For the poor, the only alternative to television for their leisure time is the public space. For this reason, high-quality public pedestrian space, and parks in particular, are evidence of a true democracy at work.
An especially poignant lesson on current coal mining—and its impact—in West Virginia and southern Appalachia. The film follows the personal stories of residents as they fight for clean water and a school that is not overshadowed by a coal mining facility and its toxic sludge impoundment pond.
This site is inspired by the memory of Richard Shatten, a former board member of EcoCity Cleveland,
who pushed Northeast Ohio to think strategically about regionalism and sustainability.
A service of the GreenCityBlueLake Institute at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History
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