The world famous art and storytelling of the BEEHIVE DESIGN COLLECTIVE is taking their graphic story-telling across Europe! In their workshops and presentations they use giant, portable murals of intricate pen and ink drawings to deconstruct complex issues of globalization, climate change, colonization and resource extraction. They strive to provoke discussion, raise hard questions, and share hopeful stories about actions big and small we can take to build a better world.

The TRUE COST OF COAL graphic uses mountaintop removal coal mining in Appalachia as a lens through which to understand the historical and contemporary story of energy and resource extraction. With a gigantic portable mural teeming with intricate images of plants and animals from the most biodiverse temperate forest on the planet, the Bees will share (and seek) stories of how mountaintop removal coal mining and open-pit mining generally impacts communities and ecosystems throughout Appalachia and beyond.

The True Cost of Coal examines all of our connections to coal, while celebrating stories of struggle from mountain communities. The last chapter of the story also looks to the future, raising questions about alternatives, remediation, and regeneration. This visually stunning graphic serves as a multi-tool for activists and other folks seeking real solutions to energy extraction and climate change