• captainlezbian@lemmy.world
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    They already take the tops off mountains in Appalachia because it’s more efficient to just straight up delete a mountain to get coal than to dig into it for it

    • The D Quuuuuill@slrpnk.net
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      this style of mining also requires fewer operators than a deep mine. it has had deeply devestating consequences to me and my neighbors