All of Chapter 3: MTR and the System

The middle panel of the poster

Power Plant Mouth

The mouth of the coal-burning power plant, consuming an endless conveyer belt of coal stripped from the mountains

Power Plant Inputs and Outputs

The coal-fired power plant consumes coal at one end and outputs toxic fly ash and electricity

p3_conveyerbelts_tweaked

Newer version of conveyer belts with a few different items

p3_mall_new

Newer version of the Greenwashing Mall and Suburb

p3_schoolprison_tweaks

A newer version of school consolidation and the arrival of the new Supermax prison industry in Appalachia

p3_walmart_new

A newer version of the Walmart bulldozer on top of a flattened mountain, pushing local businesses into the minepit

p3_hardchoices_new

A newer version of the Dance of Hard Choices that faces families making a living from the mining industry

hardchoices_garden_sm

Ground and water toxification undermine folks' traditions of living off the land

flood_new_sm

Literal and metaphorical erosion of the land, workers' power, communities and the environment lead to unnatural disasters

Bus Stop

Youth flight and export of resources

Witness Birds

Witness birds from allied coal struggles in Black Mesa, Colombia and Venezuela

Highly Invasive Plants

Poison Ivy and kudzu take over on unhealthy land

powerplant2_mouth

Closeup of powerplant's mouth

powerplant_n_all-01

New version of powerplant, consumer goods conveyer belts, etc.