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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.
http://kitkat.wvu.edu:8080/files/4047/Stewart_Burns_Shirley_dissertation.pdf
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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.
http://www.roanoke.com/news/nrv/mountaintop/wb/xp-index
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Wikipedia: Mountaintop Removal Mining
Discusses process, economics, legislation and criticism. Includes references.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountaintop_removal
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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.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week1023/cover.html
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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.
http://www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0603/feature5/index.html
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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.
http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/article/166/
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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.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6462-2004Aug16.html
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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.
http://www.lclark.edu/org/envtl/objects/37-3_Pantilat.pdf
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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.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0103/p02s01-ussc.html
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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.
http://www.responsiblemining.net/
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