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Mountaintop removal (MTR) is a relatively new form of coal mining that involves the mass restructuring of earth in order to reach sediment as deep as 1,000 feet below the surface. MTR requires that the targeted land be first clear-cut and then leveled by use of explosives. The debris created is typically scraped into a valley fill - a practice that has twice been ruled illegal in the United States by a federal judge in accordance with the Clean Water Act. *
The Process
Mountaintop removal requires that the targeted land be first clear-cut and then leveled by explosives. Then the overburden (the mountain) is pushed into a nearby valley or hollow, often choking out the mountain streams. The coal is transported to a processing plant where it is washed. The waste from this process is stored in earthen dams containing millions of gallons of slurry. More on [ Mountaintop removal ]
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cleancurrents (Clean Currents) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:51:26 -0000
Check out ilovemountains.org to find out the percentage of mountaintop removal coal that is sent to your zip code!
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pdjmoo (pdjmoo) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:45:52 -0000
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DAYLEE (Dale) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:22:41 -0000
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sgneist (Suzy Gneist) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:11:46 -0000
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rylanb (Rylan Bowers) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:40:38 -0000
RT @EcoInteractive: Coal Miners Revile Mountaintop Removal:. http://bit.ly/6Rykm2 RT @NRDCSwitchboard How can we be doing this?
RT @EcoInteractive Coal Miners Revile Mountaintop Removal:. http://bit.ly/6Rykm2 RT @NRDCSwitchboard How can we be doing this?
GroovyGrapevine (Kate Martin) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:36:46 -0000
RT @EcoInteractive Coal Miners Revile Mountaintop Removal:. http://bit.ly/6Rykm2 RT @NRDCSwitchboard How can we be doing this?
Judge Takes on the White House on Mountaintop Mining - NY Times article outlines the issues surrounding this mining practice in the central Appalachians.
Mid-Atlantic Mountaintop Mining - Information about an Environmental Impact Statement on mountaintop mining being prepared by the US federal government and the state of West Virginia.
Meta Description: [ The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Office of Surface Mining, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, in cooperation with the State of West Virginia, are preparing an Environmental Impact Statement on mountaintop mining. ]
Mining the Mountains - Archive of Charleston (West Virginia) Gazette articles on mountaintop removal, accompanied by text of US court rulings and a draft version of the never-published environmental impact statement on the practice.
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Mountaintop Removal - About the environmental effects of this newly accepted technique in surface mining, which arose due to technological advances in heavy machinery.
United Mountain Defense - Information about mountaintop removal coal mining, its impacts, and how to fight it in Tennessee. Includes photos and notices about public events.
West Virginia Mountaintop Removal - Information about mountain top mining and valley fill, and the environmental damage this practice is causing around the state and in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Virginia, and North Carolina.
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