Coal River Mountain could be a wind farm that provides 85,000 households with electricity, 700 long-term green jobs, gives back $1.7 million in annual county taxes and stands as a model for clean energy across the region. Or it can be a 6,000-acre dirty energy wasteland.

The fate of Coal River Mountain is up to us. Contact the Obama Administration today. Ask them to immediately stop the blasting on Coal River Mountain and preserve our nation’s clean energy resources. Everything you need to take action is here.

In the foreground, Kayford Mountain, being blasted away. In the background , Coal River Mountain.                        Photo by Vivian Stockman.  Flyover courtesy SouthWings.org.

In center of the photo, a cleared area where blasting has begun on Coal River Mountain, right beside the massive Brushy Fork coal slurry dam. Right now, there's still plenty of Coal River Mountain left to build the wind farm. The mountain must stay at its full elevation -- to capture the wind potential needed for the wind farm. Please take action today!                              Photo by Vivian Stockman. Flyover courtesy SouthWings.org.

Senator Robert C. Byrd has said, "Breaks in coal slurry impoundments can threaten the lives and health of area residents, destroy homes and businesses and contaminate water supplies. This dangerous potential looms over coal mining regions in West Virginia and throughout Appalachia." Blasting near this massive toxic lake endangers nearby residents!  

Next week, volunteers from OVEC and other groups are partnering with the Sierra Club in order to host hundreds of Coal Country house parties. Join thousands of concerned citizens across the nation who will be watching Coal Country and taking action to end mountaintop-removal mining. Enter your zip code here to find a party near you the week of November 9 - 15.

For those of you who missed the deadline to register to host a house party, OVEC has several house party packets. Contact the office at 304-522-0246 to obtain your kit, but call today, please. First come, first served.

You can also catch Coal Country on Planet Green: November 14 at 8 p.m. ET, November 15 at 12 p.m. ET, November 19 at 11 p.m. ET, and November 20 at 3 p.m. ET.