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DESCRIPTION:Film Info:\nCoal produces half of America’s electricity and the energy 
 policy currently before Congress identifies clean coal technology as a key 
 to America’s "energy independence.” The Electricity Fairy is a 
 documentary that examines America's national addiction to fossil fuels 
 through the lens of electricity. \n\nThe setting for this story is Wise 
 County, Virginia, in the heart of the Appalachian coalfields. This region 
 exports both coal and electricity, and the rugged mountain landscape 
 provides an intimate view of national energy issues. Coalfields that began 
 to be developed a century ago are nearing the end of their productivity, 
 demonstrating the finite nature of fossil fuels. Remaining coal seams are 
 increasingly difficult to mine, requiring radical techniques, including the 
 removal of entire mountain tops, to access narrow seams of coal. Air and 
 water pollution from coal mines and the power plants they supply spreads 
 beyond the region and contributes significantly to global warming. Yet the 
 economy of Wise County, like the economy of our nation, remains inexorably 
 linked to coal and fossil fuels. \n\nDuring the fall of 2006, Dominion 
 Power, a utility that describes itself as “one of the nation’s largest 
 producers and transporters of energy,” proposed construction of a new 
 coal-fired power plant near St. Paul, Virginia. Local politicians project 
 that the plant will produce more revenue than all of Wise County combined. 
 Opponents say the plant will release dangerous amounts of mercury, sulfur, 
 and carbon dioxide. \n\nThe debate over the proposed Virginia City power 
 plant can be seen as a microcosm of the national energy debate. Dominion 
 and the plant’s supporters project that electricity demand in Virginia 
 will increase by 40% in the next 20 years, and that this plant will help 
 meet that need. Coal is currently the nation’s most abundant source of 
 electricity. However, increased concern about global warming has lead 
 scientists, environmental groups, and some politicians to call for a ban on 
 new coal plant construction. \n\nWise County is firmly in the crosshairs of 
 the national debate over the future of coal. After a series of heated 
 public hearings, the Virginia Air Board approved the air permit required 
 for Dominion to begin construction of the power plant. Still, citizens are 
 working to oppose the plant and create a sustainable local economy. 
 \n\nhttp://www.electricityfairy.org/index.html \n\nFree.\nDiscussion to 
 follow.\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/04/01/18734572.php
SUMMARY:4th Tues Films: The Electricity Fairy
LOCATION:909 12th St. Sacramento
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/04/01/18734572.php
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