Mining Environment Issues
Mining Environment Issues
Mountaintop removal mining is a form of strip mining that completely removes up to 800 feet of bedrock from a mountain top. This form of coal mining is practiced in the southern Appalachians and the Allegheny Plateau in West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia.Societial effects include loss of human life, safety, health and property due to extensive blasting, toxic waste storage and catastrophic flooding, as well as the resulting loss of the native culture that ensues.
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Judge Takes on the White House on Mountaintop Mining - NY Times article abstract outlines the issues surrounding this mining practice in the central Appalachians.
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United Mountain Defense - Information about mountaintop removal coal mining, its impacts, and how to fight it in Tennessee. Includes photos and notices about public events.
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National Geographic: Mining the Summits: When Mountains Move - Examines how the quest for Appalachian coal has led to mountaintop removal. By John G. Mitchell.
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Bringing Down the Mountains: The Impact of Mountaintop Removal Surface Coal Mining on Southern West Virginia Communities - Study examines the environmental, social, economic, political and community impacts. Includes references.
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The Roanoke Times: Moving the Mountains: An Exploration of Mountaintop Removal Mining - Series of informational articles. Includes interactive graphics, videos, image gallery and a message board.
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Mining Law Reform: This is Hard Rock Mining - Documentation of history and current events of 1872 mining law reform actions in U.S. Congress along with data on problems with mining and causes for delays in reform.
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Mountain Top Removal Coal Mining Impact Witnessed In Appalachian Kentucky « World Thinking - Article shares remarks from people living in affected regions.
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West Virginia Mountaintop Removal - Information about mountain top mining and valley fill, and the environmental damage this practice is causing around the state and in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Virginia, and North Carolina.
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Unsustainable Resource Use - Extensive photographs of overflights of mountaintop removal mining sites. Includes highlights of the tour and testimonials of people living in the affected region.
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Washington Post: Appalachia Is Paying Price for White House Rule Change - Article discusses the environmental and human impacts being felt in Appalachia. Includes photographs. By Joby Warrick.
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Orion Magazine: Moving Mountains - Discusses the battle for justice that has come to the coal fields of Appalachia. By Eric Reese.
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Oxfam Community Aid Abroad: The Mining Campaign - Monitoring Australian mining companies' impact on the environment and vulnerable communities.
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Wikipedia: Mountaintop Removal Mining - Discusses process, economics, legislation and criticism. Includes references.
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Defenders of Appalachia: The Campaign to Eliminate Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining and the Role of Public Justice - Case study examines the legal strategies and techniques used in a series of environmental lawsuits. Includes litigation history.
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Mining the Mountains - Archive of Charleston (West Virginia) Gazette articles on mountaintop removal, accompanied by text of US court rulings and a draft version of the never-published environmental impact statement on the practice.
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The Effect of Current Mining Practices on the Welfare of Women and Children - Article discusses health effects, environmental hazards, poisoning from chemicals and social effects. Includes recommendations for policy guidelines. By E.K. Agyapong, University of Ghana, Legon.
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Religion & Ethics News Weekly: Mountaintop Removal Mining - Bob Abernethy interviews religious critics who say the price, in human terms, of mountaintop removal mining is too high. Includes the video report.
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The Mining News - Searchable archive of excerpts of news articles from diverse perspectives. Includes publications.
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The Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) - Seeks to develop and establish a voluntary system to independently verify compliance with environmental, human rights and social standards for mining operations. Includes documents and updates.
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Christian Science Monitor: In Coal Country, Heat Rises Over Latest Method of Mining - Article discusses long-term effects of mountaintop removal mining. By Amanda Paulson.
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Mines and Communities - Empowering activists and communities opposed to mining through information on global mining trends, specific projects and mining industry attempts to subvert legitimate protest. Includes news.
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