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History & Social Geography
History of Coal River Part 1
History of Coal River Part 2
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
Health
Community Responses
Stories from Prenter
News
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
Brushy Fork Sludge Impoundment
Community letter to W.Va. Gov. Joe Manchin
Organizing for Wind Power
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
Resources
Educational Resources
Activist Resources
Still Moving Mountains CD
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Themes:
History & Social Geography
Maps:
Coal River Mountain
Audio:
Video:
Muddy Water
(external link)
Lesson Plan
Articles:
History of Coal River Part 1
History of Coal River Part 2
Absentee Land Ownership
Outmigration
Changes in Lifestyle
Land Use
Maps:
Aerial
Aerial with cemeteries and structures
Brushy Fork Impoundment
Proposed Mines
Audio:
Interview
Video:
Blasting on Coal River Mountain near Brushy Fork Impoundment
Lesson Plan
Articles:
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
Maps:
Aerial
Permitted MTR Mines
Audio:
Interview
Video:
Ed Wiley interview, black bears bulldozed at MTR sites
Ivan Stiefel, Brower Youth Award winner for organizing with Mountain Justice Spring Break
Lesson Plan
Articles:
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
Maps:
Aerial
Mine Data
Audio:
Video:
Prenter, W.Va. and poisoned drinking water
Changing a water filter in Prenter
Well water changes penny's color in minutes
Lesson Plan
Articles:
Prenter and surrounding communities
Water Quality
Coal Slurry
Health
Community Responses
Stories from Prenter
News
Themes Cont'd:
What is Mountaintop Removal?
Maps:
Coal River Watershed
Audio:
Interview
Video:
Buffalo Creek Disaster
Lesson Plan
Articles:
Introduction
Coal Formation and Extraction Process
Environmental Impacts
Legislation, Permits, Regulations
Case Studies
Renewable Energy on Coal River Mountain
Maps:
Turbine Locations
WindLogics Data
Wind Feasibility
Wind v MTR
Audio:
Interview
Video:
Ernie Thompson on Coal River Wind
Lorelei Scarboro on Coal River Wind
Blasting on Coal River Mountain near Brushy Fork Impoundment
Sherry Geisler on Coal River Wind
Tennessee Ernie Ford sings "16 Tons"
Lesson Plan
Articles:
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
Additional Resources:
Coal River Wind Project
Sludge Safety Project
Prenter Water Fund
I Love Mountains
West Virginia J.O.B.S. Project
Sponsoring Organizations:
West Virginia Humanities Council
The Mark Vann Foundation
Sierra Club
Switzer Foundation
Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition
Coal River Mountain Watch