2008 Great Lakes Film Festival 

 

 

 

Crude Substitute: The Folly of Liquid Coal

Documentary Short

Director: Molly O'Brien

Run Time: 12 mins 20 secs

 

 

 

Synopsis:  

 

As the world's most oil dependent nation, America is facing critical choices about its energy future. How do we fulfill a growing demand for energy and reduce global warming pollution? Now, the coal industry is aggressively pushing a plan to turn coal into a liquid transportation fuel. This short film by NRDC illustrates the harmful impacts that liquid coal would have on local communities, our national economy, and our environment.

 

 

 

 

Starring: 

 

 

Josh Stamberg
Voice-Over

 

 

 

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