Although coal has always been a resource for electricity, it’s also become a resource for income and community bonding and has become a deep-rooted part of the culture of Kentucky, especially eastern Kentucky. Coal however is a highly debated topic in the United States in the debate about climate change, and many are wondering if underground mining is safe due to workplace injuries and illness. This project consists of interviews and research to figure out why, despite its environmental cost and other downfalls, coal has stayed such a viable resource and integral part of life in Eastern Kentucky
Eastern Kentucky, and the whole Appalachian Region, face daunting socio-cultural-economic problems g...
Coal as a fossil fuel has long been used for a variety of industrial and domestic purposes. The worl...
In the coalfields of Appalachia, community members often find themselves on polarizing sides of a de...
This regional study of East Kentucky looks at the ways in which political forces, citizens, non-prof...
Through interviews with three eastern Kentucky coal miners and their families, this paper explores t...
Communities around the world have been transformed by coal. Today, many communities are weaning thei...
The U.S. coal industry has experienced economic decline over the past several decades, which has res...
The economies of the 17 counties in the Appalachian region of Kentucky have relied on coal mining si...
Kentucky’s Appalachian Mountain Region has a history of coal-mining beginning in the 1800’s, which h...
While concerns about climate change have focused negative attention on the coal industry in recent y...
Coal, the nation\u27s most abundant fossil fuel and the only one that is exported, represents one of...
The fight against mountain top removal coal mining began in the late 1990s when local landowners sou...
Coal mining in Appalachian communities has had serious effects on the people who live there, the env...
The coal debate seems to be in a state of inertia. Proponents of coal claim the industry brings econ...
Coal has been produced in Kentucky since the late 18th century. In the early years, all mining was b...
Eastern Kentucky, and the whole Appalachian Region, face daunting socio-cultural-economic problems g...
Coal as a fossil fuel has long been used for a variety of industrial and domestic purposes. The worl...
In the coalfields of Appalachia, community members often find themselves on polarizing sides of a de...
This regional study of East Kentucky looks at the ways in which political forces, citizens, non-prof...
Through interviews with three eastern Kentucky coal miners and their families, this paper explores t...
Communities around the world have been transformed by coal. Today, many communities are weaning thei...
The U.S. coal industry has experienced economic decline over the past several decades, which has res...
The economies of the 17 counties in the Appalachian region of Kentucky have relied on coal mining si...
Kentucky’s Appalachian Mountain Region has a history of coal-mining beginning in the 1800’s, which h...
While concerns about climate change have focused negative attention on the coal industry in recent y...
Coal, the nation\u27s most abundant fossil fuel and the only one that is exported, represents one of...
The fight against mountain top removal coal mining began in the late 1990s when local landowners sou...
Coal mining in Appalachian communities has had serious effects on the people who live there, the env...
The coal debate seems to be in a state of inertia. Proponents of coal claim the industry brings econ...
Coal has been produced in Kentucky since the late 18th century. In the early years, all mining was b...
Eastern Kentucky, and the whole Appalachian Region, face daunting socio-cultural-economic problems g...
Coal as a fossil fuel has long been used for a variety of industrial and domestic purposes. The worl...
In the coalfields of Appalachia, community members often find themselves on polarizing sides of a de...
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