Coal River Wind
In 2007 a wind potential study was commissioned to see if there was the potential to place wind turbines on Coal River Mountain. The wind potential study and the following economic study found that it is possible to place 328 MW of wind energy on Coal River Mountain. That’s enough to power 70,000 West Virginia Homes and provide permanent jobs and $1.7 million in taxes to the county every year.
In 2007 a wind potential study was commissioned to see if there was the potential to place wind turbines on Coal River Mountain. The wind potential study and the following economic study found that it is possible to place 328 MW of wind energy on Coal River Mountain. That’s enough to power 70,000 West Virginia Homes and provide permanent jobs and $1.7 million in taxes to the county every year.
Coal River Mountain Watch
Mountaintop removal involves blasting up to 800 vertical feet of mountain apart with millions of tons of explosives and dumping the loose rock into the adjacent valley creating a valley fill. These valley fills cover up headwater streams, a major source of drinking water in the United States. The chemicals in the loose rock, previously locked underground, are leached into water systems,and can create a toxic environment for local residents and wildlife. This picture is of an enormous valley fill near Coal River Mountain.
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