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On AlterNet: coal mining

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "coal mining"

UPDATED: Daryl Hannah, Climatologist James Hansen and 94-Year-Old Former Congressman Arrested at Coal River Protest

UPDATED: Daryl Hannah, Climatologist James Hansen and 94-Year-Old Former Congressman Arrested at Coal River Protest

Jeff Biggers, Stephanie Pistello, AlterNet. June 23, 2009.
Notables attending a peaceful protest against Big Coal were arrested and two local organizers were attacked by an industry supporter.

Ending Mountaintop Removal Mining is AlterNet's Top Take Action Campaign of The Week

Ending Mountaintop Removal Mining is AlterNet's Top Take Action Campaign of The Week

Byard Duncan, AlterNet. June 23, 2009.
No source of energy is worth the price we're paying. Tell your senators it's time to stop blowing up our mountains.

Reckoning at Coal River: Media and Nation Must Bear Witness to Coalfield Tragedy This Week

Reckoning at Coal River: Media and Nation Must Bear Witness to Coalfield Tragedy This Week

Jeff Biggers, AlterNet. June 22, 2009.
The human rights and constitutional violations of Americans by ruthless outside coal companies will be on full display to the media and the nation.

Secretary Chu Makes $1 Billion Down Payment For More Dirty Coal

Secretary Chu Makes $1 Billion Down Payment For More Dirty Coal

Jeff Biggers, AlterNet. June 15, 2009.
Here are some reasons why funding FutureGen is throwing money at the myth of clean coal.

Mixed Bag on Coal Mining Decision from Obama Administration

Mixed Bag on Coal Mining Decision from Obama Administration

Bruce Nilles, Sierra Club AlterNet: Water. June 15, 2009.
Without a significant change in policy, mining companies will continue to destroy our mountains and bury our streams on Obama's watch.

It's Time to Come Clean: New Yorkers Are Plugged in to Our Country's Dirtiest Source of Power

It's Time to Come Clean: New Yorkers Are Plugged in to Our Country's Dirtiest Source of Power

Jeff Biggers, Indypendent. May 28, 2009.
More than 240,000 tons of coal stripmined through mountaintop removal operations are consumed by New Yorkers every year.

Bill McKibben: Why I'm Planning to Get Arrested on Monday (and You Should, Too)

Bill McKibben: Why I'm Planning to Get Arrested on Monday (and You Should, Too)

Bill McKibben, Yale Environment 360. February 24, 2009.
With thousands of big names and small gathering, the first massive protest of its kind against global warming will put the heat on DC.

Americans in Appalachia Are Living in a State of Terror

Americans in Appalachia Are Living in a State of Terror

Bo Webb, AlterNet. February 19, 2009.
Like sitting ducks waiting to be buried in an avalanche of mountain waste, we are trapped in a war zone within our own country.

New Court Decision Spells the Disaster for Appalachia and the Region's Drinking Water

New Court Decision Spells the Disaster for Appalachia and the Region's Drinking Water

Bruce Nilles, Sierra Club. February 17, 2009.
The new ruling could mean 90 new mountaintop removal coal mining sites that can dump toxic pollution into our drinking water.

Obama and Gov. Manchin: Act on Coal River Crisis

Obama and Gov. Manchin: Act on Coal River Crisis

Jeff Biggers, Huffington Post. February 5, 2009.
If you thought the TVA spill in December was bad, we could be be in for much worse in Coal River, West Virginia if we don't act now.

South Carolina Stands Up to Big Coal

South Carolina Stands Up to Big Coal

Bruce Nilles, Sierra Club AlterNet: Environment. February 2, 2009.
SC is on the front lines of global warming, so it is no surprise that a coalition has formed against the latest planned coal-fired power plant there.

Black Lung Disease Is Back

Black Lung Disease Is Back

Carole Bass, New Haven Independent. January 15, 2009.
In some parts of the country, rates of black lung disease have more than doubled among coal miners.

Bank of America Retreats from Financing Destructive Mountaintop-Removal Mining

Bank of America Retreats from Financing Destructive Mountaintop-Removal Mining

Michael Brune, AlterNet. December 4, 2008.
The bank's new policy is a financial blow to the coal industry and a big win for enviros.

Bush's Worst Midnight Regulation Yet

Bush's Worst Midnight Regulation Yet

Tara Lohan, AlterNet AlterNet: Water. December 4, 2008.
This latest assault is on clean water and it may be Bush's worst one yet.

What Is this

What Is this "Clean Coal" Obama and McCain Support?

Tara DePorte, AlterNet. October 31, 2008.
A look at whether "clean coal" is actually clean, how the technology works, and whether it is a climate crisis cure.

Our Suicide Mission with Coal

Our Suicide Mission with Coal

Kelpie Wilson, TruthOut.org. March 25, 2008.
Coal produces more carbon emissions than other energy sources, yet we burn more of it each year.

How the Mountains of Appalachia Are Disappearing

How the Mountains of Appalachia Are Disappearing

Amanda Paulson, Christian Science Monitor. February 5, 2008.
A new book reveals the environmental battle raging across one of America's poorest regions.

The Government Sanctioned Bombing of Appalachia

The Government Sanctioned Bombing of Appalachia

Antrim Caskey, AlterNet. October 9, 2007.
Thanks to Bush, Big Coal uses 3 million pounds of explosives each day in West Virginia to fuel our addiction to dirty energy.