Burned: Are Trees the New Coal?
Humboldt Citizens for Clean Energy is hosting a screening of the documentary Burned: Are Trees the New Coal? at the Arcata Theatre Lounge on Tuesday, June 5. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and the film will begin at 7. It will be followed by a question and answer discussion with filmmakers Alan Dater and Lisa Merton. Burned takes a hard look at the latest false solution to climate change: woody biomass. Using interviews with experts, activists, and citizens, along with vérité-style footage shot across the US and Europe, the film probes the policy loopholes, huge subsidies, and blatant greenwashing of the burgeoning biomass power industry. Burned is currently only being shown at film festivals and special screenings internationally, where it has been receiving rave reviews and critical acclaim. In 2017, it won the Audience Choice Award at the American Conservation Film Festival. The committee stated, “This film elicited a powerful and passionate response from our audience this year, with many saying they had no idea about this issue and its devastating impacts." Dater and Merton have co-directed and co-produced several award-winning documentaries, and their films have been shown on PBS. A $5 donation is suggested, but not required.
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