Mountaintop Removal Galleries

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For permission to use photos (non-profit groups, school, students, low-income organization) or to purchase one-time photo-use rights (for-profit groups) contact vivian@ohvec.org.

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Reclamation? Gallery Vivian Feb 28, 2006
Wind River Mine Site, Boone County, WV
"Reclamation" at the Wind River mine site has been going on for 23 years. More
Issues: Mountaintop removal, Reclamation

MTR Gallery Vivian Jan 4, 2006
Kayford Mountain
High Resolution Mountaintop Removal Pictures More
Issues: Mountaintop removal

Sludge Gallery Vivian Jan 4, 2006
Virtual Flyover of Marsh Fork Elementary School and Environs
Photos by Vivian Stockman; Flyover courtesy SouthWings More
Issues: Mountaintop removal

MTR Gallery Vivian Dec 10, 2005
Rt. 85, Boone Co. WV
High Resolution Mountaintop Removal Pictures More
Issues: Mountaintop removal

MTR Gallery Vivian Jun 15, 2005
Kayford Mountain
High Resolution Mountaintop Removal Pictures More
Issues: Mountaintop removal

Sludge Gallery OVEC Feb 17, 2005
Sludge Spills Into Raleigh Stream, February 17, 2005
A few picture from the 40,000-gallon discharge at the White Mountain Mine near Josephine More
Issues: Mountaintop removal, Pollution, Water

Reclamation? Gallery Vivian Oct 19, 2003
Twisted Gun Golf Course, Mingo County, WV
Hey folks! It's "economic development" on a Mingo County mountaintop removal site. That's right, a golf course for the residents of one of the poorest counties in one of the poorest states in the nation. More
Issues: Mountaintop removal, Reclamation

MTR Gallery Vivian Oct 19, 2003
High Resolution Mountaintop Removal Pictures
For permission to use photos(non-profit groups, school, students, low-income organization) or to purchase one-time photo-use rights (for-profit groups) contact vivian@ohvec.org. More
Issues: Mountaintop removal

Sludge Gallery Vivian Oct 9, 2003
Virtual Flyover of Brushy Fork Coal Slurry Impoundment
The massive Brushy Fork coal slurry impoundment (also referred to as a coal waste or coal sludge impoundment) is located in extreme westernmost Raleigh County, West Virginia. More
Issues: Mountaintop removal

Sludge Gallery Vivian Jul 19, 2002
Massey Valley Fill Disaster Lyburn, WV
Imagine sleeping restlessly, if at all, any night it rains. Imagine getting up every half hour to check that the creek near your home isn't rising swiftly and running dark with sediment and debris. More
Issues: Mountaintop removal

MTR Gallery Vivian May 10, 2002
Aerial Photos of Arch Coal’s Sprawling Hobet 21 Mountaintop Removal Operation
Boone and Lincoln Counties, WV More
Issues: Mountaintop removal, Reclamation

MTR Gallery Vivian May 10, 2002
Aerial Photos of Mountaintop Removal Mining Surrounding Kayford Mountain
Boone and Kanawha Counties, WV More
Issues: Mountaintop removal

MTR Gallery Vivian May 5, 2002
Kayford Mountain and White Oak Creek Valley Fill
Miscellaneous photos from 2001 and 2002 More
Issues: Mountaintop removal

MTR Gallery Vivian Dec 12, 2001
Aerial Photos of Mountaintop Removal Mining Near Blair, WV
Photos by Vivian Stockman unless otherwise noted More
Issues: Mountaintop removal, Reclamation

Sludge Gallery Vivian Jun 21, 2001
Summer Solstice Sludge Tour – Brushy Fork Sludge Impoundment
On June 21, 2001, some members of OVEC and Coal River Mountain Watch toured the massive 645 acre Brushy Fork coal slurry impoundment. More
Issues: Mountaintop removal

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