Premiere: Iowa's Dirty Secret: The True Cost of Burning Coal

Name: Premiere: Iowa's Dirty Secret: The True Cost of Burning Coal
Start: 2025-04-30T19:00:00-05:00
Location: The Varsity Cinema

Schedule

Wed, 30 Apr, 2025 at 07:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

The Varsity Cinema | Des Moines, IA

Iowans have been led to believe that their energy is clean. But in reality, MidAmerican Energy operates five coal plants across the state, part of the dirtiest coal fleet in the country.
Iowa’s Dirty Secret: The True Cost of Burning Coal is a short film that examines the cost of coal through first-hand accounts shared by families who live near the coal plants, doctors who have seen the health impacts of coal pollution, and the advocates fighting for something better.
After the premiere, Emma Colman of Sierra Club Iowa will moderate a panel discussion with Iowans featured in the film to discuss ways to get involved!
Tickets are free, but you must RSVP using the link. Once you are on the Varsity Cinema listing, select the "7:00pm" button and choose your seats.
This production is brought to you by members of the Clean Up MidAm coalition, including Iowa Environmental Council, Sierra Club Iowa, Iowa Faith & Climate Network, Great Plains Action Society, and other organizations across the state.