As Wiscasset voters approach the Election Day vote on zoning restrictions that could open the door to a coal gasification plant and diesel fuel refinery, they are asking many questions about the process from resource requirements to by-product manufacture, use and disposal.�

A film presentation on Thursday, November 1, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at St. Philip's Episcopal Church in Wiscasset, will help Wiscasset residents focus on some issues around coal mining and alternative energy sources that hold promise for the coast of Maine and elsewhere.

"Kilowatt Ours" is an uplifting documentary by filmmaker Jeff Barrie, who takes viewers on a journey from the coal mines of West Virginia to the solar panel fields of Florida, as he discovers solutions to America's energy related problems.�

"The showing of `Kilowatt Ours' is a well timed opportunity to learn about where electricity comes from and reflect upon what energy sources and solutions we want for our local community," said the Rev. Ann Lovejoy Johnson with St. Philip's.

"Also, it is especially fitting on the Feast of All Saints, on November 1, to be prompted to consider the future we are creating by our choices today," Johnson said.

This film presentation is free and open to the public. The showing will take place in the church's sanctuary (worship space). Light refreshments will be served. There will be time for discussion after the hour-long documentary. This event is sponsored by St. Philip's Episcopal Church, the Church in Society Committee of First Congregational Church of Wiscasset (UCC), Maine Council of Churches, and Coastal Enterprises Inc.