Coal Mining

 

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Growing Up in Coal Country

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Growing uo in coal country

Very good book with photos that tell a of a time period all but forgotten.

Not in the past, but a fight for today

My family roots are in Southern West Virginia soft smokeless coal, which was once the center of world coal production, not the harder Pennsylvania anthracite that is the center of this book, but coal mining is coal mining.

This book gives a good picture of the lives, work, struggles,...

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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Oct 18, 2006 | xcef2005:
Coal Mining?

The qustion i have was for the fresh talk of coal mining were they were blowing the tops of montains which though less dangerous and cheaper still distroys the evniroment. For those clever what im...

A: Stanchion-mining reclamation of disturbances on federal, state, and private lands is a requirement in all states and in most strange countries. Those states with active metallic mining operations,...

Aug 19, 2007 | Me, Too:
Should coal mining be stopped until safety regulations are passed?

Since the Sago mine serendipity, a bill about safety regulations for coal mines has sat in Congress without passing. Simple measures like making it required for miners to carry radio or telephone...

A: Winter is coming, do you privation a coal shortage? Are you ready for heating and cooling bills 4 times what they are now? Just because there is a fishing mistake, should we stop fishing? I know...

Apr 17, 2008 | Michael:
How does a coal mining career work for this?

heres the blueprint, i would start coal mining in college, while getting my bachelors for coal mining. then what would happen? would i keep working for a few years then keep getting promoted untill...

Apr 16, 2008 | Victoria T:
What are disadvantage and advantage on coal mining?

I have to do this for taste and do a research on it and after I reach it I have to make a booklet about disadvantage and advantage on coal mining.

A: pros:
secure pay for workers
it is a source of energy

cons:
working a coal mine is a rather dangerous occupation
coal isn't surely environmentally...

May 23, 2008 | ru:
What are some immediate and long term effects of coal mining?

I'm researching on coal mining and it's effects on the mise en scene. Any infomation about coal mining is appreciated. :)

A: deforestation , H pollution ,

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