Essays about: "Coal Mine."

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  1. 6. Mineralogical and Geochemical Study of Acid Mine Drainage from 100 Years of Coal Mining in Svalbard (78° N)

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurser

    Author : Andreas Rehn; [2020]
    Keywords : Acid rock drainage; Acid mine drainage; coal mine waste; Pyrite; Arctic; Svalbard; Spitzbergen;

    Abstract : Waste rock piles from coal mining of tertiary bituminous coal in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, show sulfide oxidation and subsequent acid mine drainage (AMD) production. The aim was to establish deeper understanding of AMD prediction based on Mineralogy and Geochemistry of coal and AMD samples. READ MORE

  3. 7. Disciplining coal resistance : the dynamics of violence and power in disciplining the resistance against the Hambach coal mine in Germany

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Vera Schumann; [2019]
    Keywords : resistance; disciplining dissent; violence; Galtung; power; climate justice;

    Abstract : With climate change being one of the biggest challenges our society is faced with, resistance against fossil fuel companies is on the rise. One such example is the resistance against the Hambach coal mine close to Cologne in Western Germany which is the world’s largest opencast lignite mine. READ MORE

  4. 8. A prologue to the post coal-mining era

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Lisa Jonas; [2019]
    Keywords : surface coal mine; land art; soil; water; vegetation; excavator; reinforced embankment; spiral; meander; pier; lake; landscape architecture; remediation; reclamation;

    Abstract : The surface mine Hambach is located in the west of Germany, close to Cologne and was founded in 1978 from the electric company RWE to dig up brown coal and produce electricity. The mine measures a surface of 8.500ha and a depth of 470 m and was planned to be operated until 2045. READ MORE

  5. 9. I skuggan av gruvindustrin

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Joakim Menjivar Dominguez; [2018]
    Keywords : Fly-in-fly-out FIFO ; platsidentitet; community; transient befolkning;

    Abstract : Gruvindustrin är en av de största verksamheterna och arbetsgivarna i hela Australien. Gruvindustri innebär många olika saker men i denna studie ligger fokus på kolgruvindustrin. Framförallt blomstrade kolindustrin i hela landet under 70/80-talet. Många gånger vid mindre landsbygdsorter. READ MORE

  6. 10. Resistance to Coal: The Challenges of Achieving Environmental Justice in South Africa

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Daria Rivin; [2018]
    Keywords : Coal Extraction; Environmental Justice; Environmental Injustice; Environmental Racism; Unequal Distribution of Environmental Goods and Bads; Environmentalism of the Poor; Languages of Valuation; Carbon Lock-In; South Africa; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : While the environmental justice movement has grown worldwide, it seems that the movement has yet to mobilise in South Africa. The instances of environmental injustices in South Africa are abundant but paradoxically this has not given rise to a united movement demanding environmental justice for a transition to a new and renewable energy path. READ MORE