NY LOVES Mountains
Jun 25th, 2008 by Jervey
A fascinating site launched recently that lets New Yorkers see what–if any–their connection to mountaintop removal coal mining is. NYLOVESMOUNTAINS is the locally targeted branch of the broader I Love Mountains campaign that draws very direct connections between electricity customers and the Appalachian communities that are effected by mountaintop coal removal.
The site invites you to plug in your zip code, then spitting out info about nearby coal burning power plants and where they specifically get their coal. Enter Clinton Hill’s zip code and you get this:
You are connected to mountaintop removal. Your electricity provider, Consolidated Edison Co-NY Inc, uses coal from mountaintop removal mines
The story of Buffalo Mountain, West Virginia, is one of many that are connected to the power plants on your grid, which are marked on the map below.
The mountaintop removal mines shown in red are connected to the nearest coal power plant on your grid: Lovett, operated by Mirant Corp.
They’re having events around the city from Friday the 11th to Sunday the 13th, and on the Saturday there will be a public gathering in Battery Park from 11-4pm. More here.