Bringing down the mountains [[electronic resource] ] : the impact of mountaintop removal surface coal mining on southern West Virginia communities, 1970-2004 / / Shirley Stewart Burns |
Autore | Burns Shirley Stewart |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Morgantown, W. Va., : West Virginia University Press, c2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (248 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.2/724/09754 |
Collana | West Virginia and Appalachia |
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 |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-933202-99-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452297503321 |
Burns Shirley Stewart | ||
Morgantown, W. Va., : West Virginia University Press, c2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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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 |
Autore | Burns Shirley Stewart |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Morgantown, W. Va., : West Virginia University Press, c2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (248 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.2/724/09754 |
Collana | West Virginia and Appalachia |
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 |
ISBN | 1-933202-99-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779182303321 |
Burns Shirley Stewart | ||
Morgantown, W. Va., : West Virginia University Press, c2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Bringing down the mountains : the impact of mountaintop removal surface coal mining on southern West Virginia communities, 1970-2004 / / Shirley Stewart Burns |
Autore | Burns Shirley Stewart |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Morgantown, W. Va., : West Virginia University Press, c2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (248 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.2/724/09754 |
Collana | West Virginia and Appalachia |
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 |
ISBN | 1-933202-99-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817033303321 |
Burns Shirley Stewart | ||
Morgantown, W. Va., : West Virginia University Press, c2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The effects of coal mining on the hydrologic environment of selected stream basins in southern West Virginia / / by J.W. Borchers [and others] ; prepared in cooperation with the West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey |
Autore | Borchers James W. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Charleston, West Virginia : , : U.S. Geological Survey, , 1991 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (viii, 119 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Collana | Water-resources investigations report |
Soggetto topico |
Coal mines and mining - Environmental aspects - West Virginia
Groundwater - Pollution - West Virginia Coal mines and mining Groundwater - Pollution |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910715342503321 |
Borchers James W. | ||
Charleston, West Virginia : , : U.S. Geological Survey, , 1991 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Groundwater quality and geochemistry of West Virginia's southern coal fields / / by Mark D. Kozar, Mitchell A. McAdoo, and Karl B. Haase |
Autore | Kozar Mark D. |
Edizione | [Version 1.1, March 2020.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Reston, Virginia : , : U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, , 2020 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 78 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps |
Collana | Scientific investigations report |
Soggetto topico |
Groundwater - Quality - West Virginia
Water quality management - West Virginia Water - Pollution - West Virginia Coal mines and mining - Environmental aspects - West Virginia Coal mines and mining - Environmental aspects Groundwater - Quality Water - Pollution Water quality management |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910715038803321 |
Kozar Mark D. | ||
Reston, Virginia : , : U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, , 2020 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Reconnaissance of stream geomorphology, low streamflow, and stream temperature in the mountaintop coal-mining region, southern West Virginia, 1999-2000 / / by Jeffrey B. Wiley [and three others] ; in cooperation with the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Mining and Reclamation |
Autore | Wiley J. B. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Charleston, West Virginia : , : U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, , 2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (ii, 34 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Collana | Water-resources investigations report |
Soggetto topico |
River channels - West Virginia
Streamflow - West Virginia Water temperature - West Virginia Coal mines and mining - Environmental aspects - West Virginia Coal mines and mining - Environmental aspects River channels Streamflow Water temperature |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910716804303321 |
Wiley J. B. | ||
Charleston, West Virginia : , : U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, , 2001 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Selenium in ecosystems within the mountaintop coal mining and valley-fill region of southern West Virginia : assessment and ecosystem-scale modeling / / by Theresa S. Presser |
Autore | Presser T. S. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Reston, Virginia : , : U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (vi, 86 pages) : color illustrations, color maps |
Collana | Professional paper |
Soggetto topico |
Selenium - Environmental aspects - West Virginia
Selenium cycle - Environmental aspects - West Virginia Coal mines and mining - Environmental aspects - West Virginia Mine filling - Environmental aspects - West Virginia Environmental chemistry - West Virginia |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Selenium in ecosystems within the mountaintop coal mining and valley-fill region of southern West Virginia |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910708662203321 |
Presser T. S. | ||
Reston, Virginia : , : U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, , 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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