Mountaintop Removal
Coal Mining in Appalachia
In Virginia, West Virginia and eastern Kentucky, coal companies blast as much as 600 feet off the top of the mountains, then dump the rock and debris into mountain streams. Over 300,000 acres of the most beautiful and productive hardwood forests in America have been turned into barren grasslands.
Mountaintop removal mining increases flooding, contaminates drinking water supplies, cracks foundations of nearby homes, and showers towns with dust and noise from blasting.
The Mountaintop Removal Road Show features a beautiful and thought-provoking multimedia show with traditional Appalachian music and culture. Lexington, Kentucky environmental activist Dave Cooper will explain what it is like to live near a mountaintop removal mine, and answer questions.
Date: Tuesday, September, 15th
Time: 11:00AM-12:50PM
Location: ASA 118C located on SIUC campus
ASA = Engineering Building
Free and open to the public
Sponsored by Students for Peace and Democracy
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