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.

Appalachian Region--Environmental conditions.

Appalachian Region.

Appalachian Region--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (219 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Athens : Ohio University Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

Foreword; Introduction; Part 1 Perspectives; 1 The Theoretical Roots and Sociology of Environmental Justice in Appalachia; 2 A Legacy of Extraction Ethics in the Energy Landscape of Appalachia; 3 Pollution or Poverty The Dilemma of Industry in Appalachia; Part 2 Citizen Action; 4 "We Mean to Stop Them, One Way or Another"Coal, Power, and the Fight against Strip Mining in Appalachia; 5 Commons Environmentalism Mobilized The Western North Carolina Alliance and the Cut the Clearcutting! Campaign; 6 Injustice in the Handling of Nuclear Weapons Waste The Case of David Witherspoon, Inc.

Part 3 In Their Own Words7 Housewives from Hell Perspectives on Environmental Justice and Facility Siting; 8 Stories about Mountaintop Removal in the Appalachian Coalfields; Afterword: An American Sacrifice Zone; Contributors; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8214-4428-X

OCLC:

884016998