The Northwest is square in the middle of a controversial global debate: Should the region build export terminals that would open lucrative markets for the world's dirtiest fossil fuel? As the U.S. economy continues to struggle, can the country afford not to?
COAL is a KCTS 9 and EarthFix original documentary.
For more information on the documentary, visit: kcts9.org/coal
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Credits
Written, Directed and Produced by
Katie Campbell
Photography by
Michael Werner
Katie Campbell
Editor
Michael Werner
Narrator
Katie Campbell
EarthFix reporters
Ashley Ahearn
Bonnie Stewart
Amelia Templeton
Courtney Flatt
Cassandra Profita
Aaron Kunz
Aerial photography by
Katie Campbell
Aerial support provided by
Christopher Boyer, LightHawk
Hunter Handsfield, LightHawk
Additional photography
Aaron Kunz
Stock Footage - RevoStock
Audio post production
Milt Ritter
Post Production Support
Lisa Strube-Kilgore
Phil Williams
Chris Maske
Music
Lonely Rails
Written by Seth Warren and C. Andrew Rohrmann. Performed by Seth Warren. Published by Sciencelab.
Salt Flats
Written by Miguel D'Oliveira. Published by BBC Production Music.
Like a Phoenix
Written by Steve Carter. Published by Chappell Recorded Music Library Ltd.
Celtic Mist
Written by Al Lethbridge. Published by Chappell Recorded Music Library Ltd.
Pistola
Written by Geoff Levin. Published by ZFC Music.
Fluttering Leaves
Written by Daniel Pemberton. Published by Chappell Recorded Music Library Ltd.
The Couple
Written by Al Lethbridge. Published by BBC Production Music.
Halcyon Skies
Written by Ben Hales and Matt Hales. Published by Chappell Recorded Music Library Ltd.
The Loner
Written by Miguel D'Oliveira. Published by BBC Production Music.
Special Thanks to
Dustin Bleizeffer
Shannon Anderson
LightHawk
Keith Williams
Thunder Basin Coal Company
Leroy Rohde
Andy Rohrmann
Tom Lubnau
Columbia River Pilots
Aaron Toso
Courtney Wallace
Lauri Hennessey