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Mountaintop coal mining causes appalachian rivers to run 'consistently saltier'
2017-07-13 06:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] IMAGE: A portion of the Hobet 21 coal mine in West Virginia shows the effects of mountaintop-removal mining, which, new research shows, causes many streams and rivers in Appalachia to run saltier Credit: Fabian Nippgen Mountaintop-removal coal mining causes ma…
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Mountaintop mining, crop irrigation can damage water biodiversity
2016-02-26 03:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Aquatic life can suffer when high concentrations of dissolved salts enter freshwater ecosystems, a process known as salinization. An international, multi-institutional team of researchers that includes a Virginia Tech graduate student recommends ways that humans can protect freshwater from salts in an article Friday (Feb. 26) in the journal Science. The recommendations include the use of less water for agricultural practices, less salt for road de-icing, less discharge or sequestering salts...
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Mountaintop Coal Falls As Renewables, Natural Gas Rise
2015-07-08 23:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: Coal country in West Virginia and eastern Kentucky is riddled with flattened mountain tops and valleys filled in with the rocks and debris that once formed the peaks high above. Mountains blasted from the central Appalachian landscape are signs that the coal industry is at work supplying fuel for electric power plants throughout the region. But that kind of coal production, known as mountaintop removal coal mining, has declined 62 percent since 2008, new U.S. Energy Information Administration...
Why We Need to End Mountaintop Removal Now
2015-05-29 14:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: A short video released this week has stunningly detailed drone footage providing a rare view of mountaintop removal coal mining and the increasing proximity of this destructive form of mining to people living in Appalachia. The video includes interviews with local citizens who want to end mountaintop removal mining and transition their communities in a more just and sustainable way. Trip Jennings, an award-winning videographer who has worked with National Geographic, produced the video in partnership...
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Barclays ends financing of controversial mountaintop removal mining
2015-04-07 15:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Barclays has ended its financing of a controversial coal mining method known as mountaintop removal and said time is running out for the practice. The bank was the worlds biggest financier of mountain top removal (MTR) in 2013, when it loaned MTR companies $550m, according to one analysis. But in a policy document, released without publicity during March, Barclays reversed its position. Companies that engage in MTR coal mining will no longer receive support from the bank unless they commit...
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