Advocates Fight Mountaintop Removal

Environmental groups across the southeast United States, from Georgia to the Appalachia region, are stepping up their opposition to a controversial but widespread practice by coal companies of removing the tops of mountains with explosives. Full Story »

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Theresa Dark
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by Theresa Dark - Oct. 4, 2009

The article is clear, concise, and well written. The journalist, Matthew Cardinale is biased in his view, but for a good reason he is trying to wake up those of us not paying attention to the destruction of our earth. I did some checking and they do indeed blow off the tops of mountains for very little coal. Hopefully the new administration will put a stop to this type of procedure.

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