Our friends at Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, a community based group fighting mountaintop removal, amongst other things, made this video about the devestating effects of coal mining on the land and people in Appalachia.
Please note that mountaintop removal not only fuels climate change, forever destroys Appalachian natural heritage, but also has taken jobs from Appalachia.
Check it out here.
Posted on 21 August 2007
Tags: climate
Scott Parkin currently works as Rainforest Action Network's Senior Campaigner on the Global Finance Campaign targeting mountaintop removal, the government agencies which allow it and the banks that fund it. Scott has worked in anti-corporate globalization, anti-war, labor and environmental movements for over a decade. Originally from Texas, Scott lives in San Francisco. Scott can be found on Twitter: @sparki1969
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