Mountaintop mining in Appalachia : understanding stakeholders and change in environmental conflict / Susan F. Hirsch and E. Franklin Dukes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hirsch, Susan F., author.

Dukes, E. Franklin, author.

Series:

Studies in Conflict, Justice, and Social Change

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mountaintop removal mining--Environmental aspects--Appalachian Region.

Mountaintop removal mining.

Environmental policy--Appalachian Region.

Environmental policy.

Environmentalism--Appalachian Region.

Environmentalism.

Mountaintop removal mining--Government policy--Appalachian Region.

Mountaintop removal mining--Social aspects--Appalachian Region.

Appalachian Region--Environmental conditions.

Appalachian Region.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (162 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Residents of the Appalachian coalfields share a history and heritage, deep connections to the land, and pride in their own resilience. These same residents are also profoundly divided over the practice of mountaintop mining-that is, the removal and disposal in nearby valleys of soil and rock in order to reach underlying coal seams. Companies and some miners claim that the practice has reduced energy prices, earned income for shareholders, and provided needed jobs. Opponents of mountaintop mining argue that it poisons Appalachia's waters and devastates entire communities for the sake of short-

Contents:

One; Two; Three; Four; Five; Six; Seven; Notes; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780821445099

082144509X

OCLC:

890531135