Film
New Film Explores Old Debate
By Kirk Siegler, 11-11-05
Coal bed methane development and its impacts on Montana and Wyoming’s Powder River Basin is the latest focus of a Missoula-based film company. High Plains Films forthcoming release, Powder River Country looks at the broad push for energy development and the effects, good and bad, on Wyoming’s economy and environment.
Montana is on the cusp of developing its mineral rich deposits, but not if some residents, environmental groups and the Northern Cheyenne Tribe have anything to say about it. The development of clean coal resources is center to Governor Brian Schweitzer’s energy platform.
So the timing couldn’t be better for this film’s release. Powder River Country will debut December 15th on Montana PBS.
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