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"We don't want to look at a bunch of strip-mines."
-Tony Adams, young WV activist
Apart from the damage to water and property that coal mining can cause, many folks believe that strip mining and mountaintop removal are just plain wrong because of what they do to our mountains.
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Denise Giardina is a novelist and candidate for Governor of West Virginia. A longtime activist against mining abuses, she has spoken at several rallies and protests in Kentucky and West Virginia. Here she talks about mountaintop removal at a rally held on the capitol steps in Frankfort, KY. |
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Robert Gipe, a KFTC member, talks about the power of standing together. |
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Click to hear Tony Adams a WV activist. |
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Click to hear KFTC member Linda Brock talk about the effects of strip-mining. |
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Click to hear Larry Gibson from Kayford Mountain, West Virginia talk about his fight to save the mountains. |
