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The human costs of 'mountaintop' coal mining in Appalachia

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image Mountaintop coal removal in Perry, Kentucky. Photo courtesy of Mountaintop Removal Roadshow.

The Mountaintop Removal Roadshow from Kentucky makes a multimedia presentation.

 

The Mountaintop Removal Roadshow - traveling the U.S. for several years - brings to light the human rights and environmental violations occurring in southern Appalachia because of mountaintop removal coal mining.

Dave Cooper from Kentucky now comes to Willimantic with this multimedia presentation on Saturday, Nov. 15, from 7-9 p.m. at Wrench in the Works, 861 Main Street, Willimantic.

There is no charge for admission; please donate what you can to support the Roadshow and the Wrench. For more information, contact Roger Benham at 423-6460 or cimarron@ludd.us.

Posted Oct. 30, 2008

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