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201958 minGdocumentary

This Land

201958 minGdocumentary

Fossil fuel extraction and transportation threaten communities from the Texas and Mexico border to the Dakotas and Northern Canada.

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Fossil fuel extraction and transportation threaten communities from the Texas and Mexico border to the Dakotas and Northern Canada.

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Alan Thompsondirector

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At the Texas and Mexico border, communities confront the expansion of gas and oil pipelines. This Land travels through the Dakotas and Northern Canada, documenting the extraction and transport of fossil fuels. Local residents and Indigenous groups voice their opposition to these projects. The film presents the stakes involved in continuing fossil fuel dependence versus taking action to protect the land. It runs for 58 minutes and was released in 2019.

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