Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Mountain-Top-Removal-in-West-Virginia-27MZIF269L1E.htmlConceptually similarMountain Top RemovalGP03VV0Completed★★★★Mountain Top RemovalGP03VV1Completed★★★★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★★★★Mountain Top RemovalGP03VW1Completed★★★★View AllGP03VVUMountain Top Removal in West VirginiaAerial 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-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.Related Collections:Mountaintop Removal in West VirginiaYear in Pictures 2012 (Photo & Videos)Year in Pictures 2012 - Broad Edit (All Photographers)