Might a Green Phoenix Rise from Red Ashes?. Viktor Vovk and Thomas Prugh.
by Vovk, Viktor; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 45Environment. Publisher: USA Today (Magazine), 2005ISSN: 1522-3205;.Subject(s): Coal mines and mining | Environmental degradation -- Ukraine | Exploitation | Natural resources -- Ukraine | Political corruption -- Eastern Europe | Post-communism | Power resources -- Ukraine | Sustainable development | Ukraine -- Economic conditions | Ukraine -- Environmental conditions | Ukraine -- Politics and governmentDDC classification: 050 Summary: "The methane explosion that blasted through the Gaegova coal mine added seven names to the list of nearly 4,000 Ukrainian miners killed in accidents since 1991. Newspaper reports said the victims were suffocated or crushed beneath tons of coal. Several other miners were injured or poisoned. Although such incidents occur every few days, they represent only the acute face of mining-related trauma. As in many coal-rich nations, Ukraine's miners also suffer a shockingly high rate of lung disease and other disabilities that shorten and degrade their lives....Closing the mines...would be a difficult task anywhere, but in politically unstable Ukraine--where 450,000 Ukrainians still work in mining and have few other choices, and economic output, though rising, remains below pre-independence levels--closing mines is almost impossible." (USA TODAY MAGAZINE) The authors consider if sustainable development is possible "for Ukraine and other post-communist nations...after the previous regime's singleminded focus on industrial expansion was accomplished through the ruthless exploitation of natural resources."| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Might a Green Phoenix Rise from Red Ashes?, Jan. 2005; pp. 56-60.
"The methane explosion that blasted through the Gaegova coal mine added seven names to the list of nearly 4,000 Ukrainian miners killed in accidents since 1991. Newspaper reports said the victims were suffocated or crushed beneath tons of coal. Several other miners were injured or poisoned. Although such incidents occur every few days, they represent only the acute face of mining-related trauma. As in many coal-rich nations, Ukraine's miners also suffer a shockingly high rate of lung disease and other disabilities that shorten and degrade their lives....Closing the mines...would be a difficult task anywhere, but in politically unstable Ukraine--where 450,000 Ukrainians still work in mining and have few other choices, and economic output, though rising, remains below pre-independence levels--closing mines is almost impossible." (USA TODAY MAGAZINE) The authors consider if sustainable development is possible "for Ukraine and other post-communist nations...after the previous regime's singleminded focus on industrial expansion was accomplished through the ruthless exploitation of natural resources."
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