Coal River Wind

Coal River Mountain is one of the last mountains left intact in the beautiful Coal River Valley of West Virginia. However, Massey Energy has plans to mine 6,000+ acres of the mountain - or almost 10 square miles.

Fortunately, there is an alternative to mountaintop removal mining on Coal River Mountain wind power. This is a unique opportunity to move our nation and the state of West Virginia toward the production of clean energy, and to preserve our nations mountains for generations to come.

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• Coal
• Wind
• Energy
• Mountain-top Removal
• Coal River Mountain
• sustainability
• green
• green jobs
• green economy

[billythekid844]

First of all, they do blow off the tops of mountains to get at the coal. You can go to WV and watch it first-hand like I have. And yes I think wind farms are environmentally benign. Do you have any evidence to the contrary? In addition, wind power is economically competitive with coal power. If it wasnt, you wouldnt see large scale wind farms being built by national and regional utilities.

[txtingtj1]

WHAT IS THE SONG CALLED!

[beautifuldorks]

I just donated!

Can you please include the website in the description. It was hard to find it. Thank you!

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[billythekid844]

@edgebardo

The United States military. Iraq and Saudi Arabia are the obvious ones, but there are bases all over the world protecting US access to oil.

Nuclear can be misleading because in the US, we have not built a new plant since the 1970s. In other words, the current cost of nuclear is maintenance. But as soon as you want to build a new plant, the cost skyrockets. So if 1.72 cents/kwh factors in new construction, then okay.

[edgebardo]

@billythekid844 Check it out, it's a quick google search. I would post the link but it wont let me. Just search Subsidies U.S. Energy and the first link i'm pretty sure from the E.I.A. Clear that Wind is the most subsidized.

What military are you talking about???

Well I dont know about that, I know coal, wind, nuclear, and some about oil, specifically ANWR.

Nuclear is the CHEEPEST at 1.72 cents/kwh according to the Nuclear Energy institute. compared to coal at 2.37 cents/kwh

[billythekid844]

@edgebardo

That is true that some forms are subsidized more than others. I do question that wind is the most subsidized. Military costs are rarely factored in these calculations and should be for oil. Nuclear is by far the most expensive. Europe has done ocean turbines, and people have been wanting to develop them off the NE coast for 5-6 years now, but a bunch of rich people keep complaining it will be an eye sore even though they probably wont be able to see them.

[edgebardo]

@billythekid844

True that virtually all forms of energy production at subsidized lumping them all together would be saying that alcohol is the same proof... According to the Energy Information Administration (from the U.S. Gov.) Wind is the most subsidized out of ANY energy production form. (EIA Subsidy) Can you really believe that wind turbines are going to be built on mass out in the ocean??? And the ones already built are inefficient.

[billythekid844]

@edgebardo

Coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear are all heavily subsized by the government too. All you need to do is drive from Nebraska to California on I-80; lots of large scale wind farms especially Wyoming. Texas has many large scale farms and the DoE has published a report that offshore wind farms can produce a very significant amount of US energy needs (dont remember %). Wind is actually very predictable and strong offshore.

[edgebardo]

@billythekid844

Wind is NOT economically competitive when matched straight against coal. The reason why there are wind turbines out there is because the U.S. Gov. has paid countless dollars to make it worth while (to counter the cost) of wind energy over that of coal. And where does all that money come from? Either our pockets as tax payers or just adding to the national dept. And we wont see "large scale" farms built because wind is never predictable, therefor not a reliable energy source.

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