Monday, September 7, 2009

West Virginia Coal Mining



















Here is a coal mining foundry in Fayette County, West Virginia near Oak Hill. Click on the photo to learn more about coal production in West Virginia.

Coal is the most polluting of all fossil fuels. Find out more information here from Greenpeace.

2 comments:

  1. Oops, accidentally lost that one. Try, try again:

    Check out this article from the NY Times. Water plus coal equals cancer in the town of Prenter, WV.

    http://video.nytimes.com/video/2009/09/12/us/1247464506260/toxic-waters-coal-in-the-water.html?scp=1&sq=toxic%20waters&st=cse

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