Mountain Top Removal
Aerials of Mountain Top Removal in Appalachia
Aerials of Mountain Top Removal in Appalachia
A few years ago, I tacked on some extra flight time after a commercial assignment to shoot a series on Mountain Top Removal in Southern West Virginia. Audubon Magazine ran a really nice four-page spread of the images in 2007. I am currently working on a new project about surface mining and decided to take a look at my original take and see how I could strengthen the message in the images I plan to shoot.
Mountain Top Removal is a destructive form of surface mining that removes the overburden of a mountain - hence the name - Mountain top Removal - in order to get to the coal seams without tunneling into the mountain. It is faster cheaper and safer than traditional coal mining. However, it destroys the mountain and surrounding watersheds.
Mountain Top Removal is a destructive form of surface mining that removes the overburden of a mountain - hence the name - Mountain top Removal - in order to get to the coal seams without tunneling into the mountain. It is faster cheaper and safer than traditional coal mining. However, it destroys the mountain and surrounding watersheds.