02944nam 2200661 450 991045983110332120200520144314.00-8214-4509-X(CKB)3710000000238058(EBL)1781883(SSID)ssj0001388208(PQKBManifestationID)11883658(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001388208(PQKBWorkID)11394634(PQKB)11130000(MiAaPQ)EBC1781883(Au-PeEL)EBL1781883(CaPaEBR)ebr10929651(OCoLC)890531135(EXLCZ)99371000000023805820140919h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMountaintop mining in Appalachia understanding stakeholders and change in environmental conflict /Susan F. Hirsch and E. Franklin DukesAthens, Ohio :Ohio University Press,2014.©20141 online resource (162 p.)Studies in Conflict, Justice, and Social ChangeDescription based upon print version of record.0-8214-2109-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.One; Two; Three; Four; Five; Six; Seven; Notes; References; Index 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-Studies in Conflict, Justice, and Social ChangeMountaintop removal miningEnvironmental aspectsAppalachian RegionEnvironmental policyAppalachian RegionEnvironmentalismAppalachian RegionMountaintop removal miningGovernment policyAppalachian RegionMountaintop removal miningSocial aspectsAppalachian RegionElectronic books.Mountaintop removal miningEnvironmental aspectsEnvironmental policyEnvironmentalismMountaintop removal miningGovernment policyMountaintop removal miningSocial aspects333.8/220974Hirsch Susan F.903586Dukes E. FranklinMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459831103321Mountaintop mining in Appalachia2019886UNINA