Mountaintop removal is a destructive form of coal mining where mountains are blown apart to extract the coal most effectively. Photo by Kent Kessinger with a flight courtesy of Southwings.
For more info on mountaintop removal and what you can do to help check out www.ilovemountains.org.
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youneedthetruth 15 months ago | reply
All against Big mine companies who abuse the mountains and don't follow regulations. Also against all the toxic coal "sludge". But do you not realize it takes years for the mountain to grow back to its natural state. all the trees don't grow back over night. Considering it took hundreds of years. So do you expect mine companys to plant full grown trees and replace hundreds of years of mother nature over night? In time dirt settles and trees grow. Wildlife love the more open area. after years of plants growing. As long as mines keep up the Reclaiming until it all starts growing on its own.