Wednesday, March 28th, 2007

People often ask, “Are there pictures of the mountains before mountaintop removal coal mining destroyed them?” Thanks to the United States Geologic Survey and Google Earth, they are right here at your fingertips!

Load image overlay to show Claiborne County’s terrain before mountaintop removal coal mining began. (Download these images by clicking on the pictures below)

before (image overlay) after (image overlay)

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