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Alternative Energy and Economic Development in the “Coalfields”

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1 Alternative Energy and Economic Development in the “Coalfields”

2 Wind potential in 11 WV Counties

3 Coal River Mountain Wind - Low-res

4 Coal River Mountain Wind - High-res

5 View of Coal River Mountain from Naoma

6 Mountain from Naoma with Windmills

7 Brushy Fork Sludge Impoundment

8 Ridge on Coal River Mountain

9 Existing infrastructure - gas lines

10 View of Pond Knob with Mining

11 Overview of Developable area

12 Proposed Mountaintop Removal Permits

13 11 County Overview

14 Cherry Pond Wind - Low-res

15 Cherry Pond Wind - Hi-res

16 Cherry Pond Wind Before Mining

17 Cherry Pond Wind After Mining

18 Cherry Pond Landscape Before Mining

19 Cherry Pond Landscape After Mining

20 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.

21 Annual Energy Production Coal Wind Years of Operation Millions of Kilowatt Hours

22 Cumulative Energy Production Coal Wind 96 Years Years of Operation Millions of Kilowatt Hours

23 Annual Employment Coal Wind Years of Operation Annual Employment

24 Cumulative Jobs Created Coal Wind 18 Years Years of Operation Number of 1-Year Jobs

25 Existing Surface Mines in Appalachia

26 Correlation Between Mining and Poverty

27 Correlation Between Mining and Unemployment

28 Surface Mines in the Vicinity - 2003

29 Proposed Surface Mines Simulation


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