Appalachian Voices rallies against Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining

the area and one of its effects.

over 500 American mountains have been destroyed in the last 40 years.

from the Appalachian Voices website,

"Mountaintop removal is a relatively new type of coal mining that began in Appalachia in the 1970s as an extension of conventional strip mining techniques. Primarily, mountaintop removal is occurring in West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia and Tennessee. Coal companies in Appalachia are increasingly using this method because it allows for almost complete recovery of coal seams while reducing the number of workers required to a fraction of what conventional methods require..."

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