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Coal mining: Human impact on Lithosphere
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Coal mining need for land use
Coal mining: Human impact on Lithosphere
Savannah jackson
Whenever any proposed industrial activity such as a coal mine cannot be developed without visual impact on an area, general area landscaping is required.
Approximately 570 million acres of the 700 million acres of mineral estate that is owned by the Federal Government.
Public lands are available for coal leasing only after the lands have been evaluated through multiple-use planning process.Not all public lands are available for coal exploration or leasing.
Resources:
http://www.canoseco.com/general-description/technologies-and-practices/coal-mine-land-uses-and-mine-landscaping-practices.html
"COAL MINE LAND USES AND MINE LANDSCAPING PRACTICES"
Caño Seco's Social and Community Program.
http://www.nrdc.org/energy/coal/mtr/?gclid=CKrH67Hj8bsCFSRk7Aodm3YAgQ
_"No more mountaintop removal"
-Natural resources defense council-
Consequences for coal mine land use
From a record level of 1350 mines in 1935, the number of active coal mines has declined to about 20 today.
Little attention was given to the serious adverse effects of coal mining.
Of this disturbed acreage, over 22,000 acres were identified as being "problem" acreage
exposed refuse material (gob and slurry), tipple sites, toxic or vegetated spoil banks, and adversely affected water and land
Consequences:
Mining companies are clear cutting thousands of acres of some of the world's most biologically diverse forests. They're filling local rivers and streams with blasted debris, polluting drinking water with toxic waste and sacrificing the safety and sanctity of countless communities.
Mountaintop removal mining is not just devastating the region's environment and quality of life. It is also steadily crushing the heart of Appalachia.
Laws must change, environmental regulations must be enforced, corporations must reform their practices, and legal action must be taken to stop the most ecologically and culturally destructive form of strip mining on earth.