Coal Country
Tuesday, August 18, 7:00pm. Doors open at 6:30.
City Nights Theater at Capital City Bar & Grill
3149 S. Dirksen Pkwy, Springfield
Free admission
Read more and watch the trailer at the official website.
"COAL COUNTRY is a dramatic look at modern coal mining. We get to know
working miners along with activists who are battling coal companies in
Appalachia. We hear from miners and coal company 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. Families have lived
in the region for generations, and most have ancestors who worked in
the mines. Everyone shares a deep love for the land, but MTR (Mountain
Top Removal mining which has leveled over 500 Appalachian mountains)
is tearing them apart. We need to understand the meaning behind
promises of “cheap energy” and “clean coal.” Are they achievable? At
what cost? Are there alternatives to our energy future?"