University Libraries Promotion and Tenure Recognition

This book honors the sacrifice that my grandfather, Casey Lane, made for our family. He had to leave school in the third grade after his mother died to work in the mines. He started as a breaker boy, suffered from black lung and was a strong union supporter. He always smiled and joked. All he wanted for his family was for us to get an education. He inspires my research, which focuses on reducing exploitation and environmental injustices in energy landscapes.