Big Coal: The Dirty Secret Behind America's Energy Future is a book by Jeff Goodell which claims that coal mining is one of America's largest and most influential industries. Goodell suggests that coal mining is deadly and environmentally destructive.
See also Burning the Future: Coal in America Green Illusions List of books about coal mining Mountaintop Removal Fossil fuel phase-out
References
External links "Black Cloud", book review in The New York Times Book Review by Corey S. Powell, June 25, 2006