Article: Selling the Cheat. (Clippings).(West Virginia's Cheat Gorge, plans by Allegheny Energy to sell 5,600 acres of undeveloped acres)

It's a place where water rushes through West Virginia's Cheat Gorge, where kayakers and hikers gather on warm days. A rare snail finds its home here, as does an endangered bat flying among the many winding caves in the area. But it's a place that is also for sale to the highest bidder.

Allegheny Energy, a financially strapped, Maryland-based utility, plans to generate much-needed millions by selling 5,600 undeveloped acres in the gorge and along the picturesque Big Sandy Creek. The state and a group of local activists are calling on kayakers, spelunkers, hikers. outfitters, homeowners, and environmentalists to contribute in an attempt to keep the canyon out of ...

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