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Time for Frances Biggest Bank to Stop Funding Mountaintop Removal Coal
2014-05-22 01:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Rainforest Action Network: The campaign to stop bank financing of mountaintop removal coal mining is gaining momentum. For years, RAN and other organizations in the global BankTrack network have urged U.S. and European banks to stop financing the devastation caused by mountaintop removal (MTR) coal mining. BankTrack members have worked closely with advocates from Appalachia -- the region hardest hit by MTR -- including Paul Corbit Brown and Elise Keaton from Keeper of the Mountains, and Bob Kincaid from Coal River Mountain...
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2013-09-18 11:37:09| Beverages - Topix.net
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New Study Once Again Proves Mountaintop Removal is Simply Not Worth It
2013-09-13 21:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: To meet current U.S. coal demand through surface mining, an area the size of Washington, DC--about 68 square miles--would need to be mined every 81 days, according to a new study. We talk a lot about the external costs of mountaintop removal. And by understanding the true costs that coal puts off on the landscapes, water and communities of Central Appalachia, its abundantly clear that the costs far outweigh the benefits to all but a few. But still we hear arguments about the need for a balance...
Mountaintop Mining Pollution Has Distinct Chemical Signatures
2013-08-19 04:54:06| pollutiononline News Articles
Three elements commonly found at elevated levels in an Appalachian river polluted by runoff from mountaintop coal mining have distinctive chemistries that can be traced back to their source, according to a Duke University-led study
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House Republicans Use Fear Mongering In Fight for Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
2013-08-08 22:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: A lopsided legislative hearing held by the House Natural Resources committee last Friday is further proof that fans of mountaintop removal mining arent giving up without a fight. The hearing focused on legislation recently introduced by Rep. Johnson (R-OH), a proud coal industry advocate, and Rep. Lamborn (R-CO), a pro-coal congressman in his own right. With the catchy title Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Jobs in America (PGWPCJA), H.R. 2824 would stop the Office of Surface...
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