Tag: Mountaintop Removal
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Enough Is Enough: It’s Time to Move Beyond Dirty Energy
Enough is enough. We need to end taxpayer handouts to these amoral corporations and begin phasing out these dangerous methods of fossil-fuel extraction. It is time that we …
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Coal Mining Industry Influences EPA’s Selenium Pollution Standards
Selenium is of particular concern in Kentucky and other Central Appalachian states because it is often released into streams through mountaintop removal coal mining and is toxic to aquatic life …
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Direct Action Campaigns Worldwide Target Fossil Fuel Industry
As the summer heats up, awareness is quickly escalating across the world as different direct action campaigns target a common denominator: the fossil fuel industry.
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The Climate Survival Toolkit for High School Graduates
What I’ve come to know, and I know this for certain, is the incredible difference regular, individual people can make if they choose to …
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Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Continues to Destroy Appalachia
While headlines in major news outlets claim “Coal is Dead,” residents of Appalachia rightfully have their doubts. With little recourse available, they are still being asked to accept the systematic destruction …