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Press Packet Sub-Sections (in order of appearance in the press packet)
Press Release for National Launch: This is the press release that will be sent out for the August 19th national online campaign launch.
Press Release for General Campaign Use: This is the press release that will be used for general media purposes, and is tailorable for specific events.
“About Coal River Mountain Watch”: General Description of the organization running the wind campaign, as well as short biographies for the Community Organizer and Campaign Coordinator.
List of Supporting Organizations: This is a list of the organizations who have officially supported the wind campaign. Included are quotes from their letters of support.
Statement from Lorelei Scarbro of Rock Creek, WV: Entitled “Winning with Wind: Hope for Coal River Mountain,” this is Lorelei’s statement of concern and hope for her home and the mountain surrounding it.
News Articles and Op-Ed’s
- “Raleigh County Mountain at Center of Coal vs. Wind Debate”: News Article written by Pam Kasey of the State Journal. Published: August 14th, 2008
- “Obama: A Mighty Wind Awaits You on Coal River Mountain”: Op-Ed written by Appalachian Author and Journalist, Jeff Biggers. Published: July 9th, 2008 in the Huffington Post; July 20th, 2008 in the Charleson Gazette
- “Coal River Residents Suggest Wind Farm Over Mining”: News Article written by Fred Pace of the Register-Herald. Published: June 3rd, 2008
Coal River Mountain Fact Sheet: This document includes all calculations, data and relevant information related to the proposed wind farm and mountaintop removal operation.
Images for Media and General Purpose Use
Wind Farm.
Wind Map for Coal River Mountain: This map shows the average annual wind speeds along the ridges of Coal River Mountain. Class 4 wind speeds and higher (yellow to red) are required for utility-scale wind development.
Impact of Proposed Mountaintop Removal Operation on Coal River Mountain Wind Potential and proposed wind turbine sites.
Cherry Pond Mountain, Pre-Mining Wind Potential: This image shows the wind potential on one knob of Cherry Pond Mountain before mining began (Class 4), as well as that for a nearby valley (Class 1)
Cherry Pond Mountain, Post-Mining Wind Potential: This image shows that after 4 years of strip-mining, the wind potential on the sample site was reduced to a Class 2 designation – not viable for wind development -, while the nearby valley by being filled had increased to a Class 2.
Coal River Mountain Wind Farm, I: This is a Google Earth model image of the proposed wind farm.
Coal River Mountain Wind Farm, II: Another perspective.
Jobs on a Wind Farm, I: This picture depicts an on-site technician working on a wind turbine.
Jobs on a Wind Farm, II: Another wind turbine technician.
Coal River Wind Team: This picture was taken outside of the Raleigh County Commissioners office shortly after we first proposed the wind farm to a county agency.
Backbone Mountain Wind Farm, Tucker/Grant County, WV
Buffalo Mountain Wind Farm, Oak Ridge, TN..
Mountaintop Removal
Kayford Mountain, WV: This is an aerial view of Kayford Mountain, an 11,000+ acre Mountaintop Removal coal mining site that sits just to the Northeast of Coal River Mountain.
Impact of proposed Mountaintop Removal on Coal River Mountain Wind Potential, II
Mining Permit Map for Coal River Mountain: This image shows three of the four proposed permits for Coal River Mountain, totaling over 6,000 acres (10 square miles).
Coal River Mountain, post-mining depiction: Google Earth image of how Coal River Mountain would look after 14 years of Mountaintop Removal coal mining.
Brushy Fork Coal Sludge Impoundment: located on Coal River Mountain, up the Marsh Fork of the Little Coal River.
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