Mountaintop Removal Research Paper
Mountaintop Coal Removal:
The Effects that this Growing Practice is having on Appalachia
Tyler DiNapoli
Jefferson Community and Technical College
Abstract Mountaintop removal is currently the most commonly used form of mining throughout Appalachia and it has a significant impact on life there. These different effects are environmental, physical, mental, emotional, and economical. While mountaintop removal may be safer for the miners themselves, the big question is how mountaintop removal is affecting the very way of life of the people of Appalachia
Mountain top removal (MTR) is slowly destroying the environment and reshaping the way that Appalachia has looked for thousands of years. Over 500 mountains have been flat lined to provide mountain top coal mines. (Amy, n.d.) If this process was happening in a more upscale part of the country then it might be a bigger issue and draw more attention to the need for change. Most of West Virginia relies solely on coal mining to be its biggest export and one of the very few jobs …show more content…
It is time to take a stand as country and to call the people of Appalachia to respect their homes and defend them so that they can end this terrible practice and find greener ways to meet Americas growing energy needs so that the earth can heal itself after all the damage that has been done to it. Imagine a beautiful serene landscape that is littered with tall beautiful mountains full of life, wonder and adventure, it is wonderful and peaceful place that has given birth to an entire society of people. Now picture a devastated barren looking landscape full of flat half formed mountains and toxins that can pose severe threats to anyone who gets too closes health. A place where no one can live, no one can visit, where no one can see the long enduring beauty that was the Appalachian Mountains and half of our beautiful
The Effects that this Growing Practice is having on Appalachia
Tyler DiNapoli
Jefferson Community and Technical College
Abstract Mountaintop removal is currently the most commonly used form of mining throughout Appalachia and it has a significant impact on life there. These different effects are environmental, physical, mental, emotional, and economical. While mountaintop removal may be safer for the miners themselves, the big question is how mountaintop removal is affecting the very way of life of the people of Appalachia
Mountain top removal (MTR) is slowly destroying the environment and reshaping the way that Appalachia has looked for thousands of years. Over 500 mountains have been flat lined to provide mountain top coal mines. (Amy, n.d.) If this process was happening in a more upscale part of the country then it might be a bigger issue and draw more attention to the need for change. Most of West Virginia relies solely on coal mining to be its biggest export and one of the very few jobs …show more content…
It is time to take a stand as country and to call the people of Appalachia to respect their homes and defend them so that they can end this terrible practice and find greener ways to meet Americas growing energy needs so that the earth can heal itself after all the damage that has been done to it. Imagine a beautiful serene landscape that is littered with tall beautiful mountains full of life, wonder and adventure, it is wonderful and peaceful place that has given birth to an entire society of people. Now picture a devastated barren looking landscape full of flat half formed mountains and toxins that can pose severe threats to anyone who gets too closes health. A place where no one can live, no one can visit, where no one can see the long enduring beauty that was the Appalachian Mountains and half of our beautiful