I just received this link to the following story and wanted to share it. This is a very good article apparently written with passion.

Coal mining ravages Appalachia mountains

Prelude -
“They’re ripping the tops off mountains in West Virginia coal country to feed our insatiable appetite for power. It’s cheaper that way. And the trees and the animals and the flooding? It may not be pretty, but we’ve got all those dishwashers to run.”

Feb 23, 2008 04:30 AM
Catherine Porter
Environment Reporter