Looks at the environmental and human impact of mountaintop coal mining, a practice which blasts the tops off mountains and distributes the displaced rocks and soils into the rivers and valleys below. The pros and cons of this type of mining are presented. Includes two informational videos. (Published Nov. 27, 2014)

Concepts

coal mining

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Additional Tags

environmental impact of mountaintop mining, asia-pacific economics blog: mountaintop removal pros and cons, impact of mountaintop mining on local communities

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional