July 30 |
OVEC Action
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Today: Deadline to Comment to Office of Surface Mining on Stream Buffer Zone
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July 31: Deadline to Register for Scholarships for Community Leaders Training Weekend
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For West Virginians - Aug 9: Deadline to Register to Vote in Special US Senate Primary
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Aug. 28: West Virginia's Special Election for US Special Senate Primary Election
Today: Deadline
to Comment to Office of Surface Mining on Stream Buffer Zone
As
a parting gift to Big Coal, in late 2008 the Bush administration
gutted the Stream Buffer Zone rule, which protected our
nation's streams and waterways from the worst coal industry abuses.
The old rule was a good rule - but it was never properly enforced. Today, however, instead of reinstating and enforcing the old stream buffer zone rule, the Obama administration is proposing totally new guidelines that would regulate how - and whether - America's streams can be filled with waste from mining operations.
But before they'll write the new regulations, the administration has decided to gather information for an Environmental Impact Statement. To that end, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) is requesting your opinion on what requirements a new stream protection rule should include.
Please, take just a few minutes to make sure that your views are taken into account and our streams are protected from the devastation of mountaintop removal coal mining. Click here to submit your comments today. The deadline for comments is today.
July 31:
Deadline to Register for Scholarships for Community
Leaders Training Weekend
OVEC, a member of the
Alliance for Appalachia, encourages our members and
supporters to take advantage of a weekend-long training for
community leaders. The Alliance will host the training from August
13-15 at
Camp Virgil
Tate near Charleston, W.Va. Scholarships are still available
for this most-excellent event.
All the details you need are here. We hope to see you there!
Aug 9:
Deadline to Register to Vote in Special US Senate Primary
Aug. 9 is the deadline to
register to vote (or change party affiliation) in the Aug. 28
Special U.S. Senate Primary Election (for Senator Byrd's
seat). Independents can vote in any party's Primary. You can
register at your local Dept. of Motor Vehicles.
More information on how to register is here. Register!
Keep abreast of the news about the election here. There were several stories posted yesterday. Scroll down to the 7-29 news headline-link entries.
Aug. 28:
Special U.S. Senate Primary Election
Aug. 28:
Special U.S. Senate Primary Election (Senator
Byrd's seat).
Vote!
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are part of our
Kroger Gift Card program, please let this serve as reminder
to keep your card charged and use it when you buy groceries or
gasoline at Kroger. If you don't already have a Kroger Gift Card set
up for OVEC, please reply to this e-mail for info on how to get with
the program.
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