Combating Mountaintop Removal New Directions in the Fight Against Big Coal

Name: Combating Mountaintop Removal New Directions in the Fight Against Big Coal
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ISBN: 9780252078972

ISBN-10: 0252078977

ISBN-13: 9780252078972

Edition: 2012

Authors: Bryan T. McNeil

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Drawing on powerful personal testimonies of the hazards of mountaintop removal in southern West Virginia,Combating Mountaintop Removalcritically examines the fierce conflicts over this violent and increasingly prevalent form of strip mining. Bryan T. McNeil documents the changing relationships among the coal industry, communities, environment, and economy from the perspective of local grassroots activist organizations and their broader networks. Focusing on Coal River Mountain Watch (CRMW), an organization composed of individuals who have personal ties to the coal industry in the region, the study reveals a turn away from once-strong traditional labor unions and the emergence of…

Book details

List price: $26.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Publication date: 11/20/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 216
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



The Worst Goddamn Thing I've Ever Seen



Welcome to Coal River



Fighting Back ... Again



What Are We Fighting For?



Banana Republic, Neoliberal Style



Strained Solidarities



The Chase



Whose Development Is It?



Symbolic Capital, the Commons, and Community Activism



Gender, Solidarity, and Symbolic Capital



Commons Environmentalism and Community Activism


Conclusion: John Henry, Efficiency, and Community


Epilogue


Appendix


Notes


Bibliography


Index