Mountaintop Mining In Appalachia
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Mountaintop Mining In Appalachia
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Author : Susan F. Hirsch
language : en
Publisher: Ohio University Press
Release Date : 2014-09-12
Mountaintop Mining In Appalachia written by Susan F. Hirsch and has been published by Ohio University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-12 with Social Science categories.
Residents of the Appalachian coalfields share a history and heritage, deep connections to the land, and pride in their own resilience. These same residents are also profoundly divided over the practice of mountaintop mining—that is, the removal and disposal in nearby valleys of soil and rock in order to reach underlying coal seams. Companies and some miners claim that the practice has reduced energy prices, earned income for shareholders, and provided needed jobs. Opponents of mountaintop mining argue that it poisons Appalachia’s waters and devastates entire communities for the sake of short-term gains. This conflict is emblematic of many other environmental disputes in the United States and around the world, disputes whose intensity derives not only from economic and environmental stakes but also from competing claims to individual and community identity. Looking beyond the slogans and seemingly irreconcilable differences, however, can reveal deeper causes of conflict, such as flawed institutions, politics, and inequality or the strongly held values of parties for whom compromise is difficult to achieve. Mountaintop Mining in Appalachia focuses on the people of the region, the people who have the most at stake and have been the most active in trying to shift views and practices. By examining the experiences of these stakeholders and their efforts to effect change, Susan F. Hirsch and E. Franklin Dukes introduce key concepts and theories from the field of conflict analysis and resolution. They provide a compelling case study of how stakeholders challenge governance-as-usual, while offering insight into the causes of conflict over other environmental issues.
The Impacts Of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining On Water Quality In Appalachia
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
The Impacts Of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining On Water Quality In Appalachia written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Appalachian Region categories.
Mountaintop Mining Valley Fills In Appalachia
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
Mountaintop Mining Valley Fills In Appalachia written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with categories.
Something S Rising
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Author : Silas House
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Release Date : 2009-04-17
Something S Rising written by Silas House and has been published by University Press of Kentucky this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04-17 with History categories.
Two Appalachian authors record personal stories of local resistance against the coal industry in this “revelatory work . . . oral history at its best” (Studs Terkel). Developed as an alternative to strip mining, mountaintop removal mining consists of blasting away the tops of mountains, dumping waste into the valleys, and retrieving the exposed coal. This process buries streams, pollutes wells and waterways, and alters fragile ecologies—all of which has a devastating impact on local communities. Something's Rising gives a stirring voice to the lives, culture, and determination of the people fighting this destructive practice in the coalfields of central Appalachia. The people who live, work, and raise families here face not only the destruction of their land but also the loss of their culture and health. Each person's story, unique and unfiltered, is prefaced with a biographical essay that vividly establishes the interview settings and the subjects' connections to their region. Included here are oral histories from Jean Ritchie, "the mother of folk," who doesn't let her eighty-six years slow down her fighting spirit; Judy Bonds, a tough-talking coal-miner's daughter; Kathy Mattea, the beloved country singer who believes cooperation is the key to winning the battle; Jack Spadaro, the heroic whistle-blower who has risked everything to share his insider knowledge of federal mining agencies; Larry Bush, who doesn't back down even when speeding coal trucks are used to intimidate him; Denise Giardina, a celebrated writer who ran for governor to bring attention to the issue; and many more.
Plundering Appalachia
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Author : Tom Butler
language : en
Publisher: Earth Aware Editions
Release Date : 2009-09-29
Plundering Appalachia written by Tom Butler and has been published by Earth Aware Editions this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09-29 with Nature categories.
The Appalachian mountain range is the oldest in the world and it's disappearing one mountain top at a time. Plundering Appalachia takes a bold look at the out-of-control strip mining in the American heartland and its threat to our environment. The Appalachians are the oldest mountains in the world, and they are literally disappearing. The term “mountaintop removal mining,” coined to describe the coal-mining process currently at work in much of Appalachia, is in reality, exactly what the name suggests: a mountain, formed over millions of years, is decapitated with explosives—the “overburden” scraped into adjacent valleys—and the exposed coal collected. No living thing survives this “removal,” and if the land is replanted, its ecosystem will be nothing like that of the ancient mountaintop it previously held. The process is not only destructive and toxic, but ultimately unsustainable: not one of the four hundred plus mountains blasted has yet grown back. Plundering Appalachia is a collection of photographs and essays presenting the grim realities of mountaintop removal mining: The effects of the blasting on the environment and the people and animals in its wake. The irreversible devastation of the natural landscape of Appalachia. How mountaintop removal is or is not regulated The true costs of the practice over time. Most people in the United States are connected to mountaintop removal in some way. Even if they have never visited the Appalachians, they consume products derived from the mining haul or they are affected by the drastic changes the mining has on their ecosystem. The contributors to Plundering Appalachia clearly wish to empower a nation to action—to get past the rhetoric of the coal industry and see the real Appalachia. It is a plea for a region whose natural beauty deserves to be enjoyed by future generations. Includes essays by: David W. Orr, Vivian Stockman, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Ross Gelbspan, Richard Heinberg, Carl Pope, Denise Giardina, Lisa Evans, Ken Hechler, Jerry Hardt, Wendell Berry and more.
Religion And Resistance In Appalachia
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Author : Joseph D. Witt
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Release Date : 2016-12-09
Religion And Resistance In Appalachia written by Joseph D. Witt and has been published by University Press of Kentucky this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-09 with Religion categories.
In the last fifty years, the Appalachian Mountains have suffered permanent and profound change due to the expansion of surface coal mining. The irrevocable devastation caused by this practice has forced local citizens to redefine their identities, their connections to global economic forces, their pasts, and their futures. Religion is a key factor in the fierce debate over mountaintop removal; some argue that it violates a divine mandate to protect the earth, while others contend that coal mining is a God-given gift to ensure human prosperity and comfort. In Religion and Resistance in Appalachia: Faith and the Fight against Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining, Joseph D. Witt examines how religious and environmental ethics foster resistance to mountaintop removal coal mining. Drawing on extensive interviews with activists, teachers, preachers, and community leaders, Witt's research offers a fresh analysis of an important and dynamic topic. His study reflects a diversity of denominational perspectives, exploring Catholic and mainline Protestant views of social and environmental justice, evangelical Christian readings of biblical ethics, and Native and nontraditional spiritual traditions. By placing Appalachian resistance to mountaintop removal in a comparative international context, Witt's work also provides new outlooks on the future of the region and its inhabitants. His timely study enhances, challenges, and advances conversations not only about the region, but also about the relationship between religion and environmental activism.
Coal Country
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Author : Shirley Stewart Burns
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
Coal Country written by Shirley Stewart Burns and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with History categories.
An illustrated chronicle of the growing protest movement against mountaintop removal mining (MTR) of coal in Appalachia, including essays, commentary, and oral histories.
Removing Mountains
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Author : Rebecca R. Scott
language : en
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Release Date : 2010
Removing Mountains written by Rebecca R. Scott and has been published by U of Minnesota Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Science categories.
An ethnography of coal country in southern West Virginia.
Appalachia S Last Stand
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Author : Delilah F. O'Haynes
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009-10
Appalachia S Last Stand written by Delilah F. O'Haynes and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10 with Appalachian Region, Southern categories.
Produced by a consortium of writers from West Virginia, Ohio, and Kentucky, this book explores the destruction of the Appalachian Mountains and environmental devastation due to mountaintop removal coal mining. Speaking for and with the residents of the region, the authors maintain that the Appalachian Mountains must not be sacrificed for cheap energy.
Mountaintop Mining
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Author : Claudia Copeland
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Mountaintop Mining written by Claudia Copeland and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with categories.
Mountaintop removal mining involves removing the top of a mountain in order to recover the coal seams contained there. This practice occurs in several Appalachian states. It creates an immense quantity of excess spoil (dirt and rock that previously composed the mountaintop), which is typically placed in valley fills on the sides of the former mountains, burying streams that flow through the valleys. Critics say that, as a result of valley fills, stream water quality and the aquatic and wildlife habitat that streams support are destroyed by tons of rocks and dirt. The mining industry argues that mountaintop mining is essential to conducting surface coal mining in the Appalachian region and that surface coal mining would not be economically feasible there if producers were restricted from using valleys for the disposal of mining overburden. Mountaintop mining is regulated under several laws, including the Clean Water Act. This report provides background on regulatory requirements, controversies, and legal challenges to Clean Water Act regulation of mountaintop mining.