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  • A settlement pond at a MTR mining operation <br />
near Cabin Creek, West Virginia. Studies have shown that the water pollution <br />
as a result of MTR is pervasive, cumulative and irreversible.
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  • Zoomed in view of a MTR site in southern West Virginia.  The 200 foot tall dragline is used to remove unfathomable quantities of earth, erasing the mountain and expelling heavy metal toxins. Settlement ponds partially capture the rainwater polluted with heavy metals; the remainder are excreted into the air and watershed. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Several billion gallons of toxic coal slurry are precariously perched above Marsh Fork Elementary School (the small group of buildings in the far lower right). Questionable dam integrity and nearby blasting threaten the school and hundreds of citizens for miles downstream. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Hillary Hosta is arrested during a peaceful rally at the WV state capitol. Citizens demanded Governor Joe Manchin honor his word to provide a safe school for the children of Marsh Fork, WV.  The school sits below several billion gallons of toxic coal slurry, held only by an earth dam. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Actress Daryl Hannah is arrested June 23, 2009 in an anti MTR rally near Whitesville, WV. Celebrity involvement in civil disobedience actions attracts much needed attention for an issue of global importance, of which alarmingly little is known. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia. Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • Carl Mills of North Matewan, WV surveys the remains of his family’s vehicles after flooding washed away his front lawn and driveway. Residents who live beneath Mountaintop Removal sites and many scientists believe increased flooding in the coalfields is a direct result of Mountain Top Removal coal mining.
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  • Maria Lambert, at home in Prenter, West Virginia. Holding jars that show the contaminated water that comes from her kitchen tap since mining began in her area. The empty jugs behind her are the containers for water that she had to get elsewhere, <br />
everyday, in order to cook for her family.
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  • Mountains in Appalachia are systematically dismantled in order to extract coal more cheaply.  This image shows a still relatively early stage in the process of Mountain Top Removal mining. Hundreds of feet of elevation will ultimately be blasted from each mountain.  Over 500 mountains have been destroyed to this point. Boone County, WV
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  • After the tops of the mountains have been blasted, the "overburden" or "spoil" is pushed into adjacent valleys to create a valley fill. Valley fills have buried an estimated 2000 miles of headwaters.
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  • A fragile piece of life clings to the edge of a toxic settlement pond in Prenter, WV.  Residents of Prenter have had their well water contaminated by nearby mining and many are in perilous health as a result.
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  • Images from West Virginia and the devastating practice of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. Covering the aspects of destruction of the land, violation of humanity and the irreversible contamination of the water of Appalachia.
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  • The John Amos Power plant looms in the background over the state capitol in Charleston, WV. I call it the "smoking gun and the finger that pulled the trigger" picture.  The dark "cloud" along the top of the image is pollution from the plant - it spans from horizon to horizon.  The John Amos Plant, a 2933 MW coal fired facility, is the largest utility in the AEP (American Electric Power) system.  According to AEP, the plant burns 5 million tons of coal per year. In 2003, the plant is reported to have  produced 17,650,105 tons of CO2 emissions, 114,017 of SO2 and 630 pounds of mercury.
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  • A sparse stand of trees is all that remains to shield drivers from witnessing the devastation of the Hobet Surface mine, one of the largest east of the Mississippi. Biologists have stated that the selenium pollution from Hobet Mining’s operations have left the Mud River ecosystem on "the brink of a major toxic event."<br />
Lincoln, County, WV
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  • Polluted water from a Mountain Top Removal site fills this settlement pond near Cabin Creek, WV.
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  • The remnants of two obliterated mountain tops have been shoved into the valley to create a "valley fill". The green area is a series of settlement ponds meant to capture the runoff from the mine site.  Nearly 2,000 miles of streams and headwaters have been buried, polluting much of the Appalachian watershed.
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