Combating mountaintop removal : new directions in the fight against big coal /
"Critically examining the fierce conflicts over an intense and increasingly prevalent form of strip mining, [this book] documents the changing relationships among te coal industry, communities, environment, and economy from the perspective of local grassroots activist organizations and their br...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Urbana :
University of Illinois Press,
©2011.
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| Summary: | "Critically examining the fierce conflicts over an intense and increasingly prevalent form of strip mining, [this book] documents the changing relationships among te coal industry, communities, environment, and economy from the perspective of local grassroots activist organizations and their broader networks. Drawing on ... testimonies of the hazrds of mountaintop removal in Boone County, Virginia ... McNeil shows how Appalachian community coalitions have fostered important connections in their opposition to coal mining practices. ..."--Jacket. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (204 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780252093463 0252093461 1283582848 9781283582841 9786613895295 6613895296 |
| Language: | English. |