{"product_id":"9780816666003","title":"Removing Mountains","description":"Author: Rebecca R. Scott\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780816666003\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: University of Minnesota Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 12 Oct 2010\u003cbr\u003ePages: 296 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA coal mining technique practiced in southern West Virginia known as mountaintop removal is drastically altering the terrain of the Appalachian Mountains. Peaks are flattened and valleys are filled as the coal industry levels thousands of acres of forest to access the coal, in the process turning the forest into scrubby shrublands and poisoning the water. This is dangerous and environmentally devastating work, but as Rebecca R. Scott argues in Removing Mountains, the issues at play are vastly complicated.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47919113797790,"sku":"ING-9780816666003","price":41.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780816666003.jpg?v=1782808039","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780816666003","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}