Thursday, July 19, 2007

Why so much Electricty?

We are THIRSTY for power - electric power. Look around your home. The American way of life is based on consumption and modernization. How many devices in your home CONSTANTLY draw power whether you use them or not? Microwaves, televisions, cable and satellite TV boxes, alarm clocks, computers, printers, AC/DC converters (the kind that charge your iPod or your cell phone)...it's a long list. Then there are simple efficiency issues...we can't all afford to run out and buy a new a/c or refrigerator just because a "slightly" more efficient model has come out. American manufacturers have not been held accountable to real efficiency standards.

Coal-fired power is cheap to purchase. It is domestic which is arguably a good thing for national security. And it fuels our unquenchable thirst for electricity.

Sunday, July 15, 2007

Wow! In High-Definition

I am sitting in the online of the film. It is the first time I see the footage in high-definition. OMG! The beauty of West Virginia is just astounding. Juxtaposed against the vivid images of dirty water, levelled mountains, and arid land...the overall impact is unearthly. And the people - in high-definition I am thrown back to every wonderful and shocking minute I have spent with Maria, Ben, Billy, Bo and Donetta. Their moods, their expressions, their fervent truths, their love, their humor, their humanity... it is as if I am seeing them anew. Wow!