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Residents Say Stop Mountaintop Removal in Virginia

Residents of coalfields in Virginia and West Virginia asked Alpha Natural Resources to stop mountain top removal near their homes.

The coalition of residents from the Radical Action for Mountain People's Survival has plans to present letters to the Abingdon based company asking the company adopt a more sustainable future for Appalachia.

Alpha Natural Resources said that it was planning to acquire Richmond based Massey Energy in a $7.1 billion buyout. The residents hope that Alpha Natural Resources will be more willing to find alternative methods of mining in the two states as compared to Massey Energy.

Alpha Natural Resources recently came up with a new website on the truth about surface mining and so the residents are justifiably worried that they will continue with the practice. As per the website while surface mining is not without temporary environmental impact it is vital to development. The residents said that they would continue with their fight against the practices of surface mining till the companies stopped.

Surface mining operations are typically far more cost effective than underground mining operations. That is why most companies are happy to practice surface mining whenever possible. However environmentalists claim that the practice is toxic and devastating to the environment in the region where it is performed.

Joel Scanlon

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Joel emigrated to Australia in 1995 and worked for five years in the mining industry as an exploration geotechnician, using GIS mapping and CAD software. Upon moving to the North Coast of NSW, Australia Joel worked as a graphic designer for a leading consultancy firm. After that, he ran a successful business providing web services to businesses along the eastern seaboard of Australia. During this time, he developed and launched News-Medical.Net. Joel has been working with AZoNetwork since the company was founded in 2000.

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