Independent Lens - Season 12 Episode 6
Beverly May and Terry Ratliff grew up on opposite sides of a mountain ridge in eastern Kentucky. When a mountaintop removal coal mine encroaches on their community, the two find themselves on opposite sides of a debate that divides their community. Who controls, consumes, and benefits from the planet's dwindling supply of natural resources? In a small town in dire economic straits and high unemployment, the coal company's offer to buy land and provide jobs can be hard to resist. How can a community choose between its present and its future? Also: The Virtual Mine.
First Air Date : 1999-08-09
Last Air date : 2025-04-08
Runtime : 57 minutes
Genre : Documentary
Cast : Stanley Tucci
Crew : Roger Huynh (Lighting Technician)
Quality : 
Subtitles :
- Season 12 : Episode 12010-10-19
- Season 12 : Episode 22010-10-26
- Season 12 : Episode 32010-11-02
- Season 12 : Episode 42010-11-09
- Season 12 : Episode 52010-11-16
- Season 12 : Episode 62010-11-23
- Season 12 : Episode 72010-12-14
- Season 12 : Episode 82010-12-20
- Season 12 : Episode 92010-12-21
- Season 12 : Episode 102011-01-04
- Season 12 : Episode 112011-01-11
- Season 12 : Episode 122011-02-01
- Season 12 : Episode 132011-02-08
- Season 12 : Episode 142011-02-22
- Season 12 : Episode 152011-03-01
- Season 12 : Episode 162011-03-29
- Season 12 : Episode 172011-04-05
- Season 12 : Episode 182011-04-12
- Season 12 : Episode 192011-04-19
- Season 12 : Episode 202011-04-26
- Season 12 : Episode 212011-05-03
- Season 12 : Episode 222011-05-10
- Season 12 : Episode 232011-05-17
- Season 12 : Episode 242011-05-24
- Season 12 : Episode 252011-06-14
