On March 23, 2013, OVEC brought Kerry Albright, the Miracle Baby of Buffalo Creek, to the WV Culture Center to tell his story. Here’s Kerry’s story, in his own words. First I’d like to thank Maria Gunnoe and the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition for asking me to come down from New York Ctiy to speak. [...]
If you follow coal-related news in West Virginia, then you know about the tragic November 30 coal sludge impoundment failure that claimed the life of a bulldozer operator at a Harrison County, W.Va. coal prep plant.You may also know that OVEC and Coal River Mountain Watch have been working together for years on our Sludge [...]
Coal Rush has its world premier March 29, 2012 at The Atlanta Film Festival. The documentary examines what happened when a few hundred people living in small communities in Mingo County, W. Va. took on the fourth-largest coal company in the United States. If you have contacts in the Atlanta area, please encourage them to [...]
Winds shred dome at Boone County coal operation The above news story gives some information on the latest dome-downing. This means even more coal dust for the residents of Sylvester, W.Va. The top photo, by me, shows bits of the shredded dome; photo taken 3-1-2012. The bottom photo, by “Dustbuster” Mary Miller, shows what’s missing. [...]