Resources

Here are a few general resources you can use to help make the Coal River Wind Farm a reality.  For more in-depth resources and information, visit our Media and Downloads pages.  Feel free to pass these along, and invite others to visit our website and Sign the Online Petition.  Don’t forget to sign it yourself!!

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  • The Long-Term Economic Benefits of Wind Vs. MTR on Coal River Mountain Study.  A study we commissioned from Downstream Strategies on the economics of wind vs. MTR.  (Full Report |  Executive Summary).
  • The Coal River Wind Economic Fact Sheet This fact sheet is a more in depth look at the effects of a Wind Farm vs. a 6450 acre mountaintop removal coal mine.  Updated to reflect the Downstream Strategies Economic Study.
  • House Concurrent Resolution 52:  In support of the Coal River Wind Farm.
  • Contact Your West Virginia Legislators!!  Tell them you support Coal River Wind and they should too!!
  • The Coal River Wind Petition (hard copy) Download this petition to get all your friends and community members to tell West Virginia officials that we want a clean, sustainable West Virginia. If you get one filled out, send to: Coal River Mountain Watch, P.O. Box 651, Whitesville, WV 25209.
  • Coal River Wind General Press Packet(PDF) Are you a member of the media? All of the information you need is here in one single document. The press packet includes a press release, information about the project team and Coal River Mountain Watch, list of supporting organizations, a statement from community organizer and local resident Lorelei Scarbro, two examples of previous media coverage, the project fact sheet, and a series of images relevant to the campaign. The brochure can also be downloaded below.
  • Click Here to download related images and individual sections of the press packet (campaign bio’s, list of supporting org’s, statement from community organizer Lorelei Scarbro, and media articles about the wind campaign).
  • The Coal River Wind Brochure This brochure explains the basics of the wind farm vs. the strip mine in an easy to read and understand manner.
  • **Click Here to Listen to the Coal River Wind Radio Ad**
  • Contact us for information on how to get materials, write letters or op eds to your newspaper, hold a fundraiser, or give a presentation in your community.
  • Visit www.ilovemountains.org to learn more about Mountaintop Removal, the Appalachian communities it is devastating, and to tell your legislators about the Clean Water Protection Act.
  • Go to www.kilowattours.org/ to learn more about how you can save a mountain by conserving energy in your home, at work and in your community.

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