This 60-minute documentary interweaves the development of modern life with innovations in energy technologies in Great Britain and the United States. Coal played a major role from the start, shaping the stage with other fossil fuels by the end of the twentieth century. What will happen in the twenty-first century as we factor addressing concerns about human influence on global climate with the ever-increasing demand for energy and all it provides? Includes expert interviews from Sacramento, CA; Gainesville, FL; Lowell, MA; Minneapolis, MN; New York City, NY; Beulah and Grand Forks, ND; Pittsburgh and Rankin, PA; Dallas and Houston, TX; Arlington, VA; White Salmon, WA; Estavan, SK, Canada; United Kingdom; France; and Sweden.
