LEADER 05268nam 2200733 a 450 001 9910817033303321 005 20240417233528.0 010 $a1-933202-99-8 024 7 $a2027/heb08897 035 $a(CKB)2550000000100496 035 $a(EBL)3416988 035 $a(OCoLC)923514369 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000631165 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11374027 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000631165 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10591862 035 $a(PQKB)11173832 035 $a(OCoLC)654854034 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse5408 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3416988 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10561048 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL797841 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3416988 035 $a(dli)HEB08897 035 $a(MiU)MIU01000000000000011593904 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000100496 100 $a20070830d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBringing down the mountains $ethe impact of mountaintop removal surface coal mining on southern West Virginia communities, 1970-2004 /$fShirley Stewart Burns 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aMorgantown, W. Va. $cWest Virginia University Press$dc2007 215 $a1 online resource (248 p.) 225 1 $aWest Virginia and Appalachia ;$vv. 5 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-933202-17-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 185-199) and index. 327 $aFront 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 327 $aLoss 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 Articles 327 $aStudies, Public Correspondences, and Organized Press ReleasesMedia; Other Sources of Interest; Books; Articles; Movies; Web sites; Appendix One; Appendix Two; Appendix Three; Index; About Shirley Stewart Burns; Back Cover 330 $aCoal is West Virginia's bread and butter. For more than a century, West Virginia has answered the energy call of the nation--and the world--by mining and exporting its coal. In 2004, West Virginia's coal industry provided almost forty thousand jobs directly related to coal, and it contributed 3.5 billion to the state's gross annual product. And in the same year, West Virginia led the nation in coal exports, shipping over 50 million tons of coal to twenty-three countries. Coal has made millionaires of some and paupers of many. For generations of honest, hard-working West Virginians, coal has put food on tables, built homes, and sent students to college. But coal has also maimed, debilitated, and killed. "Bringing Down the Mountains" provides insight into how mountaintop removal has affected the people and the land of southern West Virginia. It examines the mechanization of the mining industry and the power relationships between coal interests, politicians, and the average citizen. Shirley Stewart Burns holds a BS in news-editorial journalism, a master's degree in social work, and a PhD in history with an Appalachian focus, from West Virginia University. A native of Wyoming County in the southern West Virginia coalfields and the daughter of an underground coal miner, she has a passionate interest in the communities, environment, and histories of the southern West Virginia coalfields. She lives in Charleston, West Virginia. 410 0$aWest Virginia and Appalachia ;$v5. 606 $aCoal mines and mining$zWest Virginia 606 $aCoal mines and mining$xEnvironmental aspects$zWest Virginia 606 $aStrip mining$xEnvironmental aspects$zWest Virginia 606 $aMountaintop removal mining$xEnvironmental aspects$zWest Virginia 606 $aMountaintop removal mining$xEconomic aspects$zWest Virginia 615 0$aCoal mines and mining 615 0$aCoal mines and mining$xEnvironmental aspects 615 0$aStrip mining$xEnvironmental aspects 615 0$aMountaintop removal mining$xEnvironmental aspects 615 0$aMountaintop removal mining$xEconomic aspects 676 $a338.2/724/09754 700 $aBurns$b Shirley Stewart$0792616 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910817033303321 996 $aBringing down the mountains$91772493 997 $aUNINA