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Get Started   History & Social Geography History of Coal River Part 1 History of Coal River Part 2 Glimpse into a Coal River family, mid-20th Century Absentee Land Ownership Outmigration Changes in Lifestyle Land Use Current Land Use on Coal River Mountain Community Land Use in Coal River Valley Undergound Mining Forest Resources and Timbering The Brushy Fork Slurry Impoundment Community letter to W.Va. Gov. Joe Manchin A Community & Strip Mining Near the mouth of Hazy Marsh Fork Elementary Absentee Land Ownership Hazy and Shumates Today Update: lawsuits, possible new location for school Public Health & Coal Slurry Prenter and surrounding communities Water Quality Coal Slurry Health Community Responses Stories from Prenter News Community Resource Mapping Community Resource Mapping Children Are the Future of the Coal River Valley Bill Lucas Chronicling the Coal River Valley's Coal-Bound History Clear Fork Couple Connie and Terry Dillon Danny Cook and Mack, James Creek Debbie Jarrell Delbert and Judy Gunnoe Elmer Mays, Horse Creek Frankie Mooney Gary and Barb Anderson Jimmy Platt Junior Walk Justin Wills Kathleen Dickens Kay and Danny Howell Kendra Dickens Lonnie Burnside PROJECT: Build It Up, WV! Summer youth program PROJECT: Community Greenhouse PROJECT: First solar thermal installation in the region PROJECT: Greenhouse Gardens PROJECT: Mural project in Whitesville PROJECT: The Tadpole Project Rachel Bey Ray and Lottie Cottrell Sandy Simmons Shannon Dickens Sharon Thompson Sheila and Natasha Walk Sherry Geisler Wilma Cook What is Mountaintop Removal? Introduction Environmental Impacts Legislation, Permits, Regulations Renewable Energy on Coal River Mountain Introduction to Coal River Wind The Threat of MTR on Coal River Mountain The Coal River Mountain Wind Campaign Wind vs. MTR for Coal River Mountain: The Economic Debate Wind vs. MTR for Coal River Mountain: Energy and Climate A "Just" Transition Update: Blasting has begun on Coal River Mountain Organizing for Wind Power

Quick Links   Interactive maps Brushy Fork Sludge Impoundment Community letter to W.Va. Gov. Joe Manchin Organizing for Wind Power Blair Mountain Resources Seasonal Round of Land Use

Lesson Plans   Land Use History & Social Geography A Community & Strip Mining What is Mountaintop Removal? Public Health & Coal Slurry Renewable Energy on Coal River Mountain Public Health Impacts of Coal Mining, and Implications for Health Policy Community Resource Mapping Blair Mtn. Lesson Plans

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Lesson Plans

One of the primary objectives of this website is to engage university students in the real-world research context of Coal River Valley and encourage them to come to the Valley to work with community members for a more just, sustainable economy. Below are lesson plans designed to aid teachers in using these multimedia resources in the classroom.

These lesson plans have been donated by professors and community activists. If you would like to contribute a lesson plan, have ideas about how to improve the lesson plans or would like to share a story about using these resources in class, please contact Jen Osha at JenOsha (at) auroralights (dot) org.

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