Two men working to stop coal companies from using mountaintop removal mining will speak Nov. 2-3 at Ball State University.

Dave Cooper, a former mechanical engineer from Lexington, Ky., and Larry Gibson, a self-described "mountain man" from Kayford Mountain, W. Va., will discuss their efforts to stop coal companies from destroying the Appalachian Mountains during the "Mountaintop Removal Road Show."

The program includes a 20-minute slide show about the impact the mountaintop removal on coalfield communities featuring traditional Appalachian mountain music and aerial photos of a decapitated mountain range. The presentations, free and open to the public, are from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Nov. 2 in West Quad, room 127, and 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. Nov. 3 in the L.A. Pittenger Student Center Forum Room.

The presentations are sponsored by Ball State's Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, Council on the Environment, Honor's College, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies and the Center for Energy Research, Education and Service.

(Note to editors: For more information, contact James Eflin, professor of natural resources and environmental management, at jeflin1@bsu.edu or (765) 285-2327.)