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Mountain Top Removal

MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL Meuntaintep removal (MTR), a form of surface coal mining that involves etreme tepegraphic change to the summit of a mountain, is controversial due to its alteration of the shape, alsitude, and ecolog of the Appalachian mountain region of the United Seates. This landscape alteration in one of the most biodiverse places on carth not only threatens Americans living in the Appalachians, but alho 240 plant and animal species. As of March 24, 2009, the EPA announced that is is freeaing new permits for mountaintep removal until water quality impacts and Clean Water Aet violations can be fully anessed. o WHERE IT'S HAPPENING COMMUNITY IMPACT Flooding w g runoll produin and ereon from emeval of plants. communin domm a in danger of tenda HEALTH EFFECTS Acent sudy in Wi Vieginia ha on tha healh riks a pester in mining com e la addion, oe who live in ru Applachia nd hae len aceheald care. higher smoking ranes and poorer connomic conditions. Even ifthey donit wor in the mines the sudy showod that revidents ef onal mining oommunities have WEST VRGNA MESTVGNA KENTUCKY KENTUOY Blasting Reid lten e cond Maing e their home, whih can ce cucks in well and foundation Sometimes bouldern fy in ya and home 70% kidney disease VGNA WAGNA increased risk for developing NORTH CAROUNA TINNESSE NORTH CARNA L64% ncreased k for developing emphysema er bronchitis Appalachian mouncains destroyed by mountaintop removal, 2005 Surface mining permits in Appalachia. 2005 Dirty water sa nd dabia maddy che waer and can celadgr dam, which male residens Seme say thar dheir ap wate kooks ke coffee. L30% Nigh blood pressure THE PROCESS Mouncainnop emoval has seen epandon ina the 2000. The EPA eaimates dhar MTR w have emeved 14 mlie acs f land by 2010. MTR has been in practioe foe more than 20 yean under linde epulation, and ecene chaology and mginerning have allowod the scale of waface coal mines a reach pipancik proponie ECONOMIC IMPACT Clone S0% of US. energy comen from onal, but coal that i cracted by methoda that are not mountainsop emoval New technelogy since the 195 has conenibuted so increaed coal peoduction in the US. but col mining communi- ie edby the lon of U.S. sources of energy, 2008 US. coal production vs. employment 12 Cad an M CLEARING Al epuil and vegtion mat be semoved before mining can begin. Ofien times te moved a simply burned. BLASTING Milion of poundi of oglosive ed temne 500-s00 en delevation espohew he DIGGING A dragline i ued sa wmeve cnal and debris fom dhe uface and ces the cnal seam. Dragines can bebiga 22 wries high Catun cod sms le oer n N 2000 ENERGY ALTERNATIVES WIND Wind power plensifal and inngeive. Lilike col i prodes lide polutin nd ha minimal envion SOLAR GEOTHERMAL Lale onal plan prohemal emit no ponhou p and use the carth natal het. The i linde landscape impa and infratruture ivelved. i a cheaper han cal. Solar enengy i enewalle and does o produce 4 DUMPING War, alo callod oerburden er poil, dumpod in aby valeys. This can bury arty reams and ce flooding PROCESSING JThe coal goes so a ncarby plane whee it cleaned and ped ead mril which increase s heing alr RECLAMATION Sabaliation and egetation a quined by cel companien, yeman eive wae Ohenimes pr seed ispyed effoctive alhough an co are high Sela erp can be ed fo w heaing and space eing and cooling menal impact. oimated hat wind porjobe wi soon urpan ning job SOURCES NASA EARTH ORSERVATO ILOVE MOUNTAINS, WRED GOOGLE EARH ENERGYNFORMATION ADMINSTRATION WOPEDIA, THE NEWTORx TIMES UNION OF CONCERNED SOENTSTS MINOY NICHAMIN MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL Meuntaintep removal (MTR), a form of surface coal mining that involves etreme tepegraphic change to the summit of a mountain, is controversial due to its alteration of the shape, alsitude, and ecolog of the Appalachian mountain region of the United Seates. This landscape alteration in one of the most biodiverse places on carth not only threatens Americans living in the Appalachians, but alho 240 plant and animal species. As of March 24, 2009, the EPA announced that is is freeaing new permits for mountaintep removal until water quality impacts and Clean Water Aet violations can be fully anessed. o WHERE IT'S HAPPENING COMMUNITY IMPACT Flooding w g runoll produin and ereon from emeval of plants. communin domm a in danger of tenda HEALTH EFFECTS Acent sudy in Wi Vieginia ha on tha healh riks a pester in mining com e la addion, oe who live in ru Applachia nd hae len aceheald care. higher smoking ranes and poorer connomic conditions. Even ifthey donit wor in the mines the sudy showod that revidents ef onal mining oommunities have WEST VRGNA MESTVGNA KENTUCKY KENTUOY Blasting Reid lten e cond Maing e their home, whih can ce cucks in well and foundation Sometimes bouldern fy in ya and home 70% kidney disease VGNA WAGNA increased risk for developing NORTH CAROUNA TINNESSE NORTH CARNA L64% ncreased k for developing emphysema er bronchitis Appalachian mouncains destroyed by mountaintop removal, 2005 Surface mining permits in Appalachia. 2005 Dirty water sa nd dabia maddy che waer and can celadgr dam, which male residens Seme say thar dheir ap wate kooks ke coffee. L30% Nigh blood pressure THE PROCESS Mouncainnop emoval has seen epandon ina the 2000. The EPA eaimates dhar MTR w have emeved 14 mlie acs f land by 2010. MTR has been in practioe foe more than 20 yean under linde epulation, and ecene chaology and mginerning have allowod the scale of waface coal mines a reach pipancik proponie ECONOMIC IMPACT Clone S0% of US. energy comen from onal, but coal that i cracted by methoda that are not mountainsop emoval New technelogy since the 195 has conenibuted so increaed coal peoduction in the US. but col mining communi- ie edby the lon of U.S. sources of energy, 2008 US. coal production vs. employment 12 Cad an M CLEARING Al epuil and vegtion mat be semoved before mining can begin. Ofien times te moved a simply burned. BLASTING Milion of poundi of oglosive ed temne 500-s00 en delevation espohew he DIGGING A dragline i ued sa wmeve cnal and debris fom dhe uface and ces the cnal seam. Dragines can bebiga 22 wries high Catun cod sms le oer n N 2000 ENERGY ALTERNATIVES WIND Wind power plensifal and inngeive. Lilike col i prodes lide polutin nd ha minimal envion SOLAR GEOTHERMAL Lale onal plan prohemal emit no ponhou p and use the carth natal het. The i linde landscape impa and infratruture ivelved. i a cheaper han cal. Solar enengy i enewalle and does o produce 4 DUMPING War, alo callod oerburden er poil, dumpod in aby valeys. This can bury arty reams and ce flooding PROCESSING JThe coal goes so a ncarby plane whee it cleaned and ped ead mril which increase s heing alr RECLAMATION Sabaliation and egetation a quined by cel companien, yeman eive wae Ohenimes pr seed ispyed effoctive alhough an co are high Sela erp can be ed fo w heaing and space eing and cooling menal impact. oimated hat wind porjobe wi soon urpan ning job SOURCES NASA EARTH ORSERVATO ILOVE MOUNTAINS, WRED GOOGLE EARH ENERGYNFORMATION ADMINSTRATION WOPEDIA, THE NEWTORx TIMES UNION OF CONCERNED SOENTSTS MINOY NICHAMIN

Mountain Top Removal

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Mountaintop removal, Spring 2009. UNC School of Journalism & Mass Communication Infographics course under Alberto Cairo.

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