Facing Down the Fossils: Resist
Drawing on an Indigenous tradition of running to share news and spread messages, a youth-led journey on foot across Texas is taking on the fossil fuel industry. From the Permian Basin to the Gulf of Mexico, this display of cross-tribal solidarity is building a new movement to honor sacred sites, protect the Earth, preserve an endangered way of life, and secure a better future.
Facing Down the Fossils is a series about the people who are dealing with generational consequences of the pollution and economic damage caused by the fossil fuel industry and who now face the prospect of even more fossil fuel projects in the United States. In response, these communities are not only standing up to wrongdoing but also leading the effort to advance clean energy production. The project takes viewers to these communities to hear from the people who have dedicated themselves to fighting injustice in opposition to governments and multinational organizations. In the process, the episodes reveal what has been lost, what can be saved, and what might be gained in these vibrant neighborhoods, communities, and ecosystems.
This is the third episode of the four-part Facing Down the Fossils, a co-production of Nexus Media News and Peril and Promise, a public media initiative from The WNET Group.
See all episodes and more on our website here.
Watch the series on YouTube.
Peril and Promise is a public media initiative from The WNET Group, reporting on the human stories of climate change and its solutions.
Major funding for Peril and Promise is provided by Dr. P. Roy Vagelos and Diana T. Vagelos with additional funding from Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, and the Estate of Worthington Mayo-Smith.
