Sentences with phrase «mtr mining»

Referring to damage done to mountain ecosystems with MTR mining, Darrell Issa (R - California) posited that «you can blow off the top of the mountain and it's not necessarily forever because it grows back.»

She also addressed a recent study by professors from West Virginia University that linked increased risk of birth defects in babies living around MTR mining areas.

Maria Gunnoe won the Goldman Prize in 2009 for her work as a leading advocate for ending MTR mining and championing community rights.

Since blasting off ridge tops to reach seams of buried coal strips the mountains of soil and vegetation, it seems logical that MTR mining would contribute to more intense flash floods.

In the meantime, SkyTruth and our partners at Appalachian Voices and Duke University are working this summer to update and refine our data about the spread of MTR mining in Appalachia.

The resulting data will allow more comprehensive and more accurate research on the effects of MTR mining.

Research conducted so far suggests that MTR mining can contribute to greater flooding during intense rainfall events, but some studies actually found less severe flooding in watersheds with mining.

Depending on the amount of mining in the impacted watersheds, the quality of existing baseline data, and the number of measurements taken during and after the flood, scientists may not find a «smoking gun» directly linking the severity of this flood event with MTR mining.

This merger created the largest single MTR company in the country, now responsible for some 25 percent of coal production from MTR mines.

Not exact matches

By now, 500 mountains have been blown up and over 2,000 miles of streams have been buried as a result of mountaintop removal (MTR) coal mining.

Massey's name, now closely associated with MTR and the most deadly mine disaster in the past 20 years, has turned as black as the coal they mine.

This past April, RAN teamed up for the second year in a row with another leading non-profit green group concerned about MTR, the Sierra Club, in publishing a «report card» reviewing 10 of the world's largest banks in regard to their financing of MTR coal mining projects.

RAN and the Sierra Club are also keeping a close eye on UBS which, soon after stating that it «needs to be satisfied that the client is committed to reduce over time its exposure to [MTR],» went ahead and acted as a paid advisor on the merger of Massey Energy, which operated the West Virginia mine where 29 men died last year, and Alpha Natural Resources.

Yes, it's true that many major banks invest in companies that engage in the environmentally destructive practice of mountaintop removal (MTR) coal mining, whereby the tops of mountains are removed by explosives to expose thin seams of recoverable coal.

RAN and the Sierra Club hope that by exposing the impact these banks are having on the environment through their financing programs, they can help alert the public and policymakers to the need to outlaw MTR coal mining altogether.

Mountaintop removal mining (MTR) is reshaping the Appalachian landscape.

Our vision is for this research and resulting studies on the impacts of MTR to lead to better decision - making about flood hazards, future mine permits, and mine reclamation.

[34] In 2009, JPMorgan Chase helped finance $ 600 million for Arch Coal, which that year mined 4.7 million tons of coal using MTR.

Maria Gunnoe was awarded the Goldman Prize in 2009 for leading a campaign against the environmentally devastating practice of mountaintop removal coal mining (MTR).