The Highlands Voice

A&M 3623Linda Cooper, Environmentalist, Records of Citizens for Responsible Wind Power A&M 3623Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

1549 University Ave. P.O. Box 6069 Morgantown, WV 26506-6069Business Number: 304-293-3536wvrhcref@westvirginia.libanswers.comURL:

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-06-04 11:01:33 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Linda Cooper, Environmentalist, Records of Citizens for Responsible Wind Power Cooper Elkinton, Linda Citizens for Responsible Wind Power Cooper Elkinton, Linda Citizens for Responsible Wind Power A&M 3623 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/2016 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. 1977-2008 and undated 2002-2008 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. 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/ English . Conditions Governing Access

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Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift from Citizens for Responsible Wind Power. Cooper, Linda, 2008/03/19

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.

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.

Scope and Contents

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

Conditions Governing Use

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Environmentalism West Virginia Feminist Activist and Women's History Collection Wind power -- Research -- Law and legislation Wind power plants -- Environmental aspects Wind power -- Law and legislation Citizens for Responsible Wind Power Cooper Elkinton, Linda Citizens for Responsible Wind Power Series 1. Specific Wind Power CasesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489391997-2008 and undatedScope and Contents

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

Subseries 1. NedPower / Mount StormArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489402000-2008 and undatedScope and Contents

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.

NedPower Planning and NotesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489412000-2006 and undated11a-1bPetition to InterveneArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489422004-200513Complaint Against NedPowerArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489432003-2005 and undated14a-4bNedPower Public Service Commission ComplaintsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489442006-200719NedPower Notes and Court DocumentsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489452002-2004 and undated110NedPower Archaeological Survey and StatementArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489462006 May-2006 August111a-11bLetters to the Public Service Commission Ned Power Mount StormArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489472005 February-2005 June112Legal Documents and Correspondence with the Public Service Commission Ned Power Mount StormArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489482006 February-2006 August25Ecological Complaints Against NedPowerArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489492003-200826Public Service Commission Court Report Linda Cooper v. NedPower/ShellArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489502006 December29a-9bNedPower Health and Environment ConcernsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489512002-2003 and undated212a-12bSeparated Materials

Oversized materials moved to A&M 3623, Box 9, Folder 2

NedPower Notes and Court RecordsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489522007 February-2007 November56West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals NedPower Mount Storm DocumentsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489532006 June-2006 December58a-8bNedPower Amicus Curae Documents and NotesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489542006 June-2006 August and Undated510Mount Storm Wind Farm Newspaper ArticleArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489552006 December59NedPower Court RecordsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489562007 August-2007 December62a-2bNedPower Health and Environmental Concerns News ClippingsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489572002-2003 and undated92Separated Materials

Removed from A&M 3263, Box 2, Folder 12a-12b

Mount Storm MapsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489582000-2006 and undated4Subseries 2. Beech RidgeArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489592000-2008 and undatedScope and Contents

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.

Beech Ridge Energy's Response to Appellants' BriefsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489602007 June23Public Service Commission Beech Ridge BriefArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489612007 June24Beech Ridge Wind Turbine Public OppositionArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489622003-2006 and undated31a-1gScope and Contents

CD in 1c

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Oversized materials moved to A&M 3623, Box 10, Folder 1

Testimony for Beech Ridge's Application for a Siting CertificateArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489632006 May32a-2dBeech Ridge Rebuttal TestimoniesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489642006 April-2006 May34a-4cPublic Service Commission Order Beech RidgeArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489652006 May36Traffic Study of Beech RidgeArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489662005 December310Separated Materials

Oversized materials moved to A&M 3623, Folder 3

Beech Ridge Visual Resource AssessmentArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489672005 October311Separated Materials

Oversized materials moved to A&M 3623, Box 10, Folder 2

West Virginia Supreme Court Case Against Public Service Commission/Beech RidgeArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489682007 January-2007 March314a-14bBeech Ridge Response to Mountain Communities for Responsible Energy (MCRE)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489692006-200741a-1dSupport of Beech RidgeArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489702006 June43Surveys for Beech Ridge ProjectArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489712006 October48Beech Ridge Real Estate DocumentsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489722006 May-2006 June49MCRE Opposition to Beech RidgeArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489732006 March-2006 September410a-10bBeech Ridge Court ReportsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489742006 May415a-15kLetters in Support of Beech Ridge TurbinesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489752006 March51a-1cLetters in Opposition of Beech Ridge TurbinesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489762006 March52a-2ePublic Service Commission Beech Ridge Court RecordsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489772006 January53Beech Ridge Siting Certification DocumentsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489782006-2008 and undated85a-5fSeparated Materials

Oversized materials moved to A&M 3623, Box 10, Folder 3

Beech Ridge Wind Turbine Public Opposition Maps and Photo SimulationsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489792006 March 10 and undated101Separated Materials

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Beech Ridge Visual Resource Assessment MapsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489802005102Separated Materials

Removed from A&M 3623, Box 3, Folder 11

Beech Ridge Siting Certification Maps and Photo SimulationsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489812007 December and undated103Separated Materials

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Traffic Study of Beech Ridge MapArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489822005 November3Separated Materials

Removed from A&M 3623, Box 3, Folder 10

Beech Ridge MapsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/248983undated6Subseries 3. Liberty GapArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489842004-2006 and undatedScope and Contents

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.

Opposition to Liberty Gap Wind ForceArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489852004-2005414a-14cPendleton County Liberty Gap Notes and CorrespondenceArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489862004-2006 and undated87a-7cSeparated Materials

Oversized materials moved to A&M 3623, Box 9, Folder 6

Pendleton County Liberty Gap News ClippingsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489872004-200596Separated Materials

Removed from A&M 3623, Box 8, Folder 7a-7c

Subseries 4. Allegheny PowerArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489881997-1998 and undatedScope and Contents

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.

West Virginia Supreme Court Case Against Public Service Commission/Allegheny PowerArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489891997-1998211Series 2. Environmental ImpactsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489901977-2006 and undatedScope and Contents

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.

Habitat Photos and NotesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489912003-2006 and undated16a-6bReport on the Impact of TurbinesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489922002-2006 and undated113a-13kSeparated Materials

Oversized materials moved to A&M 3623, Folder 1

Report on Avian PopulationsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489932006 February39a-9bChiropteran Risk AssessmentArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489942005 November312Nature in AllegheniesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489952006 June411The Highlands VoiceArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489961977-197898Report on the Impact of Turbines MapsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489972006 and undated1Series 3. State Status ReportsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489982002-2006Scope and Contents

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.

Maryland Status ReportArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2489992002-2006610Virginia Status ReportArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2490002004-2005611Separated Materials

Oversized materials moved to A&M 3623, Box 9, Folder 3

Pennsylvania Status ReportArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2490012004-2006613Virginia Status Report News ClippingArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2490022005 September 1593Separated Materials

Removed from A&M 3623, Box 6, Folder 11

Series 4. General Wind TurbinesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2490031997-2008 and undatedScope and Contents

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.

Water Resource PermitArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2490042005-2006 and undated12Correspondence with Jerry BurchArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2490052006 February-2006 October and undated15Correspondence with Dan BooneArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2490062005-200617Correspondence with Bruce HalgrenArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2490072006 November18Getting Up to Speed on Wind PowerArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2490082008 February21Wind Power News Clippings and Press ReleasesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2490092003-2006 and undated22a-2cSeparated Materials

Oversized materials moved to A&M 3623, Box 9, Folder 1

Wind Power Siting and State GuidelinesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2490102003 June-2003 September and undated27Blackwater Canyon - Allegheny Wood Products, Inc.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2490111997-2001 and undated28a-8eSeparated Materials

Oversized materials moved to A&M 3623, Folder 2

Campaign to Create Blackwater Canyon National ParkArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2490121998-1999 and undated210Tourist Attitudes Towards Wind FarmsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2490132002-2006 and undated33Friends of Greenbrier County PetitionsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2490142006 May35Wind Power News ClippingsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2490152003-2006 and undated91Separated Materials

Materials removed from A&M 3623, Box 2, Folders 2a-2c

Blackwater Canyon - Allegheny Wood Products, Inc. MapsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2490161999 December 212Mountain Communities for Responsible Energy (MCRE) Rebuttal TestimoniesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2490172006 March37MCRE RecordsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2490182006 March-2006 April and undated38Invenergy, Hydrology and Wind ReviewArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2490192005 October313Wind TourismArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2490202006 and undated42MCRE BriefArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2490212006 June44Study on the Impact of Windmills on Property ValuesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2490222006 April45Email Correspondence Re: Turbines and NatureArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2490232006-200746MCRE Fundraiser CorrespondenceArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2490242006 July-2006 September47Draft of Memorandum AgreementArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2490252006 February412MCRE UpdateArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2490262007 July413Citizens for Responsible Wind Power Email CorrespondenceArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2490272005-200654Wind Power NotesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2490282005 February-2005 December55Citizens for Responsible Wind Power CorrespondenceArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2490292003-2007 and undated57a-7cCitizens for Responsible Wind Power Siting Notes and Noise ComplaintsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2490302002-2005 and undated511a-11dWind Turbine News ArticlesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2490312007 February-2007 June512Citizens for Responsible Wind Power Correspondence and NotesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2490322007-200861a-1eFAQ About Citizens for Responsible Wind PowerArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/249033undated63Guidelines to Avoid and Minimize Wildlife ImpactsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/249034undated64Department of the Interior Guidelines to Avoid and Minimize Wildlife ImpactsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2490352003 August65Landscape Classification SystemArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2490362005 April66Citizens for Responsible Wind Power PresentationArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2490372004 June67Industrial Wind Turbine Factories in West Virginia's High AllegheniesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2490382006 April68a-8bCitizens for Responsible Wind Power Moratorium and CorrespondenceArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2490392004-200569a-9bCorrespondence with Don WoodsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2490402004 February612Wind Presentation CDs / DVDsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2490412004-2006 and undated614Scope and Contents

6 CDs, 4 DVDs

Wind Turbines ComplaintArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2490422004-2006 and undated615a-15bScope and Contents

2 CDs in 15a

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Wind Turbines ComplaintArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2490432002-2006 and undated71a-1fWind Turbines VHSArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2490442005 March 0381Scope and Contents

1 VHS

Turbine Noise and Health ConcernsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2490452004-2006 and undated81Turbine Legislation and DocumentsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2490462005-2007 and undated82Wind Studies and EconomicsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2490472003-2006 and undated83Government Accountability OfficeArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2490482004-200584Grant County Turbines and ResponseArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2490492005-2008 and undated86a-6dSeparated Materials

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Newspaper ClippingsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2490502005-2007 and undated88Separated Materials

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Wind Turbines Complaint News ClippingsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2490512006 November 29 and undated94Separated Materials

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Grant County Turbines and Response News Clippings and MapsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2490522007-200895Separated Materials

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Newspaper ClippingsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2490532003-2008 and undated97Separated Materials

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Gray & Pape, Inc. MapsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2490542007 March5