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Linda Cooper, Environmentalist, Records of Citizens for Responsible Wind Power, 1999-2008 A&M 3623

Linda Cooper, Environmentalist, Records of Citizens for Responsible Wind Power, 1999-2008 A&M 3623


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Morgantown, WV 26506-6069
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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 3623
Title
Linda Cooper, Environmentalist, Records of Citizens for Responsible Wind Power 1999-2008
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/196144
Quantity
10.75 Linear Feet, Summary: 10 ft. 9 in. (9 record cartons)
Creator
Cooper Elkinton, Linda
Creator
Citizens for Responsible Wind Power
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English
Abstract
Records of Citizens for Responsible Wind Power (CRWP), an environmental advocacy group in West Virginia, collected and created by Linda Cooper, a member. Includes minutes, correspondence, reports, and legal documents. Boxes 1-2 regard a wind farm project in Grant County involving NedPower, a wind turbine company; boxes 3-5 regard the Beech Ridge wind farm project in Greenbrier County; boxes 6-7 regard work of CRWP with the West Virginia Public Power Commission to create wind turbine siting regulations; and boxes 8-9 contain records regarding the noise and economics of wind power, siting in Grant and Pendleton Counties, and motion pictures (one DVD and one VHS) regarding wind power in the high Allegheny mountains. Box 7 also includes ten cds and dvds of digital still and moving images (as well as textual material) regarding wind turbines from ca. 2004-2007; subjects include wind turbines in the Allegheny Highlands as well as the United Kingdom and Australia.

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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Linda Cooper, Environmentalist, Records of Citizens for Responsible Wind Power, A&M 3623, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Biographical / Historical

Citizens for Responsible Wind Power (CRWP) came together in 2002. At the time, it was the only body opposing industrial wind turbine development in the highlands of West Virginia and neighboring regions. Since then, seven groups (in Grant, Greenbrier, Pendleton, and Barbour Counties in West Virginia, and one each in Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Maryland) have risen to take its place. As of March 2008 no new turbine projects are yet operating in West Virginia. CRWP, Inc. was dissolved in Spring, 2008.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Citizens for Responsible Wind Power
  • Environmentalism.
  • Wind power plants--Environmental aspects
  • Wind power--Law and legislation
  • Wind power--Research--Law and legislation
  • Women and the environment

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Cooper Elkinton, Linda
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Wind power plants--Environmental aspects
  • Wind power--Law and legislation
  • Wind power--Research--Law and legislation
  • Women and the environment
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