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Mountaintop removal mining in West Virginia

EMRALDO

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Post Sat Oct 10, 2009 1:06 pm

Mountaintop removal mining in West Virginia

Mountaintop removal mining is one of the world's most environmentally destructive practices, and it is most associated with coal mining in West Virginia's Appalachian Mountains. Whole mountaintops are removed to get to the coal, which increases erosion and runoff thick with pollutants, poisoning streams and rivers throughout the region.

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Post Fri Nov 20, 2009 4:19 pm

Re: Mountaintop removal mining in West Virginia

They did that to several mountains in southern Cali, and it was obscene how raped those poor mountains were.

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Post Fri Nov 20, 2009 6:39 pm

Re: Mountaintop removal mining in West Virginia

I didn't know they did things like that, it is a dreadfil thing to do. Do they have to put it right afterwards?

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