Coal River
Shnayerson, Michael
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BOOK SYNOPSIS
One of Americas most dramatic environmental battles is unfolding in southern West Virginia. Coal companies are blasting the mountains, decapitating them for coal. The forested ridge tops and valley streams of Appalachiaone of the countrys natural treasuresare being destroyed, along with towns and communities. An entire culture is disappearing, and to this day, most Americans have no idea its happening. Michael Shnayerson first traveled to the coal fields four years ago, on assignment for Vanity Fair. There he met an inspiring young lawyer named Joe Lovett, who was fighting mountaintop removal in court with a series of brilliant and daring lawsuits. He also met Judy Bonds, whose grassroots group, the Coal River Mountain Watch, was speaking out in a region where talking truth to power was both brave and dangerous. The two had joined forces to take on Massey Energy, the largest and most aggressive of the coal companies, and its swaggering, notorious chairman, Don Blankenship. Coal River is Shnayersons account of this dramatic struggle. From courtroom to boardroom, forest clearing to factory floor, Shnayerson gives us a novelistic and compelling portrait of the people who risked their reputations and livelihoods in the fight against King Coal.
BOOK REVIEWS
This damning account of mountaintop beheading and rampant watershed destruction in four states of Appalachia should be obligatory reading for every Congressperson who deserves the name of lawmaker (and the lobby-led political hacks who claim it, too). Uncommonly well-written and well-researched, Coal River is an enthralling story of the few Americans courageous enough to tell truth to power and oppose the crudest sort of environmental desecration and pollution for profit.  Peter Matthiessen                                                                  Praise for The Killers Within: An exciting narrative...admirably clear and accurate.  The Washington Post   [The authors] draw on excellent work...to demonstrate the diverse elements that have been drawn into this area of investigation...  Booklist  Absorbing, compelling-and terrifying...you need to read-and share-this book. Now.  Jane Goodall  This is a remarkable story.  Robert C. Moellering Jr., Physician in Chief and Chairman of the Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Medical Center A dramatic account of an already alarming situation poised to grow worse.  David L. Heymann, Executive Director, Communicable Diseases, World Health Organization
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 0374125147
ISBN(13-digit): 9780374125141
Dewey Decimal: 338.2/72409754
Library of Congress: 2007019264
Book Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 321
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