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3 days ago · The true inspiration for Avary's version of the terrifying town is Centralia, Pennsylvania. Commonly referred to as "The Real Silent Hill," Centralia was home to a massive coal mining operation that began in 1856. By the year 1980, Centralia had a population of over 1,000 people, but by the year 2020, that whittled down to just 5.
3 days ago · All this part of Eastern Pennsylvania has vast deposits of Anthracite buried underneath and most towns here began as coal mining towns. The county is itself named ‘Carbon County.’ I urge you to Google the ghost town Centralia, which has a coal mine fire burning under it since 1962.
23 hours ago · A group of southern Alberta ranchers are turning to the province’s top court in a final bid to block applications for coal exploration in the Rocky Mountains. Ron Davis, reeve of the Municipal District of Ranchland, says his council will revive an application before the Court of Appeal to appeal the provincial energy regulator’s decision […]
3 days ago · Jews are using the phrase “we are the canary in the coal mine” as a warning that antisemitism signals growing hatred of all groups in our nation. This idea is profoundly flawed, ironically counterproductive, and requires immediate redress. The phrase is a desperate appeal to others that they must fight antisemitism as it inevitably will ...
3 days ago · BUCHANAN COUNTY, Va. (WJHL) – A 27-year-old coal miner was killed after being struck by falling rocks while working Friday afternoon, according to the Virginia Department of Energy. Virginia …
3 days ago · Metallurgical coal producer Coronado Global Resources halted production at the Buchanan underground complex in Virginia, US, on Friday evening, after a 27-year old miner lost his life when a loose ...
2 days ago · The Adani coal mine was embroiled in many years of controversy about ... Our analysis published in 2020 found problems with the miner’s reported understanding of the groundwater system ...
