Main Title |
Bringing down the mountains : the impact of mountaintop removal surface coal mining on southern West Virginia communities, 1970-2004 / |
Author |
Burns, Shirley Stewart.
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Publisher |
West Virginia University Press, |
Year Published |
2007 |
OCLC Number |
141385439 |
ISBN |
1933202173 (pbk.); 9781933202174 (pbk.) |
Subjects |
Coal mines and mining--West Virginia ;
Coal mines and mining--Environmental aspects--West Virginia ;
Strip mining--Environmental aspects--West Virginia ;
Mountaintop removal mining--Environmental aspects--West Virginia ;
Mountaintop removal mining--Economic aspects--West Virginia
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EJAM |
HD9547.W4B87 2007 |
2 cys |
Region 3 Library/Philadelphia, PA |
06/29/2009 |
EJDM |
TD195.S75B87 2007 |
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Env Science Center Library/Ft Meade,MD |
08/03/2009 |
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Edition |
1st ed. |
Collation |
xvii, 214 p., [14] p. of plates : ill., map ; 23 cm. |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-199) and index. |
Contents Notes |
Introduction: Open for business: the shameful legacy of natural resource extraction -- Making molehills out of mountains: power relationships and the rise of strip mining in southern West Virginia -- Solidarity forever? the UMWA and southern West Virginia --To dance with the devil: the social impact of MTR -- "You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours"; the political economy of coal -- Showdown in Charleston: the judicial system and MTR -- "Show me where to put my fishing pole": the environmental impact of MTR -- Appendix: 1. An excerpt from John D. Rockefeller's "citizens to abolish surface mining" speech -- 2. Coal impoundments found in the nine southern coalfield counties of West Virginia -- Coal-slurry spill information for the nine southern coalfield counties of West Virginia. |
Place Published |
Morgantown, W.Va. |
PUB Date Free Form |
c2007 |
Series Title Traced |
West Virginia and Appalachia ; v. 5 |
BIB Level |
m |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
LCCN |
2007936477 |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20090730104728 |
Language |
eng |
Origin |
OCLC |
Type |
CAT |
OCLC Rec Leader |
02494cam 2200409 a 45020 |