Subsided Ground...Fallen Futures (Part 1 of 2)

This short documentary brings the enormously destructive process of longwall mining up from the depths of the vast Pittsburgh Coal Seam and into public view for the first time. Under hundreds of square miles of Pennsylvania's Greene and Washington Counties longwall mining leaves the earth's surface unsupported. Subsidence damage to structures - like homes, farms, and roads - is inevitable. Longwall mining also damages entire watersheds, depriving the land and its occupants of springs, streams, ponds and wells, creating an environmental disaster of local and national importance. This 15-minute documentary portrays the experience of two families as they struggle to cope with extensive longwall subsidence damage to their historic homesteads. Written and directed by Emmy Award winning journalist Terri Taylor. For more information or to request screening copies, please contact: Terri Taylor, 412-242-7995 or zeolite@verizon.net

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• longwall
• mining
• coal
• subsidence
• environment
• pittsburgh
• washington
• greene
• consol
• grassroots
• outreach
• nonprofit

[sasktank]

in Canada mines cant be within 75 metres of a home

[Coalman44]

Longwall mining in Scotland is usually done at a much greater depth minimising disruption to the surface and is never done under residential areas or protected farmland. 600 feet is way too close to the surface and should be mined by opencast. The video also shows primary roofbolting support and this is also risky with such a shallow overburden. Profit should never over rule safety. Get a decent mining engineer.