The Epic Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Coal Baron The biggest mine disaster in 40 years occurred on Don Blankenship's watch at Massey Energy.
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The Dark Lord of Coal Country. The Rolling Stone investigation that forced the resignation of Don Blankenship, the coal industry's dirtiest CEO
A series of violent crimes was plaguing Pennsylvania's coal country. Mine owners placed the blame on a secret society of Irishmen--and took steps to wipe it out.
President Trump and Vice President Pence announced that the United States would withdraw from the landmark Paris climate agreement. Read about the move here, and read ...
Appalachia has supplied coal to the rest of the United States for centuries. In Pennsylvania, a lawsuit involving the Bailey Mine Complex—an underground mine the ...
Coal provides 40 percent of the world's electricity. It produces 39 percent of global CO₂ emissions. It kills thousands a year in mines, many more with polluted ...
Fossil Fuels Fact Sheet • Coal, Oil and Gas are called "fossil fuels" because they have been formed from the fossilized remains of prehistoric plants and animals.
Mine definition, a form of the possessive case of I used as a predicate adjective: The yellow sweater is mine. See more.
The official web site of the Quecreek Mine Rescue Foundation and rescue site near Somerset, PA. Info about attractions and tours available.
Politicians of all stripes like to tout the benefits of clean coal, a catch-all phrase for a host of technologies aimed at reducing the environmental impact of coal ...
This Is the Real Cost of Coal Scholars are trying to calculate just how much damage is done by our dependence on coal. Robinson Meyer Aug. 14, 2015 10:00 AM
NEW WATERFORD, N.S. - Coal Dust Days kicks off in the community Thursday with a salute to the coal miners.
North Korea has lashed out against its most prominent ally in the international community, China, in a commentary decrying its "friendly neighbor" for adhering to ...
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It's time to bust this thing wide open. 'Electric cars aren't green' is a great bit of counter-intuitive headline bait, but it's bad maths.
The environmental impact of the coal industry includes issues such as land use, waste management, water and air pollution, caused by the coal mining, processing and ...
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Basic information on tar sands technology, resources, and issues of concern.
Apr 01, 2015· There are a number of negative health effects of coal that occur through its mining, preparation, combustion, waste storage, and transport. Negative health ...
Enter the Adventure Mine by the No. 2 adit and experience the miner's life underground. Walk through tunnels and see large rooms where pure copper and silver was removed.
Underground Tours- new features added. Get kitted out with your hard hat and battery lamp, then descend 140m underground to discover the harsh realities of coal ...
Converting Coal into Electricity. Nine out of every 10 tons of coal mined in the United States today is used to generate electricity, and more than half of the ...
Mountaintop removal mining (MTR), also known as mountaintop mining (MTM), is a form of surface mining that involves the topographical alteration and/or removal of a ...