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1) Coal: a human history

Author

Freese, Barbara

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IL: UG - BL: 10.5 - AR Pts: 13

Language

English

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Traces the history of coal, discussing how it has been used in different cultures, how it is mined, what negative effects it has had on people, economics, and the environment, and the role it has played in world history and development.

2) Coal wars: the future of energy and the fate of the planet

Author

Martin, Richard

Language

English

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A searching examination of the worldwide effort to shut down big coal even as the industry struggles to remain the dominant source of energy.

3) Thunder on the mountain: death at Massey and the dirty secrets behind big coal

Author

Galuszka, Peter A

Language

English

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On April 5, 2010, an explosion ripped through Massey Energy's Upper Big Branch Mine, killing twenty-nine coal miners. This tragedy was the deadliest mine disaster in the United States in forty years--a disaster that never should have happened. These deaths were rooted in the cynical corporate culture of Massey and its notorious former CEO Don Blankenship, and were part of a cycle of poverty, exploitation, and environmental abuse that has dominated...

4) Blood on the mountain

Pub. Date

[2017]

Language

English

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Examines the effects of coal mining and mining company control on the people, environment, and economy of West Virginia.

5) The price of justice: a true story of greed and corruption

Author

Leamer, Laurence

Language

English

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Book, eBook

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A nonfiction legal thriller that traces the 14-year struggle of two lawyers to bring the most powerful coal baron in American history, Don Blankenship, to justice.

6) Wish you well

Pub. Date

[2015]

Language

English

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A tragic accident forces twelve-year old Louisa Mae and her younger brother Oz to move from New York City to live with their great grandmother on a small farm in Virginia. Once Lou and Oz finally adjust to their new home, their family is threatened to be torn apart again when a coal company tries to steal their land. Now, Lou must team-up with lawyer Cotton Longfellow, to fight for their land, their home and their future.

7) Inside the coal industry

Author

Streissguth, Thomas

Series

Big business (Essential library)

Pub. Date

[2017]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG+ - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 3

Lexile measure

1160L

Language

English

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"Some commodities command massive economic, social, and political influence. This title examines the business around coal, one of the world's most important sources of energy. It explores the history of the coal industry, coal's environmental impact and what is being done to mitigate it, and the future of the coal industry and coal technology. Features include essential facts, a glossary, selected bibliography, websites, source notes, and an index."...

8) U.S. energy abundance: regulatory, market, and legal barriers to export : hearing before the Subcommittee on Energy and Power of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One...

Author

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Energy and Power

Language

English

Formats

Book, Microfilm

9) Warrior Met and Wall Street greed: what corporate raiders are doing to workers and consumers : hearing before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, second session,...

Author

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Budget

Series

S. hrg volume 117-245

Pub. Date

2022.

Language

English

10) Importation and marketing of coal from other nations into the United States: oversight hearings before the Subcommittee on Mining and Natural Resources of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, House of Representatives, Ninety-ninth Congress,...

Author

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Mining and Natural Resources

Pub. Date

1986.

Language

English

11) Summary of report

Author

Trumpy, Thomas B

Pub. Date

1981 July 15.

Language

English

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Contract report on possible export markets for Indiana coal in Europe from T.B. Trumpy, Director-Europe, Project Assistance International to Alan R. Kimbell, Deputy Director--Marketing, Indiana Dept. of Commerce

12) Fraudulent letters opposing clean energy legislation: hearing before the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, October 29, 2009

Author

United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming

Pub. Date

2010.

Language

English

Formats

Book, Microfilm

13) Wyoming coal industry: hearing before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, second session, on issues associated with the growth and...

Author

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

Series

S. hrg volume 109-476

Pub. Date

2006.

Language

English

14) Mac's coal directory and buyer's guide

Pub. Date

1934

Language

English

15) Coal men of America: a biographical and historical review of the world's greatest industry

Author

Hull, Arthur M

Pub. Date

1918.

Language

English

16) Desperate: an epic battle for clean water and justice in Appalachia

Author

Maher, Kris

Series

Thorndike Press large print nonfiction

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, Large Print

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"For two decades, the water in the taps and wells of Mingo County didn't look, smell, or taste right. Could it be the root of the health problems--from kidney stones to cancer--in this Appalachian community? Environmental lawyer Kevin Thompson certainly thought so. For seven years, he waged an epic legal battle against Massey Energy, West Virginia's most powerful coal company, helmed by CEO Don Blankenship. While Massey's lawyers worked out of a gray...