This was an eye-opening book which helped me to understand how strip mining is destroying the environment of Appalachia. Dr. Schott recommended this book, and the Environmental class at Harpeth Hall read this book in January. Erik Reece is a professor at the University of Kentucky, and he follows the destruction of Lost Mountain (Kentucky) over a period of a year. He tells us how this mining is destroying the lives of the people as well as the environment. Much of our electricity in Tennessee is provided by the coal from these strip mines, and we should all be aware of the environmental cost of this type of mining.
Would you like to know which mountains are being mined in order to provide your electricity? Go to this website and type in your zip code.
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