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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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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| Pubblicazione: | Morgantown, W. Va., : West Virginia University Press, c2007 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (248 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 338.2/724/09754 |
| Soggetto topico: | 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 | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-199) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 Articles | |
| Studies, 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 | |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Bringing down the mountains |
| ISBN: | 1-933202-99-8 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910779182303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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West Virginia and Appalachia ; ; 5.