Aerial view of unrestored land used in strip mining. Dr. Barry Commoner talks about the effects of strip mining. A coal power station. Power lines. Coal travels down a conveyor belt to a plant. Ted Davenport of the Pacific Power and Light Company talks about coal usage. A train carrying car after car of coal. A coal plant, with lots of smoke billowing out of its chimneys. A contrast between a dirty and clean burning plant. Coal pours into a pile, with chimneys in the background.