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3) Coal river
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One of America's most dramatic environmental battles is unfolding in southern West Virginia. Coal companies are decapitating the mountains. The forested ridge tops and valley streams of Appalachia--one of the country's natural treasures--are being destroyed, along with towns and communities. An entire culture is disappearing, and most Americans have no idea it's happening. Journalist Shnayerson recounts the dramatic struggle as grassroots activists...
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The second volume of William T. Vollmann's epic investigation into the factors and human actions that have led to global warming begins in the coalfields of West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky, where "America's best friend" is not merely a fuel but a "heritage." Over the course of four years, Vollmann finds hollowed-out towns with coal-polluted streams and acidified drinking water, makes covert tours of mountaintop removal mines, gathers accounts of...