Linda Cooper, Environmentalist, Records of Citizens for Responsible Wind Power

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Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
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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.

Summary

Extent:
9.47 Linear Feet 7 record cartons, 15 in. each; 1 document case, 5 in.; 2 flat storage boxes, 1.5 in. each; 6 oversized folders, 0.1 in. each.
Creator:
Cooper Elkinton, Linda, Citizens for Responsible Wind Power, Cooper Elkinton, Linda, and Citizens for Responsible Wind Power
Abstract:
Citizens for Resposible Wind Power (CRWP) was in operation between 2004 and 2008 and sought to oppose wind power in the West Virginia region, including plants in Mount Storm, Beech Ridge, and Liberty Gap. Records include minutes, correspondence, reports, and legal documents.
Language:
English .
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.

Background

Scope and content:

Records of Citizens for Responsible Wind Power (CRWP), an environmental advocacy group in West Virginia, collected and created by Linda Cooper. Includes minutes, correspondence, reports, and legal documents. The collection is divided into four series, with series one having four subseries.

Series 1. Specific Wind Power Cases

Sub-Series 1. NedPower / Mount Storm

Sub-Series 2. Beech Ridge

Sub-Series 3. Liberty Gap

Sub-Series 4. Allegheny Power

Series 2. Environmental Impact

Series 3. State Status Reports

Series 4. General Wind Turbines

This series contains materials related produced and collected by Citizen's for Responsible Wind Power from 1997-2008 regarding specific windpower plants they opposed.

This subseries contains materials produced and collected by Citizens for Responsible Wind Power from 2000-2008. The materials are related to the NedPower Mount Storm Wind Project in Grant County, West Virginia. The types of materials included are legal documents, public response documents, newspapers, environmental records, and correspondence.

This subseries contains materials produced and collected by Citizens for Responsible Wind Power from 2003-2008. The materials are related to the Beech Ridge Wind Farm in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. The types of materials included are legal documents, public response documents, newspapers, environmental records, and correspondence.

CD in 1c

This subseries contains materials produced and collected by Citizens for Responsible Wind Power from 2004-2006. The materials are related to the Liberty Gap Wind Project in Pendleton County, West Virginia. The types of materials included are opposition reports.

This subseries contains materials produced and collected by Citizens for Responsible Wind Power from 1997-1998. The materials are related to the Liberty Gap Wind Project in Pendleton County, West Virginia. The types of materials included are opposition reports.

This series contains materials produced and collected by Citizens for Responsible Wind Power from 2003-2006, with some material collection from the 1970s. The materials are related to the environmental effects of wind turbines. The types of materials included are photographs, notes, and environmental reports.

This series contains materials produced and collected by Citizens for Responsible Wind Power from 2002-2006. The materials are related to the state of wind power in states around West Virginia. The types of materials included are photographs, notes, and environmental reports.

This series contains materials produced and collected by Citizens for Responsible Wind Power from 1997-2008. The materials are related to wind turbines in West Virginia. The types of materials included are email correspondence, legal documents, maps, photographs, flyers, environmental reports, newsletters, DVDs, VHS tapes, and Citizens for Responsible Wind Power planning notes.

6 CDs, 4 DVDs

2 CDs in 15a

1 VHS

Biographical / historical:

Citizens for Responsible Wind Power was born out of attempts by the Friends of the Allegheny Front and Friends of Blackwater to prevent wind power plant construction in West Virginia and the surrounding region beginning in 2002. The group was officially incorporated in 2004 as a coalition of organizations, businesses, and individuals. It had affiliations with the Friends of the Allegheny Front, Friends of Blackwater, Friends of Backbone Mountain, Stewards of the Potomac Highlands, Friends of the Appalachian Highlands, and Friends of Highland County. Their stated mission was to "ensure that industrial windpower complexes do not adversely affect citizens, local communities, and the public." During its operations between 2004 and 2008, and under the president of Linda Cooper, CRWP was active in opposing proposed wind turbines in Grant County, Greenbrier County, Putnam County, and Tucker County. The organization formally dissolved in 2008.

Acquisition information:
Gift from Citizens for Responsible Wind Power. Cooper, Linda, 2008/03/19
Physical 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 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
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