Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
There are few issues where the intersection of environmental and economic justice concerns is more evident than mountaintop removal coal mining. The impact on the environment is devastating. The impact on the people, many poor and disempowered, is equally devastating. We are sacrificing the well-being of Appalachians—both the mountains and people—to generate electricity for the rest of the country. But while the energy gained is fleeting, the destruction is permanent.
In 2006, the Unitarian Universalist Association passed an Action of Immediate Witness (AIW) called, "End Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining."
We invite you to learn more about mountaintop removal coal mining, how the electricity that powers your home/town is affecting Appalachia, and to take action.
For more information contact environment @ uua.org.
Last updated on Tuesday, October 6, 2009.
