A Feasibility Analysis of Wind Power as an Alternative Post-mining Land Use in Surface Coal Mines in West Virginia
Surface coal mining in West Virginia has supplied energy to the eastern coast of the United States for over a century. Over the years, the coal mining industry has been forced to adapt as societal demands regarding health, safety, and environmental impacts have changed. More recent pressure has call...
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Virginia Tech
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/35281 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10032011-163038/ |