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This is mountaintop removal coal mining in Central Appalachia
First they remove all of the trees and soil, then blast away the mountains.
They've done it to well over 500 mountains in the region.
And what's left bears no resemblance to the beautiful landscape from before. All so they can mine coal cheaper.
But don't worry, they "reclaim" the land and replant.
And it usually looks like this. And this is bullshit.
SuperWackyWavingInflatableArmFlailingTubeMan
Alternative energies...that's what we should be investing in.
CowboyZ
Sounds like what they do in the Alberta oil sands. Except the oil sands are a "disaster" while nobody mentions that it happens everywhere.
ilovequeso
my sister works for a nonprofit in a small town in KY - they have a "black/gold" annual parade to celebrate coal use -_-
soulfuryimgur
Having grown up in KY...this is sad but true =/
Furiousfistfucker
I feel depressed after watching this.
IPutADollarInAChangeMachineNothingChanged
I have family in WV, yea, it's pretty bad.
GooberGuy1989
Appalachian here, thanks for sharing OP.
jeturcotte
One can't solve a problem they don't know about or actively pretend isn't happening
chessislife
It's awful, but please remember that calling them "they" doesn't exclude you from being a consumer of coal.
merkrem
huh, its as if things take time to go back to the way they were or something. weird.
Beardybeardrage
people know, and they are too lazy to do anything about it. this place is fucked. get used to it
bsj57
Thanks, Republicans!
chessislife
It's awful, but please remember that calling them "they" doesn't exclude you from as a consumer of coal.
kaappi
Appalachia as in the US - land of the free and brave?
Ihavewaytoomanyfavoritestosort
Yup!
bannedagainbysanctimoniouscunts
And your internet and computer and lights and heat are powered by ???
ThisIsIs
natural gas actually. and if it were coal, the vast majority would come from other regions/methods. this creates <4% of US electricity