Next week there will be an outside lecture opportunity on mountain top removal- a form of coal mining that has dramatic implications for water resources. Regardless of whether or not water is even mentioned, the subject matter is highly relevant to our class and I encourage every one to check it out. Below is a description from Campus Notices.
Thursday February 4, 2010 6:00 PM
Lexington, Ky. environmental activist Dave Cooper will present
his "Mountaintop Removal Road Show" on campus Thurs., Feb. 4. Cooper
will discuss the community and environmental implications of
mountaintop removal, explain what it is like to live near a mine
site, and answer questions about the issue. This beautiful and
thought-provoking multimedia show will be held in Reid Hall 111 at 6
p.m.
Background on Mountain Top Removal: In Virginia, West Virginia and
eastern Kentucky, coal companies blast as much as 600 feet off the
top of the mountains, then dump the rock and debris into mountain
streams. Over 300,000 acres of the most beautiful and productive
hardwood forests in America have been turned into barren grasslands.
Mountaintop removal mining increases flooding, contaminates drinking
water supplies, cracks foundations of nearby homes, and showers
towns with dust and noise from blasting.
For more information visit http://www.mountainroadshow.com/
This presentation, hosted by the Shepherd Poverty Program and
Environmental Studies Program, is open to the public.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
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