A FREE SCREENING OF BURNING THE FUTURE: COAL IN AMERICA, A FILM BY DAVID NOVACK

There will be a free screening of Burning the Future:  Coal in America, written and directed by David Novack.  The documentary examines coal from cradle to grave, taking a look at its extraction through brutal mountaintop removal and the pollution caused by coal-fired electrical generation and its impacts on our air, soil, water and climate.  It is also a story of struggle between the coal industry and the residents of West Virginia, who are trying to save their mountains, forests, streams and the hollows in which many families have lived for generations, by halting the destruction.  The film explodes the myth of clean coal, exposing it as a dirty lie and presenting arguments for why it should be left in the ground where Mother Nature put it and replaced with clean, renewable alternatives.

The screening will take place on Monday, April 27th at 7:00 PM at Mayday Books, 301 Cedar Avenue South on the West Bank in Minneapolis.  The program is free and open to the public and is sponsored by the Climate Crisis Coalition of the Twin Cities (3CTC).  The Clean-Energy Vigil to Cool Down the Planet will take place on the plaza outside the bookstore at 5:00 PM (Weather permitting), followed by the 3CTC Business Meeting at 6:00 PM.  All are welcome.  For more information, EMAIL:  christinefrank@visi.com or PHONE:  612-879-8937.  SAVE MOTHER EARTH!  SEE YOU THERE!