Documentary Screening of "Dirty Business"

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Wednesday, October 26th, 2011
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

The province has announced 8 new mines and 9 expansions by 2015. Where is this taking our climate future? Come join us for a screening of "Dirty Business: 'Clean Coal' and the Battle for our Energy Future."

With presentations by Wilderness Committee campaigner Tria Donaldson and researcher Arthur Caldicott talking about the BC perspective on mining and how people can get involved in the campaign to stop the proposed Raven coal mine in the Comox Valley.

About the film:
DIRTY BUSINESS: "Clean Coal" and the Battle for Our Energy Future is a 90-minute documentary produced by the Center for Investigative Reporting that investigates the true cost of our dependence on coal for electricity in the age of climate change. Politicians and corporate interests have mounted a formidable public relations campaign promoting "clean coal" as a solution to our energy/climate problem. Despite major concerns on the part of scientists and environmental groups, there has been little public education about this issue, which was a high-profile topic of the 2008 presidential campaigns and is a central element of President Obama�s energy policy.
(www.dirtybusinessthefilm.com)