Public Citizen - Burning the Future; What Is the Energy Future of the U.S.?

AUSTIN, Texas – In an effort to draw more attention to global warming as a national issue that presidential candidates should address, three public interest organizations today held a screening of "Burning the Future," a new documentary on coal mining.

The screening, held on the University of Texas campus in Austin, came on the same day as a national debate held at the university for Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. The screening was arranged by the Civil Society Institute, the Sierra Club and Public Citizen as part of a "coal block" campaign designed to halt the construction of coal-plants in the U.S.