Bringing Down the Mountains: The Impact of Moutaintop Removal Surface Coal Mining on Southern West Virginia Communities
(Part of the West Virginia and Appalachia Series)
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Coal is West Virginia's bread and butter. For more than a century, West Virginia has answered the energy call of the nation--and the world--by mining and exporting its coal. In 2004, West Virginia's coal industry provided almost forty thousand jobs directly related to coal, and it contributed $3.5 billion to the state's gross annual product. And in the same year, West Virginia led the nation in coal exports, shipping over 50 million tons of coal...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1933202173
ISBN13:9781933202174
Release Date:October 2007
Publisher:West Virginia University Press
Length:215 Pages
Weight:0.50 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.2" x 8.9"
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