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Appalachia

theHandpuppet

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1. Another key map (interactive)

Reply to theHandpuppet (Original post)

Fri Aug 22, 2014, 09:24 AM

Aug 2014

Life Expectancy Change by County, 1997 - 2007
http://ilovemountains.org/the-human-cost

KEY FACTS:
People living near mountaintop mining have cancer rates of 14.4% compared to 9.4% for people elsewhere in Appalachia.
The rate of children born with birth defects is 42% higher in mountaintop removal mining areas.
The public health costs of pollution from coal operations in Appalachia amount to a staggering $75 billion a year.

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Maps of Appalachia -- poverty rates, life expectancy, etc. & mountaintop removal mining [View all] theHandpuppet Aug 2014 OP

Another key map (interactive) theHandpuppet Aug 2014 #1

Income Gap, Meet the Longevity Gap theHandpuppet Aug 2014 #2

Wow - powerful maps! A Little Weird Aug 2014 #3

You're very welcome theHandpuppet Aug 2014 #4