We feel uncomfortable looking at pictures like this, don’t we? We didn’t directly destroy this mountain and its ecosystem and pollute the water nearby. We didn’t directly contribute to fossil-fueled climate change. We just turned on a light switch.
Revisit this story of mountaintop removal mining in Appalachia and hear the voices speaking up for renewal amid the destruction.
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