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"But Getting Coal is What We Do"

by Starre Vartan · 03/05/07

Watch this ViceTV series on how mountaintops are removed to get to coal in West Virginia (instead of mining it underground, they now just rip the tops off gorgeous mountains, because it’s faster, apparently).

Impressive reporting (the coal company exec. is just as bad as you’d think) and video. Check out the whole series on Vice.

Tags autos, coal, media, spa, Tea, tv, video

Starre Vartan is founder and editor-in-chief of Eco-Chick and author of The Eco-Chick Guide to Life (St. Martin's Press). A green living expert, she is managing editor of Greenopia and a contributor to The Huffington Post.

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2 Comments on “"But Getting Coal is What We Do"”

  • Summer

    This was an insanely good series on mtn top removal. Good find Starre.

    03/14/07 » 9:06 pm »

  • Modern Hiker - 60% Geek, 40% Granola » ViceTV on Mountaintop Removal

    [...] Eco-Chick was kind enough to embed the first episode of the series, which has some nice production value to it. Well worth checking out. [...]

    03/27/07 » 1:05 pm »

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