Carl forwards an email from State Representative Mary Margaret Oliver urging Georgia residents to attend a Sunday November 15th “sneak peak” airing of “Coal Country” at Push Push Theater in Decatur at 5pm.  The event is being hosted by the Sierra Club and five, count them five, State Reps (Mary Margaret Oliver, Stephanie Stuckey Benfield, Elly Dobbs, Kathy Ashe, and Pat Gardner)

According to Oliver’s release…

The award-winning documentary features amazing footage of coal mining in the South and prompts discussion about the state of Georgia’s current and future energy economy.

…I am hosting this event to gain support and interest in HB 276, that I introduced last session to limit over time the importation of coal into Georgia from mountain top removal mines.

Here’s the summary on HB 276…

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