So they got a permit to mine ?.great ! More jobs ! More $$ for the taxes for roads , etc .USA was built by coal.. Cars the steal in sky scrapers, many more ! New "green" ways just can't do it , cost more and ends up many times causing more harm , more emissions, etc .coal for last 100 years has kept KY, WV , going .places where they shut it down with restrictions , them community are poor , starving, homeless, etc and look on the big scale what's its done .thank god in a year or so we'll be drilling , coal mining, and USA will pick back up and great again in many ways
Absolutely horrifying what man has wrought. The people who will the see the vast majority of gain from this live far, far away from that poisonous cloud of dust and debris.
Just read an article about your activism, you have my full support and respect! I’m excited to see the positive impact that you will have on the community, and anxiously awaiting the imminent demise of the miserable coal industry. My father was born and raised in Anstead, and I spent a lot of time in the area as a child and still spend a lot of time in Fayetteville (though I enjoyed it more prior to the tourism). Hope to meet you someday.
Hey there! I've actually never been out that way sadly. I mostly stick around the Raleigh/Boone county areas, pretty much the Marsh fork and Clear fork of the Coal River.
@@StopMTR Just checking, because I visited the operation...it was heartbreaking. Foreigners drove out the local mines, and they don't care about the people that live there...
If you don’t like coal mining you can always move to a blue state. West Virginia depends heavily upon its coal industry for energy and our economy. With out coal American would be sitting in the dark. Solar energy will not power the massive energy grid. Friends of coal and West Virginia, Kentucky will mine coal
Another viewer sent here by the Grauniad. Some explanation of what I'm looking at would be super helpful. Just a voiceover would be great. Keep up the good work.
The Guardian article brought me here. A commentary and/or more detailed subtitles showing what we are looking at would be helpful, as georgesmirnoff pointed out below.
We need some commentary, I dont understand what you're trying to show except "Coal = Bad". Agreed, unless it's the only way to make a living in that part of the country in which case "no coal = bad". So many people sacrifice their own health to provide for their families because they have no other option, so they make the ultimate sacrifice for those they love. The companies that rape the land, use, abuse and discard the workers are the villeins there, not those trying to make a living the only way they can. it's a double edge sword in that part of the country. One thing for sure, a few people are getting rich and some more politicians getting greased to look the other way and ignore the harm being done to the land and its people. really sad all around.
Junior, read the story in the Guardian. Well done sir. Keep up the good work. If you ever need help editing footage/getting footage online, let me know.
Thank you for your efforts, don't live in the Appalachian Mountains but want to support anyone who stands up against Corporations that ignore the environment. Did pass through working briefly in Butt Montana and had a chance to see the Beverly Pit become the most polluted body of water in the world and Anaconda Cooper walked away after taking their millions out of the ground. Keep out the good work!
So they got a permit to mine ?.great ! More jobs ! More $$ for the taxes for roads , etc .USA was built by coal.. Cars the steal in sky scrapers, many more ! New "green" ways just can't do it , cost more and ends up many times causing more harm , more emissions, etc .coal for last 100 years has kept KY, WV , going .places where they shut it down with restrictions , them community are poor , starving, homeless, etc and look on the big scale what's its done .thank god in a year or so we'll be drilling , coal mining, and USA will pick back up and great again in many ways
So why not tell us what we are looking at????
♪"I'm sorry my son but you're too late in asking, Mr. Peabody's coal company has taken it away"♪
Ooook. Guess I’ll narrate this to myself 🤷♂️
The videos need sound narration
Is this the land Larry Gibson protected?
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Soo cool
This is the location of Sundial Mining Company’s latest violation for failure to properly construct and maintain a sediment ditch.
Leaves will be gone soon no protection at all from dust
Bull shit. The lack of restoration is the issue. Not the mining.
Coal love me hate me need me coal
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Sufferin' succotash! What's up with that runoff, Doc?
Absolutely horrifying what man has wrought. The people who will the see the vast majority of gain from this live far, far away from that poisonous cloud of dust and debris.
This is so messed up.
God sees what man is doing too the earth
Perhaps if more people were aware of who is buying that particular coal, there might be more of a positive effect...
At around 1:30, can you not fly forward over the site to get a closer look?
Such beautiful country ruined by coal :(
Just read an article about your activism, you have my full support and respect! I’m excited to see the positive impact that you will have on the community, and anxiously awaiting the imminent demise of the miserable coal industry. My father was born and raised in Anstead, and I spent a lot of time in the area as a child and still spend a lot of time in Fayetteville (though I enjoyed it more prior to the tourism). Hope to meet you someday.
Thanks, I like the voice, always nice to know what I'm looking at. #StopBurningStuff
This only happens because people have become addicted to denial..
How has the Horsepen mining area held up? It was stripped clean around a decade ago...
Hey there! I've actually never been out that way sadly. I mostly stick around the Raleigh/Boone county areas, pretty much the Marsh fork and Clear fork of the Coal River.
@@StopMTR Just checking, because I visited the operation...it was heartbreaking. Foreigners drove out the local mines, and they don't care about the people that live there...
wow, nice a bird's view!! Isn't progress great!!
Will never look like it was before strip mining
Have you flown over the Horespen area? The mining operations there stripped the mountaintops over a decade ago, and I wonder how well it recovered...
Thank you for the work you do.
... guess it is cheaper to pollute than using eminent domain to compensate that neighborhood's inhabitants...
Such beautiful landscape, just sickening to see what's being done to it.
Beautiful places. Too bad it's being destroyed. Great work documenting what is happening there!
If you don’t like coal mining you can always move to a blue state. West Virginia depends heavily upon its coal industry for energy and our economy. With out coal American would be sitting in the dark. Solar energy will not power the massive energy grid. Friends of coal and West Virginia, Kentucky will mine coal
West Virginians support the coal industry coal extraction dose not destroy the land or water. Get your facts straight
West Virginia coal miner and drone enthusiast here
Good one, helps to show how it's not just climate, it's everything. #StopBurningStuff
Another viewer sent here by the Grauniad. Some explanation of what I'm looking at would be super helpful. Just a voiceover would be great. Keep up the good work.
Doing great work!!! Keep up!
The Guardian article brought me here. A commentary and/or more detailed subtitles showing what we are looking at would be helpful, as georgesmirnoff pointed out below.
Where is the donate button? Let's get this guy a drone upgrade.
We need some commentary, I dont understand what you're trying to show except "Coal = Bad". Agreed, unless it's the only way to make a living in that part of the country in which case "no coal = bad". So many people sacrifice their own health to provide for their families because they have no other option, so they make the ultimate sacrifice for those they love. The companies that rape the land, use, abuse and discard the workers are the villeins there, not those trying to make a living the only way they can. it's a double edge sword in that part of the country. One thing for sure, a few people are getting rich and some more politicians getting greased to look the other way and ignore the harm being done to the land and its people. really sad all around.
Don't need a bar of coal-tar to wash in that liquid coal creek.
Junior, read the story in the Guardian. Well done sir. Keep up the good work. If you ever need help editing footage/getting footage online, let me know.
Junior I admire your bravery and tenacity!
Hero. Thank you for your work. My uncle died of black lung. The coal companies are killers. Keep going!
Keep up the good work!
Good job man. Keep fighting the good fight.
Thank you for your efforts, don't live in the Appalachian Mountains but want to support anyone who stands up against Corporations that ignore the environment. Did pass through working briefly in Butt Montana and had a chance to see the Beverly Pit become the most polluted body of water in the world and Anaconda Cooper walked away after taking their millions out of the ground. Keep out the good work!
Can this area be protected? I can't imagine destroying such a beautiful Mountain Range!!!
According to the company’s blasting log, this was the explosive equivalent of 305 tomahawk missiles.
WVDEP essentially says that now that the coal company owns the road they can do whatever they want.