Exporting the fuel to Asia after moving it through the Columbia Gorge calls upon citizens and regulators to balance the hunger for job opportunties with environmental policy
Coal was a vital industry in Appalachia for a century, but its environmental effects and economics have undermined its power, leaving many once employed by the industry floundering. In a special team report from West Virginia Public Radio, the Allegheny Front, and High Plains News produced by Clay Scott, we explore the past and future for coal mining areas and the people that live there.
Oil is running out, Russia controls most of Europe's gas and our weary nuclear generators are on their last legs. So what will power Britain in the future?James Delingpole reports on the unlikely comeback of coal
The case of the Newcastle Witches lead to one of the biggest witch trials in England, yet the story is not as well-known as the infamous cases at Berwick and
Transport du personnel au fond de la mine. - Blog de filsdemineur - Skyrock.com
NB - colourised b/w original photo
Rescue team member returning from stint underground with canary used to detect early signs of carbon monoxide presence
North Shore.
The scars left behind by the coal mines of Wales’ Rhondda Valley are beginning to heal, but some things never change. Scarcely an hour's drive west of the pristine villages, prosperous cottage gardens, and sylvan landscapes of the Cotswolds lies the southern Welsh county of mid-Glamorgan.
Brownsville Road
Colourised b/w archive photo
Main entrance.
With all the unique shopping experiences I have encountered, this Warren County, Ohio store is a FIRST. My husband and I walked into the new Rural King store in Lebanon, Ohio recently and I was in awe at the variety of merchandise. This store truly is one-of-a-kind. We meandered up and down each aisle, and we kept…
Situated one and a half miles from Whitehaven, at Lowca.This mine suffered two explosions: 1838, 40 miners were killed and in 1946, 15 miners were killed. 146 miners were killed here during the collieries life time.
Tunnelling machine in underground roadway, Murton Colliery, 1970's. As with a lot of our archive photographs, sometimes we don't always know the full information so if you can offer any further information or fill in any gaps, please do! Date: 1970s Photo Number: 58213 From the Beamish Collections.
Polish miners are trapped after an earthquake, prompting rescue efforts and concerns.
Aerial archive colourised b/w photo.
Twin pitheads at the Lewis Merthyr colliery, Rhondda, South Wales. The colliery buildings have been converted into a Heritage Centre, and a monument was erected onsite in May 2000 dedicated to all those '...who through accident, disaster or disease lost their lives or otherwise suffered as a result of the mining industry of the South Wales Coalfield.' #Project365 #photoaday
A Tribute to Philip Healey, the Mines Rescue Brigade and coal miners everywhere
