1.0FOTO8https://www.foto8.com/liverich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="2QSARJJ5iX"><a href="https://www.foto8.com/live/appalachian-mountaintop-moonscapes-by-alan-gignoux/">Appalachian Mountaintop Mining Moonscapes by Alan Gignoux</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.foto8.com/live/appalachian-mountaintop-moonscapes-by-alan-gignoux/embed/#?secret=2QSARJJ5iX" width="600" height="338" title="“Appalachian Mountaintop Mining Moonscapes by Alan Gignoux” — FOTO8" data-secret="2QSARJJ5iX" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://i0.wp.com/www.foto8.com/live/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/appalachia_02.jpg?fit=799%2C541&ssl=1799541The Appalachian mountain range stretches from New York state in the north to Alabama in the south. The area known as the central Appalachian region, in Virginia and West Virginia states, is one of the poorest in the United States, earning itself the nickname, America’s Colony. The giant coal companies, however, that operate there have […]