BURNED: Are Trees the New Coal? | KCET
BURNED: Are Trees the New Coal?
A documentary about the burning of wood at an industrial scale for energy, "BURNED: Are Trees the New Coal?" tells the little-known story of the accelerating destruction of our forests for fuel, and probes the policy loopholes, huge subsidies, and blatant greenwashing of the burgeoning biomass power industry.
Free streaming to begin on March 18 and extend to December 31.
By independent filmmakers Marlboro Films, LLC: Alan Dater, Lisa Merton, and Chris Hardee.
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