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mountaintop removal
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Japanese Meaning
炭鉱採掘の一方法で、山の頂上部を完全に露出させるために植生を除去し、爆薬で山頂部を吹き飛ばして採掘する手法。得られる大量の廃棄物は近隣の谷や水路などに貯蔵される。
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A method of coal mining which involves stripping a mountain bare of vegetation, blasting off the top of the mountain with explosives, and storing the copious waste in nearby valleys and streams.
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Environmental groups staged a protest after learning that mountaintop removal would permanently alter the river ecosystem below.
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Environmental groups staged a protest after learning that mountaintop removal would permanently alter the river ecosystem below.
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