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Battle over mountaintop mining slowly gains ground

Mountaintop removal mining seems tailor-made to stoke national public outrage, but environmentalists who oppose the practice have yet to mobilize millions in the fight.

They've made major gains the past year, persuading regulators and politicians to take a closer look.p dir="ltr">But consumers who are plugged in to affordable electricity are not debating mountaintop mining at the dinner table.p dir="ltr">West Virginia activist Bo Webb says it should: He sees mountaintop removal as corporate greed that puts profits before people.p dir="ltr">On Monday, environmental attorney Robert Kennedy Jr. will attend a rally against the practice.p dir="ltr">Webb says that may help get the issue in front of an indifferent, celebrity-obsessed society. />

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