Post Tagged with: "Pennsylvania"

King Coal, Big Oil and the Dangerous Allure of Shale
2011 Vol. 3 No. 1 — Spring / Features

King Coal, Big Oil and the Dangerous Allure of Shale

There are many motives behind this race to the center of the Earth: money; energy independence; and even the fame that comes with pushing technological limits further. In themselves they are not evil, but where do these pursuits end – and where does the threshold of Inferno begin?

Big Mary and the Slavic Miners’ Battle with King Coal
2010 Vol. 2 No. 2 — Summer / Features

Big Mary and the Slavic Miners’ Battle with King Coal

The coal patch town of Lattimer, Pennsylvania was the scene of one of the most deadly attacks by the coal companies against the defenseless miners and their families. Vince Chesney tells this story with special tribute to “Big Mary” Steptak, an immigrant whose eloquent oratory in several Slavic languages united the miners in their struggle for basic rights.

Philadelphia Celebrates Polish Coal Mining Heritage
2008 / Features

Philadelphia Celebrates Polish Coal Mining Heritage

October 5, 2008 marked the 75th annual Pulaski Day parade in Philadelphia and at the same time the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first Polish Americans with John Smith’s Jamestown settlement.