Energy Generating a Culture: Early American Coal Miners and Coal Mining Culture

When I was young, I was afraid of the dark. Now I am afraid of getting the electric bill. This fourth lesson in a series of eight focuses on coal mining, conservation, and energy efficiency. Scholars start by taking data from a table and...

A brief history of coal mining in Indiana.

What would the world look like if we could control the weather? Historically, countries have attempted to do just that, but their intentions were not always good! The 39th lesson in a History of Science series describes science projects...

The Harold Keen Coal Company has produced an excellent video which shows the viewer all about the process of mining coal that shows some rarely-seen images of the intricacies of underground mining. Surface mining is also described in...

Young scholars should gain a better understanding of the processes involved in extracting coal from the Earth as a result of this lesson. They reearch the history of coal mining, look into coal mining towns, and create a short story...

High schoolers examine a timeline of coal mining in the US and research how the policies of coal dependent companies have changes over the last 50 years.

This collection uses primary sources to explore coal mining and labor in West Virginia.

Find out about the effects of coal mining on the environment, the rehabilitation of land after mining, and proper mining management.

A look into the coal mining industry in the Gilded Age through maps, timelines, images, and primary source documents.

Explains what mountaintop coal mining is, the stages involved, where it is being done in the United States, and the impact on local communities and the environment.