The Last Mountain: screening and discussion

What’s it like to fight for…
THE LAST MOUNTAIN?

Movie screening + discussion
Wednesday, February 22 | 7 PM | Dwight Hall Library | Movie snacks

Because of mountaintop removal coal mining in Appalachia:

Over 500 mountains have been leveled

More than 1,200 miles of fragile headwaters have been polluted by valley fill

Thousands of acres of timber have been clear-cut

Hundreds have been killed, and thousands more have developed diseases

And mining jobs have decreased by up to 40-60% in coal mining regions

Find more information here and here.

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