Mountains of injustice : social and environmental justice in Appalachia / edited by Michele Morrone and Geoffrey L. Buckley ; foreword by Donald Edward Davis ; afterword by Jedediah S. Purdy.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Morrone, Michele, 1962-

Buckley, Geoffrey L., 1965-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental justice--Appalachian Region.

Environmental justice.

Social justice--Appalachian Region.

Social justice.

Social conditions.

Environmental conditions.

Appalachian Region--Environmental conditions.

Appalachian Region.

Appalachian Region--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

xix, 198 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Athens : Ohio University Press, [2011]

Summary:

Research in environmental justice reveals that low-income and minority neighborhoods in our nation's cities are often the preferred sites for landfills, power plants, and polluting factories. Those who live in these sacrifice zones are forced to shoulder the burden of harmful environmental effects so that others can prosper. Mountains of Injustice broadens the discussion from the city to the country by focusing on the legacy of disproportionate environmental health impacts on communities in the Appalachian region.

Through compelling documentation, stories, and interviews with people who are fighting for environmental justice Mountains of Injustice contributes to the ongoing debate over how to equitably distribute the long-term environmental costs and consequences of economic development. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1 Perspectives

1 The Theoretical Roots and Sociology of Environmental Justice in Appalachia / Stephen J. Scanlan Scanlan, Stephen J. 3

2 A Legacy of Extraction Ethics in the Energy Landscape of Appalachia / Brian Black Black, Brian 32

3 Pollution or Poverty the Dilemma of Industry in Appalachia / Nancy Irwin Maxwell Maxwell, Nancy Irwin 50

Part 2 Citizen Action

4 "We Mean to Stop Them, One Way or Another" Coal, Power, and the Fight against Strip Mining in Appalachia / Chad Montrie Montrie, Chad 81

5 Commons Environmentalism Mobilized the Western North Carolina Alliance and the Cut the Clearcutting! Campaign / Kathryn Newfont Newfont, Kathryn 99

6 Injusticein the Handling of Nuclear Weapons Waste The Case of David Witberspoon, Inc. / John Nolt Nolt, John 126

Part 3 In Their Own Words

7 Housewives from Hell Perpectives on Environmental Justice and Facility Siting / Michele Morrone Morrone, Michele, Wren Kruse Kruse, Wren 145

8 Stories about Mountaintop Removal in the Appalachian Coalfields / Geoffrey L. Buckley Buckley, Geoffrey L., Laura Allen Allen, Laura 161.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0821419803

9780821419809

OCLC:

724662848

Publisher Number:

99946431775