Quoted from Scorch:but it is absolutely nothing compared to the mining that is done for other substances such as Coal or even common construction material like cement
Get on google maps, turn on satellite view and scroll over to eastern KY and West Virginia. Behold the massive scars that coal mining has left on Appalachia. You don't see this from the roads, but huge swaths of wilderness are being destroyed.
The waste pond (top center) is as big as the town in the valley...
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