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Razing Appalachia

Subjects: Activism, Alternate Energy, Anthropology, Business Studies, Environment, Ethics, Geography, Science, Sociology, Toxic Waste

Grade Level: JrH-Adult
Producer: Bullfrog Films
Closed Captioned: No

Running Time: 54 mins
Country of Origin: United States
Study Guide: No

Copyright Date: 2003
Available in French: No

In the misty folds of the Appalachian mountains lies Pigeonroost hollow, in Blair, West Virginia. With its narrow creek and crawdads, its wild ginseng and raccoons, Pigeonroost looks as it might have a century ago -- a woody haven tucked away from time and technology. But for how long? And at what price? In May 1998, Arch Coal, Inc. announced it would expand its Dal-Tex strip mine just above the small town of Blair. But lifetime residents said too many had already been bought out or chased away by the giant mine, and that Arch Coal's planned expansion was the final threat to their once-tranquil way of life. Forty families -- where there were once 300 -- stayed in Blair. RAZING APPALACHIA is the story of their remarkable fight -- against the second-largest coal company in America, against the know-nothing state political leaders and, unhappily, against the 400 union miners whose jobs were on the line.

Awards: National PBS Broadcast on "Independent Lens";First Prize The Institute for Rural Poverty Farmington, ME;Special Jury Prize in Documentary Cinevue International Film Festival;Honorable Mention Rural Route Film Festival

Links: http://www.pbs.org/independent lens/razingappalachia - The film's web site;www.room135.com - The producer's web site

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