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January 31
Tell Massey Energy to End Mountaintop Removal Mining
The most destructive type of coal mining is mountaintop removal mining, which is widespread in Appalachia. Mining companies literally blow the tops off mountains to reach thin seams of coal, and then, to minimize waste disposal costs, dump millions of tons of waste rock into the valleys and streams below. This destructive practice causes permanent damage to the ecosystem and the landscape, and has already buried and contaminated more than 1,200 miles of streams.
One of the biggest companies using mountaintop removal mining in Appalachia is Massey Energy. The track record of Massey is abysmal, including years of illegally dumping coal slurry waste, rubble, wastewater, and other pollutants into Appalachian waterways.
Mountaintop removal mining is threatening the communities of Appalachia, disrupting drinking water supplies, flooding communities, and causing the values of homes to plummet. We need to put an end to this practice and stop big energy companies like Massey from walking away with billions in their pockets, leaving nothing but a moonscape in their wake.
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