Mowing Down the Mountains

A small crew of workers operating huge machines can tear apart a mountain in less than a year, working night and day to expose and remove layers of low-sulfur coal. The process, known as "mountaintop removal," scrapes away rock and dumps it into adjacent streams and hollows.

GRAPHIC: By Patterson Clark, The Washington Post - April 19, 2008

This Story Stripping Mountains to Power D.C. Article \| MUD, W.Va. -- This is a place where "moving mountains" is no longer a figure of speech. Here, among the steep green Appalachians, mining companies are moving mountains off their pedestals to get the kind of coal that Washington needs. Coal Does More Than Keep the Lights On Affected Areas Mowing Down the Mountains		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace GRAPHIC: By Patterson Clark, The Washington Post - April 19, 2008 ¬es=A small crew of workers operating huge machines can tear apart a mountain in less than a year, working night and day to expose and remove layers of low-sulfur coal. The process, known as 'mountaintop removal,' scrapes away rock and dumps it into adjacent streams and hollows." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us GRAPHIC: By Patterson Clark, The Washington Post - April 19, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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