Coal River: A Look at Mountaintop Mining
 | Mountaintop coal removal has become a hot button environmental issue in the Appalachian states, with strong voices and opinions on both sides. Vanity Fair journalist Michael Shnayerson has entered the fray with his new book "Coal River"; which tells the story of the ongoing fight for the mountains of West Virginia. Join us on Friday when we talk to Shnayerson about his new book and mountaintop coal removal. Michael Shnayerson appears courtesy of the Kentucky Author Forum. |
Listen to the ShowMountaintop Coal Removal on the Web:
- Century of the Common Iowan lays out the environmental dangers of mountaintop coal removal
- National Wind Watch wonders, if wind turbines can replace mountaintop coal removal