"Living Next To Coal" radio program

Public Radio International's show Living on Earth aired a program called "Living Next To Coal" on July 18. "Living Next To Coal" featured interviews with residents of Sylvester, West Virginia, which is next to a large coal pile that coal company Massey Energy covered with a geodesic dome after a lawsuit by residents of Sylvester. It's also situated below a large sludge pond. Members of the Surface Mining Research Project flew over Sylvester with a pilot from Southwings a few weeks ago and took these pictures.

Geodesic dome intended to keep coal dust down beside Sylvester, WV.
Photo by Theresa Burriss, flight courtesy of Southwings.

Sludge pond above Sylvester, WV. Note geodesic dome in upper corner.
Photo by Theresa Burriss, flight courtesy of Southwings.

For a complete transcript of "Living Next to Coal, click here.