Jeff Biggers

Coal Money And Violent Rhetoric Hold Appalachia Captive to Dirty Energy

Brendan DeMelle | Posted 05.25.2011

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Brendan DeMelle

When will the coal industry stop using guns and violent rhetoric to intimidate those who seek to protect the mountains and hollers that Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone once roamed, a rich part of American heritage?

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The F Word: Coal Company Shopping Spree

Laura Flanders | Posted 05.25.2011

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Laura Flanders

Until we see some serious structural changes in the coal industry, it is going to continue doing what it has been doing: trading death for profit.

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Jason Linkins

Jeff Biggers: Hold Mining Industry 'Outlaws' Accountable (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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CNN's Kiran Chetry conducted an interview today with Jeff Biggers, journalist and author of "Reckoning at Eagle Creek: The Secret Legacy of Coal in th...

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Weekly Pulse: WV Mine Had Over 1300 Health and Safety Violations

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Media Consortium

By Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger Massey Energy's Disregard for SafetyA massive explosion ripped through the Big Branch coal mine in Wes...

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Weekly Mulch: Off-shore drilling, auto emissions, mountaintop mining from Obama administration

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Media Consortium

By Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium Blogger President Barack Obama announced this week that his administration would open areas from Delaware to Florid...

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Jeff Biggers Reveals Coal's Dirty Secrets From the Heartland

Jerry Cope | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jerry Cope

We must insist that coalfield communities get their fair share of clean energy jobs, and clean energy investments, not just the crumbs. Committing to a coal free future begins in the coalfields.

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The Secret Legacy of Coal in the Heartland

Kevin Grandia | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kevin Grandia

Many people have told me that I don't understand the history of coal and all the good it has done for many people. I don't disagree, but coal also literally tears history from the ground.

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