Wind versus coal: Comparing the local economic impacts of energy resource development in Appalachia

Energy Policy

Volumn 50, Issue , 2012, Pages 551-561

  Collins, Alan R ^a   Hansen, Evan ^b   Hendryx, Michael ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Downstream Strategies   (United States)

Author keywords

Externality; Input output; Mountaintop mining

Indexed keywords

COAL MINING; COAL PRODUCTION; ECONOMIC IMPACTS; ECONOMIC OUTPUT; ENERGY DEVELOPMENT; EXTERNAL COSTS; EXTERNALITY; GENERAL POPULATION; INPUT-OUTPUT; MONETARY VALUE; PREMATURE MORTALITY; RESOURCE CURSE; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; SHORT TERM; SOCIAL IMPACT; UNDERGROUND COAL MINING; UNDERGROUND MINING; WEST VIRGINIA;

COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; COAL MINES; COSTS; ECONOMICS; ENERGY RESOURCES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WIND POWER;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

COAL; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENERGY RESOURCE; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS; LOCAL ECONOMY; MINING; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; WIND POWER;

APPALACHIANS; RALEIGH COUNTY; UNITED STATES; WEST VIRGINIA;

EID: 84866921123     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.08.001     Document Type: Article

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