Galatia Mine / Bob Murray
Who is Bob Murray, soon to own more coal reserves in Illinois than anyone, including rivals Peabody Energy and Chris Cline?
Who is Bob Murray, soon to own more coal reserves in Illinois than anyone, including rivals Peabody Energy and Chris Cline?
Watch the Impacts of Coal Mining in Illinois Click the above image or this link for the slide show. Photos […]
Join EJC on Friday, September 12, as we join Wellington Avenue UCC in honoring the Shawnee Vinyard Indian Settlement and Chair, Barney Bush.
Stories from the Heartland Citizens Against Longwall Mining Speak Out Longwall mining at Deer Run Mine and its “planned subsidence” now threatens […]
While much of the country is talking about fracking, corporations such as Peabody Coal and Foresight Reserves LP are quietly extracting coal from America’s Heartland. Strip mining, room and pillar and longwall mining for coal are destroying some of the best agricultural farmland in the world, displacing once cohesive farming communities, and polluting clean water across the Illinois coal basin, which includes the state of Illinois and portions of Indiana and Kentucky.
At the other end of the coal cycle, burning coal is contributing to toxic coal ash dumps, which threatening the health and safety of nearby residents, and destroying our climate.
From the Coal Mines to the Power Lines The education of our children is a sacred trust that we give […]