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By now, West Virginia and the coal mining has been boosted to the front lines of all mainstream media sources. Coal mining has come under scrutiny in the past by many environmental groups about its detrimental effects to the planet and its hazardous emissions. This aside, it is still a key element in powering our country.
To outsiders looking in, coal mining may be a very little known topic. Personally being from West Virginia, even I do not know a great deal about coal and coal mining (i come from a part of the state where mines are not present).
I encourage those who are interested to watch this episode from the short lived tv show 30 days.
The show revolves around documentary filmmaker, and native West Virginian, Morgan Spurlock and his brief forays into various lifestyles for a period of 30 days. Spurlock is probably best known for his popular documentary "Supersize Me" about McDonald's and the fast food industry.
In this particular episode, Spurlock ventures back to his home of West Virginia to experience the life of a coal-miner for 30 days. I loved the tv show 30 days and was sad to see it being short-lived. This episode is good and shows firsthand the life of a coal miner and the industry in WV.
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