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Burns Shirley Stewart |
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Bringing down the mountains [[electronic resource] ] : the impact of mountaintop removal surface coal mining on southern West Virginia communities, 1970-2004 / / Shirley Stewart Burns |
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Morgantown, W. Va., : West Virginia University Press, c2007 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (248 p.) |
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Collana |
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West Virginia and Appalachia ; ; v. 5 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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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 |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-199) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Cover; Praise For Bringing Down the Mountains; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Map 1.1; Making Molehills out of Mountains; Figure 1.1; Conclusion; Solidarity Forever?; Figure 2.1; Figure 2.2; Conclusion; To Dance with the Devil; Conclusion; You Scratch My Back, and I'll Scratch Yours; Figure 4.1; Conclusion; Showdown in Charleston; Conclusion; "Show Me Where to Put My Fishing Pole"; Watershed; Figure 6.1; Chemical Factors and Sedimentation; Erosion and Reclamation; Consequences of Valley Fills; Loss of Biodiversity |
Loss of Biodiversity: Role of Aquatic InsectsEffects on Wildlife: Bird Populations; Effects on Wildlife: Mammal Populations; Effects on Wildlife: Forest Fragmentation; Slurry Impoundments; Flooding; Environmental Impact: Proponents and Opponents Views; Conclusion; Epilogue; Notes; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Epilogue; Bibliography; Archival Records; West Virginia Government Documents; U.S. Government Documents; Court Cases; Miscellaneous; Reports; Books; Dissertations and Theses; Journal |
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