On AlterNet: coal river

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Americans in Appalachia Are Living in a State of Terror

Bo Webb, AlterNet. February 19, 2009.

Like sitting ducks waiting to be buried in an avalanche of mountain waste, we are trapped in a war zone within our own country.

New Court Decision Spells the Disaster for Appalachia and the Region's Drinking Water

Bruce Nilles, Sierra Club. February 17, 2009.

The new ruling could mean 90 new mountaintop removal coal mining sites that can dump toxic pollution into our drinking water.

Obama and Gov. Manchin: Act on Coal River Crisis

Jeff Biggers, Huffington Post. February 5, 2009.

If you thought the TVA spill in December was bad, we could be be in for much worse in Coal River, West Virginia if we don't act now.

How Wind Farms May Really Replace Coal Mining

Peter Slavin, AlterNet. August 19, 2008.

One community is attempting to prove that clean energy can beat dirty power -- even in the heart of coal country.

How the Mountains of Appalachia Are Disappearing

Amanda Paulson, Christian Science Monitor. February 5, 2008.

A new book reveals the environmental battle raging across one of America's poorest regions.