This excerpt of the award-winning documentary "The Appalachians" by Mari-Lynn Evans and Phylis Geller focuses on the effects of mountaintop removal (MTR) on the people of Appalachia. The directors, along with Sierra Club Productions are developing a feature-length documentary on MTR and the brave citizens who are fighting to put an end to it. Stay tuned to www.sierraclub.org for details. And to order a full-length copy of "The Appalachians" please go to www.appalachiamyhome.com.
If you can imagin what strip mining was like then, imagin what Mountain Top Removal is like today with their modern tools of destruction. I live in WV and Ive seen it all with my own eyes. I have watched the total annihilation of the Appalachian Mountains. The coal industry has a choak hold on the region and we are told we have to live with it while they destroy out heritage, our histroy, our health, our lives, and our mountains. We need help to end MTR forever. Click my sn to learn more.
cardinalsboi22 1 year ago 2
Anybody know the name of the song in this video? The song begins @ 7:08 into the video.
Larryglen686 1 year ago
i like how Kennedy says "Virginiar"
brodank 2 years ago
this is amazing. my mom's name is phylis geller, haha.
thebeatnun 2 years ago
The GOV is you and me and WE make government as good as we participate in it and educate ourselves...ANY human organization is reflection of who we are as a culture..SO get out there and get involved! No organization of imperfect people is perfect so get over it.
pitcitywatcher 2 years ago
Yup, that's right. Black Water by Jean Ritchie. Describes the story of MTR in Appalachia perfectly.
Appalachiaman 3 years ago
Sounds like Jean Ritchie singing the song.
ArkRed1 3 years ago
Who sings this song and what is the name of it?
BBYMRLCCOTN 3 years ago
I lived in Pennsyvania surrounded by the strip mines of the anthracite coal region. It was horrible and no matter what the mining company's claim....nothing was ever the same again. It's a huge scar on our beautiful mountains.
ducksquackmeup 3 years ago
The gov never does anything without wanting something in return! No matter what or who it hurts!
helivestubes 4 years ago