Hobet Mine of West Virginia in 1984 (Photos: NASA)
From high-profile protests to rowdy political debates, coal-mining by the way of mountaintop removal is a hotly-contended issue. It has a terrible environmental and human cost (see how the estimated health costs outweigh MTR's economic 'benefits' ), while supporters say it's a livelihood that boosts local economies. But make no mistake, regardless of where you stand, images can say more than a thousand debates and as these recent time-lapse satellite photos released by NASA show (more after the jump), mountain-top removal is a practice that visibly scars the landscape, voraciously eating up forests, streams and valleys. Article continues: Satellite Photos Reveal How Mountaintop Removal Is Scarring Appalachia
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