The new US president is planning to make the lives of the
big coal mining corporations a lot easier than they were under the previous
government but is he right to do so or is he making a mistake? Do your research
and get an accurate and detailed picture then write about the effects of coal
mining.
Refer to my second blog, The Essay Archive, for sample essays: https://theessayarchive.blogspot.com.tr/
Refer to my second blog, The Essay Archive, for sample essays: https://theessayarchive.blogspot.com.tr/
Familiarize yourself
with the issue:
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Mining-Strip Mining and Mountaintop Removal https://prezi.com/zepsbtztobbq/mining-strip-mining-and-mountaintop-removal/
Background
information
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Choosing a mining method
Reading material to
make notes on:
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The environmental effects of strip mining https://sites.google.com/site/stripmininghandbook/chapter-2-1
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Citizens against long wall mining http://www.citizensagainstlongwallmining.org/coal-ash-and-slurry-disposal/
Watch the video
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Residents of Southern Appalachia regard coal
slurry farms as looming threats https://fsrn.org/2014/05/residents-of-southern-appalachia-regard-coal-slurry-dams-as-looming-threats/
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Subsidence from longwall mining http://www.iesc.environment.gov.au/publications/subsidence-longwall-coal-mining
Videos to watch and
make notes on
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Plundering Appalachia - The Tragedy of
Mountaintop-Removal Coal Mining https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoOIB3_7bzU
Subsided ground – Fallen futures Part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Q5WjJQj97MFurther Reading:
* Gray Mountain by John Grisham
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