by Spoiler | Mar 30, 2021 | Sites of Devastation
European coal also comes from the USA, where coal is mined in the Appalachian Mountains, in the West, and the Mid-West of the country. One particularly destructive form of coal mining practised in the USA is Mountaintop removal (MTR). MTR involves the blasting away –...
by Spoiler | Mar 30, 2021 | Sites of Devastation
“I wish that people became more aware of where their coal comes from. And about the consequences”, says Luz Angela Uriana Epiayu, mother of Moisés Daniel, a young child who is seriously ill with lung disease. Statements of this kind are often heard if you talk...
by Spoiler | Mar 30, 2021 | Sites of Devastation
The Wangan and Jagalingou people are the First Nation of the Country in the Galilee Basin in Central Queensland where the Adani company is currently planning a new coal mine, the Carmichael coal mine. The mine is the most controversial mining project in Australia,...
by Spoiler | Mar 30, 2021 | Sites of Devastation
With the hashtag #BiziKömürümüzBizimEnerjimiz (#ourcoalourenergy), the Turkish state has massively pushed (and subsidised) coal-powered electricity generation. Turkey is a net energy importer (importing three quarters of its energy), and its budget deficit and...
by Spoiler | Mar 30, 2021 | Sites of Devastation, Transport and Usage
In a number of European countries, hard coal extraction continues, at huge costs for local communities and ecosystems. Romania Romania is home to one hard coal mining area and two lignite regions. In 2018, 22.1 percent of electricity was generated by burning coal....
