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GRITtv: Jeff Biggers Uncovers the Devastating History of Coal Mining
Feb 25, 2010 Episode Archive
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Laura Flanders talks to creative thinkers and change-makers from the worlds of politics, arts and the new economy. The smartest conversations, with the smartest thinkers and doers of our time, distributed in multiple formats on a variety of platforms. Keep abreast of fresh content by following GRITtv, the site Flanders founded, on Twitter @GRITtv.
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Feb 25, 2010
17:23
News & Politics
Writer and environmental activist Jeff Biggers' latest book Reckoning at Eagle Creek: The Secret Legacy of Coal in the Heartland tells the story of ...
Writer and environmental activist Jeff Biggers' latest book Reckoning at Eagle Creek: The Secret Legacy of Coal in the Heartland tells the story of his journey into his own family's history in the mountains of Shawnee National Forest in Southern Illinois. He uncovers the devastating environmental destruction of the mountains that is taking place in the heartland of America today and exposes the truth about coal. In addition to being an award-winning author, Biggers is a contributing editor to The Bloomsbury Review, he regularly blogs for the Huffington Post and Grist and is Co- founder of the theater company, Coal Free Future Project.
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