May 13: 9:35 p.m. EST. Sundance Channel’s series THE GREEN broadcasts Burning the Future: Coal In America, directed by David Novack.

Burning the Future: Coal in America examines the explosive forces that have set in motion a groundswell of conflict between the coal industry and residents of West Virginia. Confronted by an emerging coal-based US energy policy, local activists watch the nation praise coal without regard to the devastation caused by its extraction. Faced with toxic ground water, the obliteration of 1.4 million acres of mountains, and a government that appeases industry, our heroes demonstrate a strength of purpose and character in their improbable fight to arouse the nation’s help in protecting their mountains, saving their families, and preserving their way of life.

Highlighting the issue’s importance, Burning the Future will be included in Sundance Channel’s series THE GREEN on Tuesday, May 13 at 9:35 p.m. EST. Sundance Channel is the first television network in the United States to establish a regularly scheduled program dedicated to the environment.

Visit the film’s Web site to view the trailer at http://www.burningthefuture.org. (2008) documentary USA / 89 min.