Black coal, red power
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Examines the effects the strip mining of coal has had on the Navajo and Hopi reservations in Arizona, pointing out that it is destroying the natural economy of the Indians and the ecological balance of the land. Explains that the Indians agreed to allow strip mining on their lands with the understanding that they would receive jobs and royalties, only to discover that grazing land was destroyed and corn fields polluted. Observes that the Indians are giving up their water, land, and way of life to satisfy the country's energy needs.
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, Examines the effects the strip mining of coal has had on the Navajo and Hopi reservations in Arizona, pointing out that it is destroying the natural economy of the Indians and the ecological balance of the land. Explains that the Indians agreed to allow strip mining on their lands with the understanding that they would receive jobs and royalties, only to discover that grazing land was destroyed and corn fields polluted. Observes that the Indians are giving up their water, land, and way of life to satisfy the country's energy needs.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.
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