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Burning the Future: Coal in America
Directed byDavid Novack
Written byDavid Novack
Richard Hankin
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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.[1][2] 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.[3]

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References

  1. ^ Matt Zoller Seitz (2008-02-29). "Burning the Future: Coal in America - Movies - Reviews". New York Times. www.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
  2. ^ Burning the Future: Coal in America
  3. ^ TAKE 2: FILM FIRM EXPANDS IN VILLAGE; GUN FOR HIRE LEASES MORE SPACE AS DEMAND GROWS FASTER THAN EXPECTED. Crain's New York Business; January 4, 1999; CROGHAN, LORE [1]