Robert Browman

The Discovery Network’s 24-hour eco-lifestyle television show Planet Green is asking its website readers to support the The Coal War.

Planet Green’s Rachel Cernansky writes:

‘The Coal War’ Shows Alternatives to Mountaintop Removal - But Needs Help on Kickstarter

We’ve already seen some great projects started with the help of Kickstarter, and we are already aware of some of the tremendous impact that coal has on the environment—at every stage of production from mining to the coal ash waste produced when coal is burned for energy.

Well, there’s a team raising funds on Kickstarter to complete its documentary, The Coal War, that will illustrate the devastation that mountaintop removal coal mining has brought to Appalachia and what woman is doing to fight it.

It’s an important film on an important topic, and the country will be better off if it gets made.

Read the full story on Planet Green.

Robert Browman is lead writer on the documentary film The Coal War.