A Quarter Mile Wide from San Fran to NYC

The WorldWatch Institute recently had an article featuring iLoveMountains.org.

They touch on the astronomical scale of Mountaintop Removal:

According to a 2003 U.S. government report, more than 800 square miles (1,287 kilometers) of mountains in the United States have been destroyed, the equivalent of a quarter-mile (0.4 kilometer) wide swath of devastation from New York to San Francisco.

Whats the distance between San Fran and NYC?
via Mapquest
Total Est. Distance: 2909.65 miles!

About JW Randolph

Raised on the banks of the Tennessee River, JW's work to create progress in his home state and throughout Appalachia has been featured on the Rachel Maddow Show, The Daily Kos and Grist. He served first as Appalachian Voices’ Legislative Associate and then Tennessee director until leaving to pursue a career in medicine in 2012.