Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Mountain-Top-Removal-27MZIF269VIN.htmlConceptually similarMountain Top RemovalGP03VV0Completed★★★★Mountain Top RemovalGP03VV1Completed★★★★Mountain Top Removal in West VirginiaGP03VVUCompleted★★★★★★Mountain Top Removal in West VirginiaGP03VVVCompleted★★★★Mountain Top Removal in West VirginiaGP03VVWCompleted★★★★Mountain Top Removal in West VirginiaGP03VVXCompleted★★★★★★Mountain Top RemovalGP03VVYCompleted★★★★Mountain Top RemovalGP03VVZCompleted★★★★Mountain Top RemovalGP03VW0Completed★★★★View AllGP03VWAMountain Top RemovalAerial photograph documenting mountain top removal mining atop Kayford Mountain.Locations:Appalachian Mountains-North America-United States of America-West VirginiaDate:30 Mar, 2012Credit:© Wade Payne / GreenpeaceMaximum size:4896px X 3264pxKeywords:Aerial view-Air pollution-Climate (campaign title)-Coal-Destruction-Industrial cranes-KWCI (GPI)-Land pollution-Mountains-Mountaintop removal mining-Roads-Water pollutionShoot:Documentation of Mountaintop Removal in West VirginiaAerial photographs documenting mountaintop removal mining on Cherry Pond and Kayford mountains in West Virginia. Mountaintop removal mining is a destructive type of surface mining at a mountain's summit. Explosives are used to remove rock layers in order to access coal seams below. The overburden rock is deposited in the valley, permanently scarring the mountain and burying miles of streams.
