Stand by · pulling the latest frames
Stand by · pulling the latest frames


Capturing Americans in communities across the country as they wrestle with the legacy of the coal industry and what its future should be under the Trump Administration. From Appalachia to the West’s Powder River Basin, the film goes beyond the rhetoric of the “war on coal” to present compelling and often heartbreaking stories about what’s at stake for our economy, health, and climate.
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“What is the true cost of coal?”
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The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream
2004