I just watched PBS/Nova about the Chilean mine rescue.

[amerikat]

I followed the story here on DU and in the news as it happened.
WOW. What a great story. Lots of stuff I didn't see in the news coverage.
Nova was there at the rescue site and as usual does an excellent in depth job
of covering the story.

I know PBS/NPR are a bit controversial right now but it's not about that.
It's about how people can work together to get a task done.

From the nova website: Program Description

This one-hour film chronicles the fate of the 33 miners trapped in a collapsed Chilean gold and copper mine in August 2010 and investigates the many challenges faced by both the miners and those working around the clock to bring them safely to the surface. NOVA was on-site at the San José mine in Chile by early September. Conferred special access, NOVA's film crew interviewed engineers, NASA experts, medical personnel, and key figures from the companies that provided drills and crucial rescue equipment to give a more detailed scientific account of the unfolding events. The resulting film, using footage from the scene as well as advanced animation, showcases the extraordinary feats of engineering as well as the biological and geological factors inherent in the rescue. "Emergency Mine Rescue" also examines the psychological and physiological impact of this kind of prolonged ordeal on the miners and those involved in the rescue efforts.

It should be available on their website for online viewing within a couple of days.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tech/emergency-mine-rescue.html

edit to add preview. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tech/emergency-mine-rescue.html

[NC_Nurse]

1. Followed by Frontline on BP history of negligence. Working up to Gulf spill

Now....

[amerikat]

2. Watching now.

It will be the case of penny wise and pound foolish.

[shireen]

3. it was very powerful

Everyone should watch it. Those miners, their families, and rescuers show the best of humanity.

[Arkansas Granny]

4. I watched that, also, followed by Frontline on the BP oil spill. Both of them were excellent.

PBS does some of the best documentaries and many times on topics you won't hear discussed on MSM.