop mining in the Appalachians, where mountain ridges are scraped away by heavy machinery to access coal seams below, a process that is cheaper and faster than traditional mining methods but is damaging to the environment. Some environmental problems discussed in the film include disfigured mountain ranges, extinct plant and animal species, toxic groundwater, and increased flooding. The film's run time is 89 minutes.
The Executive Producer of the film is CJ Follini
, Founder and CEO of the former Gun For Hire Production Studios.
Documentary film
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produced and directed by David Novack. The film focuses on the impacts of mountaintop mining in the Appalachians, where mountain ridges are scraped away by heavy machinery to access coal seams below, a process that is cheaper and faster than traditional mining methods but is damaging to the environment. Some environmental problems discussed in the film include disfigured mountain ranges, extinct plant and animal species, toxic groundwater, and increased flooding. The film's run time is 89 minutes.
The Executive Producer of the film is CJ Follini
CJ Follini
CJ Follini is an American digital media entrepreneur, film producer and real estate investor. A native New Yorker who built his group of companies by investing in alternative real estate types such as: digital film studios; healthcare real estate; student housing; and artist residence clubs as...
, Founder and CEO of the former Gun For Hire Production Studios.
See also
- Big Coal: The Dirty Secret Behind America's Energy FutureBig Coal: The Dirty Secret Behind America's Energy FutureBig Coal: The Dirty Secret Behind America's Energy Future is a book by Jeff Goodell which claims that coal mining is one of America's largest and most influential industries...
- Mountain Top Removal (film)Mountain Top Removal (film)Mountain Top Removal is a 2007 documentary film directed by Michael O'Connell. The film explores how Mountaintop removal mining in West Virginia has affected local communities...
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