In less than a decade, activism against the fossil fuel industry has exploded across the
globe. While environmentalists used to focus on legislative goals, such as carbon emissions …

This article identifies scenarios of technology use in rural libraries to promote community
engagement in overcoming marginalization and bridging rural digital divides in the Southern …

The current research paper study the effects of producing white cement using high sulfur
petroleum coke (WC PC) instead of using HFO (WC HFO). White Cement production needs …

Capital's commodity frontiers strategy has at once woven together regional differences
within an expanding world‐system and remade the productive and reproductive activities of …

Many central Appalachian ridges offer high wind potential, making them attractive to future
wind-energy development. Understanding seasonal and hourly activity patterns of migratory …

Improving energy resilience, especially for rural communities, is a political, economic, and
ecological priority, involving shifting energy portfolios away from fossil fuel dominance …

Resource-dependent communities are subject to both unstable economic patterns and
environmental degradation associated with extractive industries. However, few studies have …

Despite abundant natural resources, Appalachia struggles with both poverty and population
loss. Previous literature has not fully explored the hypothesis that the extraction of natural …

Central Appalachia's historical dependence on natural resource extraction industries has
contributed to a long history of under-and uneven development, including trends of …

From the coalfields in the mountains to the coal-fired power stations scattered throughout the
region, the coal economy has long shaped landscapes and livelihoods in the Appalachian …