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MTR: Fact of the Day #8

Moutaintop Removal means taking the mountain off of the coal. The “overburen” (mountaintop) is blasted, ever so gently, into the adjacent valley or stream-bed, creating what is called a valleyfill.
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Its dangerous, an environmental disaster, and unneccesary.
And its ugly.

Get the Facts on Mountaintop Removal

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