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Alternative Energy and Economic Development in the “Coalfields”
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Wind potential in 11 WV Counties
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Coal River Mountain Wind - Low-res
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Coal River Mountain Wind - High-res
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View of Coal River Mountain from Naoma
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Mountain from Naoma with Windmills
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Brushy Fork Sludge Impoundment
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Ridge on Coal River Mountain
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Existing infrastructure - gas lines
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View of Pond Knob with Mining
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Overview of Developable area
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Proposed Mountaintop Removal Permits
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11 County Overview
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Cherry Pond Wind - Low-res
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Cherry Pond Wind - Hi-res
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Cherry Pond Wind Before Mining
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Cherry Pond Wind After Mining
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Cherry Pond Landscape Before Mining
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Cherry Pond Landscape After Mining
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Energy Potential from Wind Development Wind Power Potential on Coal River Mountain: 229 Turbines would produce 140 Megawatts of electricity, enough to power 91,180 homes.
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Annual Energy Production Coal Wind Years of Operation Millions of Kilowatt Hours
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Cumulative Energy Production Coal Wind 96 Years Years of Operation Millions of Kilowatt Hours
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Annual Employment Coal Wind Years of Operation Annual Employment
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Cumulative Jobs Created Coal Wind 18 Years Years of Operation Number of 1-Year Jobs
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Existing Surface Mines in Appalachia
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Correlation Between Mining and Poverty
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Correlation Between Mining and Unemployment
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Surface Mines in the Vicinity - 2003
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Proposed Surface Mines Simulation
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