02798nam 2200685Ia 450 991077905400332120200520144314.01-283-58284-897866138952950-252-09346-1(CKB)2550000000089290(OCoLC)783468911(CaPaEBR)ebrary10532343(SSID)ssj0000611532(PQKBManifestationID)11369226(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000611532(PQKBWorkID)10663727(PQKB)11374934(MiAaPQ)EBC3413871(StDuBDS)EDZ0000649223(MdBmJHUP)muse23657(Au-PeEL)EBL3413871(CaPaEBR)ebr10532343(CaONFJC)MIL389529(OCoLC)923493246(EXLCZ)99255000000008929020110217d2011 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrCombating mountaintop removal[electronic resource] new directions in the fight against big coal /Bryan T. McNeilUrbana University of Illinois Pressc20111 online resource (217 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-252-07897-7 0-252-03643-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Welcome to coal river -- Fighting back -- again -- What are we fighting for? -- Strained solidarities -- The chase -- Whose development is it? -- Gender, solidarity, and symbolic capital -- Commons environmentalism and community activism.Critically examining the fierce conflicts over an intense and increasingly prevalent form of strip mining, 'Combating Mountaintop Removal' documents the changing relationships among the coal industry, communities, environment, and economy from the perspective of local grassroots activist organizations and their broader networks.Mountaintop removal miningAppalachian RegionCoal mines and miningEnvironmental aspectsAppalachian RegionLandscape protectionAppalachian RegionCitizen participationCommunity activistsAppalachian RegionEnvironmentalistsAppalachian RegionMountaintop removal miningCoal mines and miningEnvironmental aspectsLandscape protectionCitizen participation.Community activistsEnvironmentalists622/.292McNeil Bryan T1550299MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910779054003321Combating mountaintop removal3808970UNINA