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Hannah Feldman Blog Post 8 I think it has been well established that coal mining is not all that great for the environment. Coal waste gets dumped in creeks and other water bodies, even though there are currently laws against doing just that. There is a reason for those laws: people drink that water. A recent study published last Tuesday “found more lung cancer deaths, overall hospitalizations and overall deaths in coal-producing counties compared to other parts of the region and to the nation as a whole” (<a href="http://www.wvgazette.com/News/200803250137">The Charleston Gazette</a> ). Adjusted for smoking and other factors, the numbers were still higher than normal. A major reason for all of the sickness and deaths is the water. Coal waste contaminates Appalachian water. It makes it smell bad, according to the little girl in the video below, and it can tarnish a penny in mere minutes. Coal waste is a general term. Here’s what it means: when coal is mined, it is not pure. Rock is mined along with the coal, and there are other substances in there as well. Coal companies “wash” the coal with water and chemicals to separate just the coal from the rock and other materials. They then take the coal and sell it. But, they’re left with a huge amount of waste. Coal waste is a mix of rock, water, and highly toxic chemicals such Aniline, Benzidine, Pyrene, and many others that I can’t even begin to pronounce (<a href="http://sludgesafety.org/what_me_worry/coal_slurry_chemicals.html">Sludge Safety Project</a> ). People are drinking toxic waste.&nbsp;&lt;object type=&quot;application/x-shockwave-flash&quot; data=&quot;http://blip.tv/scripts/flash/showplayer.swf?enablejs=true&amp;feedurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcoalstories%2Eblip%2Etv%2Frss&amp;file=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2Frss%2Fflash%2F758668&amp;showplayerpath=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2Fscripts%2Fflash%2Fshowplayer%2Eswf&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; height=&quot;255&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;true&quot; id=&quot;showplayer&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;movie&quot; value=&quot;http://blip.tv/scripts/flash/showplayer.swf?enablejs=true&amp;feedurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcoalstories%2Eblip%2Etv%2Frss&amp;file=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2Frss%2Fflash%2F758668&amp;showplayerpath=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2Fscripts%2Fflash%2Fshowplayer%2Eswf&quot; /&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;quality&quot; value=&quot;best&quot; /&gt;&lt;embed src=&quot;http://blip.tv/scripts/flash/showplayer.swf?enablejs=true&amp;feedurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcoalstories%2Eblip%2Etv%2Frss&amp;file=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2Frss%2Fflash%2F758668&amp;showplayerpath=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2Fscripts%2Fflash%2Fshowplayer%2Eswf&quot; quality=&quot;best&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; height=&quot;255&quot; name=&quot;showplayer&quot; type=&quot;application/x-shockwave-flash&quot;&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;

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