Burning the Future: Coal in America
Released: April 22, 2008Runtime: 89 min
Burning the Future: Coal in America examines the explosive forces that have set in motion a groundswell of conflict between the Coal Industry and residents of West Virginia. Confronted by an emerging coal-based US energy policy, local activists watch the nation praise coal without regard to the devastation caused by its extraction.
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Maria Gunnoe
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Bill Raney
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Rocky Hackworth
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Chrystal Gunnoe
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Ben Stout
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Jim Hecker
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Roger Lilly
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Ed Hopkins
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Joe Haynes
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Joe Manchin Iii
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