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So You Want To Ban Mountaintop Mining--You May Have To Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is, Stephanie René Timmermeyer Apr 2001

So You Want To Ban Mountaintop Mining--You May Have To Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is, Stephanie René Timmermeyer

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Ownership Of Coalbed Methane Gas: Recent Developments In Case Law, Michelle D. Baldwin Apr 1998

Ownership Of Coalbed Methane Gas: Recent Developments In Case Law, Michelle D. Baldwin

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Disturbing Surface Rights: What Does Reasonably Necessary Mean In West Virginia, Clinton W. Smith May 1983

Disturbing Surface Rights: What Does Reasonably Necessary Mean In West Virginia, Clinton W. Smith

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Retroactive Land Statutes--Indiana's Dormant Mineral Act Declared Constitutional, Deborah Mchenry Woodburn May 1983

Retroactive Land Statutes--Indiana's Dormant Mineral Act Declared Constitutional, Deborah Mchenry Woodburn

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Short-Notice Termination Clauses In Coal Leases: Effect On Percentage Depletion, Robert G. Lathrop Dec 1980

Short-Notice Termination Clauses In Coal Leases: Effect On Percentage Depletion, Robert G. Lathrop

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Preventive Law And The Negotiating And Drafting Of Coal Leases After The Surface Mining Control And Reclamation Act Of 1977, Laurence W. Hancock Jun 1979

Preventive Law And The Negotiating And Drafting Of Coal Leases After The Surface Mining Control And Reclamation Act Of 1977, Laurence W. Hancock

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The Federal Coal Leasing Waltz, Brian E. Mcgee, Gerald E. Dahl Jun 1978

The Federal Coal Leasing Waltz, Brian E. Mcgee, Gerald E. Dahl

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Few Americans will deny that if we are not already immersed in an energy crisis, we are at least on the brink of a very serious energy crunch. Consequently, it is critical that we reassess our present and future energy resources, our escalating consumption of finite reserves, and. our commitment to energy conservation. Pivotal to such an assessment is the development of our nation's vast western coal deposits and the vital part that federal coal can play in this tableau. Just one short year ago, the nation was primed to embark upon a new era of federal coal leasing as …


Adverse Possession Of Severable Minerals, William B. Stoebuck Apr 1966

Adverse Possession Of Severable Minerals, William B. Stoebuck

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The subject of adverse possession is attended by such mystery that one might think it traceable to the druidic rather than late medieval period of English history. Existence of this mystery, needless as it may be, makes it worthwhile for any article on adverse possession to commence by establishing some basic concepts. Foremost among these is that, as understood today, adverse possession of another's land for the period of the statute limiting his right to recover it not only bars his remedy but creates in the disseisor an original title in fee simple. Thus, adverse possession gives the wrongful possessor …