Lost mountain
Subtitle: a year in the vanishing wilderness : radical strip mining, and the devastation of Appalachia
By: Erik Reece.
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 250
Subjects: Strip mining -- Environmental aspects -- Appalachian Region
Description: Asserts that strip mining in the Appalachian Mountains is economically and environmentally devastating and describes one year witnessing the decimation of a mountain. Suggests that strip mining is not just a local concern but a mainstream crisis that involves government neglect, species extinction, poisoned groundwater, and class conflict. Also describes how the coal industry impacts coal miners and their families.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.