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  • Coalminers' slaughter: in US, they blow up mountains for coal

    06/19/2008 10:14:00 AM PDT · by Abathar · 28 replies · 120+ views
    AFP via Yahoo ^ | 06/19/08 | Caroline Groussain and Virginie Montet
    KAYFORD, West Virginia (AFP) - The traditional lifestyle of the Appalachian peaks of West Virginia is under threat from mining companies who blow the summits off mountains to reach the coal deposits that lie beneath the surface. "They are killing off the culture of the mountain people," said Maria Gunnoe, who lives on a hillside which has had its insides dug out to expose a huge mine called Jupiter. "We are fighting not only for right now but also for yesterday and tomorrow," she said. Mountaintop removal mining, or MTR, is not only affecting traditions, but also polluting drinking water...