Geronimo1967
This is quite a potent documentary that shines a light on the ghastly effects of strip mining on a small West Virginia community. Their erstwhile pristine landscape is being systematically destroyed by miners who care little for their environment and even less for their objections. Its on that latter front that these largely uneducated folks decide to get together and take their battle to the state Congress. They are nervous and apprehensive, and those advising them are clear that they face opposition from a state Senate that has unanimously approved the legislation that will permit this devastation, and - of course - from the conglomerates whose pockets this seemingly endless supply of coal is filling. Theres one scene here where a pair of...