Combating mountaintop removal

"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. ..."--Book jacket.

שנה

2011

שפה

English

הוצאה

University of Illinois Press

מהדורות

6

עמודים

204

ISBN

9780252036439

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