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Well I can give you some reasons, MTR is destoring our land, polluting our water, and killing off all of our animal species, by 2010 60% of all native fish in ky will be gone. For the person who said if it wasn't for mining Ky and WV wouldn't be on the map, just to let you know, Tourism brings in more money in WV than mining.

Now before everyone gets all upset, I'm not against mining in general, basically all the males in my family work in the mines. And not just this generation, I had several grandfathers, great uncles and so on work in the mines. Ive lost a grandfather, and 2 cousins in mining accidents, so my family is deeply rooted in mining. I know coal allows me to type this message, but we need to find a better way to extract it. MTR only accounts for 5% of the national coal production, but that 5% is taking away everything that makes this area special, our natural beauty.

Just to let you know coal is a little over 60% of WV's economy