Environmental Implications of Regional Geology and Coal Mining in the AppalachiansThe history of the Appalachian Mountains commenced with breakup of a supercontinent in the Late Precambrian era, followed by passive-margin development in the Cambrian through Middle Ordovician. Collision with island arcs in...
【题目】阅读理解Although the Appalachian Mountains are often onlythought of as coal counry, the ecology as a whole i oneof the richet forests on earth.However, Appalachia also has a darker, decadeslonghistory of poisonous coal-mining such as mountaintopremoval and blasing(爆破) that had done ...
1Although the Appalachian Mountains are often only thought of as coal country, the ecology as a whole is one of the richest forests on earth. However, Appalachia also has a darker, decades-long history of poisonous coal-mining such as mountaintop removal and blasting(爆破) that had done almo...
Twitter Google Share on Facebook Thesaurus Encyclopedia Wikipedia Related to coal mine:canary in a coal mine ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Switch tonew thesaurus Noun1. coal mine- a mine where coal is dug from the ground coalpit ...
Mountaintop-removal coal mining causes many streams and rivers in Appalachia to run consistently saltier for up to 80 percent of the year, a new study by researchers at the University of Wyoming and Duke University finds.
If the practice continues until 2012, it will have (15)a piece of the American earth larger than the state of Rhode Island.(1) A.exploringB.locatingC.miningD.consuming 2Coal brought people to Marfork valley in the Appalachian Mountains of southern West Virginia. And it was coal, or ...
Nestled among the Appalachian Mountains is a testament to one of the region’s core industries. The Kentucky Coal Mining Museum houses four floors of artifacts, dioramas, and other displays covering coal mining in eastern Kentucky, the men and women whose lives were effected, and the rich cultu...
Coal companies have destroyed the summits of scores of mountains_10 the Appalachian region, and more and more folks like Bonds are strongly criticizing the environmental and social consequences caused by what some11_ as strip mining (剥离法采矿).Not only does mountaintop removal or strip mining ...
The chief minister said that significant coal reserves are available at small coal fields of Sonda, Jhimpir, Lakhra, Indus East and Badin but major mining activity is going on only at Lakhra while limited activity is in progress at Jhimpir. SLCMC given licence for feasibility of mining More...
Perhaps the most controversial current method of mining coal is a process referred to as 'mountain-top removal'. This is a process by which coal seams in the Appalachian Mountains of the eastern United States are accessed by blasting away the the tops of mountains to expose the seams rather ...