Virtual Flyover of Mountaintop Removal Sites in Wise Co., VA

Virtual flyover of Wise County starting in the town of Appalachia, showing high-resolution views of strip mine sites. The video ends with an overview of the county with the area that has been strip mined shown in red.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• mountain
• top
• mountaintop
• removal
• coal
• mining
• virginia
• appalachia
• global
• warming
• environmental

[bestwayusa1]

spread the word all over you tube to get people to care about USA land for future generations the oldway was the betterway

[eastwood203]

In answer to your question... Land rights do not allow a land owner to break the Clean Water Act. If the Clean Water Act were fully enforced, Mountain Top Removal would cease to exist. A change in their application is coming. Forget about the "industry" and go back to playing in a cheesy cover band at the dive bar next to the Nickle Plant and have a big mug of heavy metal sludge out of the Guyandotte on me.

[bestwayusa1]

If you want to help this cause more you cant just preach to the choir. Go to all the youtube sights and tell viewers to go to i love mountains. That way you reach a broader amount of people.

[tweaker1bms]

@SprinterD I'm naturally skeptical so don't mind this too much... kudos to your company for not being quite so bad, but what I'm wondering here is, what exactly is meant by "mountains are moved, and properly stored for reclamation."?

lol It makes me wanna imagine the worlds biggest warehouse holding the mountain top inside :P

[SprinterD]

while this may be going on in some mining sites, dont think they are all doing it. where i work, mountains are moved, and properly stored for reclamation. no rivers, streams, or any water is involved or disrupted with the exception of snow melt and runoff, which is also controlled and tested for contaminants before being re-introduced to rivers, streams etc.. but if you have real evidence of this going on around you community, by all means, get ahold of the epa.

[SaberTanker22]

I just seen this on Goggle earth today feb 17 am shocked that we are doing this shit. Coal mining is a serious tuff job but why destory hundreds of thousand of acres for.

[PineappleAT]

The rules are not adequate. The rules are made by the people who make the money. Reclamation is a farce.

[bigfunwv]

Nope. Once again your wrong. I work in the indusrty but have no ties to Massey or Mr. Blankenship. So what "lies, half truths, diversions, and cover-ups" are you talking about? I haven't lied like your recent post about "flagrant violations" that you care not to address. I haven't diverted anything like you diverted from my 2 questions. Look in the mirror buddy. you blame me for things you are guilty of yourself. Your brainwashed and... "That would explain a lot."

[eastwood203]

Judging from your lies, half truths, diversions, and cover-ups you sound like you are associated with Massey Coal/Don Blankenship. That would explain a lot.

[bigfunwv]

Not shutdown just stalled. I don't know where you get you information but you need to check your sources. 79 permits have been held for further review for 75 days. There have been no violations. It takes the government forever to decide anything. At the same time they also approved 100+ permits. I'd ask you to prove your claims of violations but since you still haven't answered a question I asked 3 days ago, I dont think it's very likely you'd answer. Youre just spewing crap

[eastwood203]

You have been shut down! The EPA announced on Sept 11 that 79 permits to mine coal by removing mountain tops and discarding the debris in neighboring streams must be withheld for further study because of flagrant violations.