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 Stories About: Alabama AND coal AND energy AND mining
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Coal bed methane drilling: Not just a western issue
Alabama's Bankhead forest next? |
Erik Hoffner |
13 Apr 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Until today I was ignorant of the spread of this nasty sort of mining. Its impact is well documented in the antelope and sage grouse country of the intermountain West, leaving a trail of ruined land and poisoned wells. But companies are also drilling and fracturing this stuff out of the ground in the East, too. Some communities have succeeded in beating it back, like in northern New Mexico, where the very diverse and effective Coalition for the Valle Vidal recently prev ... |
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| Topics: Alabama, coal, energy, mining (all these topics) |
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