[AEN] Reminder -- Burning the Future: Coal in America followed by panel discussion at Ruta Maya, 6-9 pm, Thursday, June 19

[Vicki Wolf]

Travis Brown, president of Neighbors for Neighbors -- about 350  
citizens of Bastrop and Lee County who have organized to oppose a  
strip mine about 50 miles east of Austin that provides lignite, a low- 
grade brown coal for Aloca's aluminum smelter  -- will join, Smitty,  
Texas Public Citizen director, and Cyrus Reed, Lone Sierra Club  
conservation director, in a panel discussion following "Burning the  
Future: Coal in America," this Thursday at Ruta Maya Coffee House on  
South Congress.

"Burning the Future" is a powerful, stirring account of how people  
living in West Virginia, faced with toxic ground water and the  
obliteration of 1.4 million acres of mountains, courageously take a  
stand to save their beloved mountains, their homes, their health and  
their communities.

The evening begins with music by Cindy Pitts at 6 pm. The film begins  
at 6:45 pm followed by the panel discussion.

The Environmental Film Series is hosted by Clean Water Fund as a  
fundraiser for the organization's environmental research and  
education programs. The event is free -- donations of $5 and more are  
gratefully accepted. Thank you to Barr Mansion, our Platinum Reel  
Sponsor, and our other sponsors for making this film series possible.

For information, contact Vicki Wolf or David Foster at 512-474-0605. 
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