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Stripping of Appalachia, The

Synopsis
The Appalachian countryside in the United States is gradually being denuded by strip coal mining. Shows how natural resources are being exploited without regard to the ecological changes which affect both animals and people.
Series
World in Action, Series
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Film; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 30 min.
Technical information
Black-and-white / Sound
Year of production
1972
Availability
Hire
Sale
Uses
Course on conservation attitudes in the United States.*
Subjects
Environmental science
Keywords
coal mines; deforestation; ecology; erosion; United States of America

Credits

Director
John Slater
Contributor
Brian Tagg; Mike Whittaker

Distribution Formats

Type
Film
Format
16mm

Production Company

Name

Granada Television

Web
http://www.granadamedia.com External site opens in new window
Phone
020 7734 8080
Fax
020 7494 6280
Address
Non-Theatric Sales
36 Golden Square
London
W1R 4AH

Distributor

Name

Concord Media

Email
sales@concordmedia.org.uk
Web
http://www.concordmedia.org.uk/ External site opens in new window
Phone
01473 726 012
Address
Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG
Notes
A long-established, not-for-profit organisation with a large collection DVDs, specialising in the sectors of general and mental health, child care, race relations, war and peace, addictions, the third world, ecology, civil rights, personal relationships, educational issues, and social work training. Concord also handles titles made for the Graves Medical Audio-visual Library. Sale on DVD. Formerly known as Concord Video and Film Council. In 2014 Concord began to offer selected films as Video on Demand, via Vimeo.

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