Standing Our Ground - Women, Environmental Justice, and the Fight to End Mountaintop Removal (Hardcover)

"Standing Our Ground: Women, Environmental Justice, and the Fight to End Mountaintop Removal" examines women's efforts to end mountaintop removal coal mining in West Virginia. Mountaintop removal coal mining, which involves demolishing the tops of hills and mountains to provide access to coal seams, is one of the most significant environmental threats in Appalachia, where it is most commonly practiced.
The Appalachian women featured in Barry's book have firsthand experience with the negative impacts of Big Coal in West Virginia. Through their work in organizations such as the Coal River Mountain Watch and the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition, they fight to save their mountain communities by promoting the development of alternative energy resources. Barry's engaging and original work reveals how women's tireless organizing efforts have made mountaintop removal a global political and environmental issue and laid the groundwork for a robust environmental justice movement in central Appalachia.

General

Imprint:	Ohio University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Series in Race, Ethnicity, and Gender in Appalachia
Release date:	October 2012
First published:	September 2012
Authors:	Joyce M Barry
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	208
ISBN-13:	978-0-8214-1997-7
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Conservation of the environment > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8214-1997-8
Barcode:	9780821419977

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