The future of the Appalachian Mountains may be threatened and desecrated in the name of profit, said Lenny Kohm, campaign director of Appalachian Voices.
Appalachian Voices is “a non-profit organization and newspaper that is dedicated to preserve and protect the ecological and cultural integrity of the central and southern Appalachians,” Kohm said.
Mining companies seeking to further their coal profits are removing mountain ranges in search of coal seams.
“If major action isn’t taken soon to stop the mining it will be too late for the animals who find their homes lying on the mining war path,” Kohm said.
This mining practice has many names, but is most often called “mountaintop removal” or “valley fill coal mining.”
Moving mountains: the effects of mountaintop removal on the Appalachians
