In the first 20 years after methane enters our atmosphere, it warms our climate 86 times more than Carbon Dioxide.  Stopping methane from reaching the atmosphere is urgent, yet methane leaks alarmingly fast from abandoned coal mines across the globe.  One such mine, named Bowie #1, sits on a mountain side overlooking the eclectic agricultural town of Paonia, Colorado.  When Chris Caskey, a Chemist-turned-entrepreneur, heard about this leaky mine and others nearby, a unique solution formed in his mind, and he moved across the state to tackle the problem.  Now, he’s working with nonprofits, scientists, engineers, and community volunteers to isolate and mitigate leaks across the rugged western slope of Colorado.  Chis and his team utilize the latest scientific approaches to track down and mitigate this methane, but because of the mountainous terrain they often have to innovate as they go.  But Chris is also chasing down a dream to utilize methane to fire kilns at a local brick company, thus closing its energy loop. This novel approach tackles the methane while also creating multiple green jobs in a rural county reeling from the loss of the coal industry.  The Brickmaker follows a unique mountain community destroying “a shit ton of methane,” and it is exactly the type of uplifting, adventurous, and unique story we need right now to galvanize future climate action!