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More than 450 mountains have been destroyed by mountaintop removal coal mining. Watch this video of mountaintop removal featuring Woody Harrelson and a soundtrack featuring an original recording of "Blowin' in the Wind," sung by Willie Nelson.
This video is part of the National Memorial for the Mountains, hosted by www.ilovemountains.o rg.
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When the banks are broken - a rush to gold is regarded as a safe bet for investors.
Today prices jumped more than 4% on the latest shares meltdown.
But as ever it comes at a cost.....and in this case a HUMAN cost.
Sky's Emma Hurd reports from South Africa - the world's second biggest producer of the precious metal.
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Turbulent markets have hit the shares of commodity companies especially hard.
Peter Hambro Mining is just one of the western companies that sees a long term future in Russia. Peter Hambro says that his company intends to stay in Russia at a time when many investors are looking to pull out their cash.
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http://www.ted.com With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, statistics guru Hans Rosling uses an amazing new presentation tool, Gapminder, to debunk several myths about world development. Rosling is professor of international health at Sweden's Karolinska Institute, and founder of Gapminder, a nonprofit that brings vital global data to life. (Recorded February 2006 in Monterey, CA.)
A quick visit to famous Centralia, PA while visiting the region this past summer for work on my essay on contemporary coal mining. Check out the stills here:
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