* Kentucky, Virginia , West Virginia, and Tennessee
This is an active group that stages protest and are very active in themes of action. This group would probable be considered more radical; think people ting themselves to trees.
But the actions of this group are not merely for shock value. They also do volunteer work.
This website has alot of information about environment issues in Kentucky and the world at large.
quick facts about kentucky coal industry:
#97% of Kentucky’s electricity comes from coal. Of that amount, 55 million tons (38.2%) were extracted using surface mining methods and 89 million tons (69.1%) were extracted using underground methods
#Sixty-three percent of the coal burned for electricity in Kentucky was mined in Kentucky[2]. Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia provide the rest, with West Virginia supplying the bulk of out-of-state coal
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