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Hoots and Hollers OVEC Feb 28, 2016
March 8: Real Solutions Rendezvous for Our Water
WVAW is not accountable to our community. On Tuesday March 8, join us at Starlings for a REAL SOLUTIONS Rendezvous! More
Issues: Social justice, WV American Water
March 8: Real Solutions Rendezvous for Our Water
WVAW is not accountable to our community. On Tuesday March 8, join us at Starlings for a REAL SOLUTIONS Rendezvous! More
Issues: Social justice, WV American Water
Hoots and Hollers OVEC Feb 28, 2016
Outraged? March 12 Come Tell Legislators You Will #RememberInNovember
Outraged at what's going on in the 2106 WV State Legislature? Come out at 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 12 at the WV State Capitol. Come tell legislators you will #RememberInNovember. More
Issues: Social justice
Outraged? March 12 Come Tell Legislators You Will #RememberInNovember
Outraged at what's going on in the 2106 WV State Legislature? Come out at 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 12 at the WV State Capitol. Come tell legislators you will #RememberInNovember. More
Issues: Social justice
Hoots and Hollers OVEC Feb 17, 2016
Fayette County: Ask for Public Meeting on Compressor Station Air Permit
Written comments or requests for a public meeting must be received by the DAQ before 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 24, 2016. A public meeting may be held if the Director of the DAQ determines that significant public interest has been expressed, in writing, or when the Director deems it appropriate. More
Issues: Fracking, Pipelines, Pollution
Fayette County: Ask for Public Meeting on Compressor Station Air Permit
Written comments or requests for a public meeting must be received by the DAQ before 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 24, 2016. A public meeting may be held if the Director of the DAQ determines that significant public interest has been expressed, in writing, or when the Director deems it appropriate. More
Issues: Fracking, Pipelines, Pollution
Hoots and Hollers OVEC Feb 16, 2016
Lung and Bronchus Cancer Deaths in Boone County, WV Before and After Mountaintop Removal Mining
Coal has been mined from Boone County, WV for over 100 years. Mountaintop removal mining (MTR) has increased dramatically since the 1970’s and may account for ˃30 per cent of West Virginia’s coal. For people who live nearby, airborne particulate matter (PM) may present a health hazard. More
Issues: Health, Mountaintop removal
Lung and Bronchus Cancer Deaths in Boone County, WV Before and After Mountaintop Removal Mining
Coal has been mined from Boone County, WV for over 100 years. Mountaintop removal mining (MTR) has increased dramatically since the 1970’s and may account for ˃30 per cent of West Virginia’s coal. For people who live nearby, airborne particulate matter (PM) may present a health hazard. More
Issues: Health, Mountaintop removal
Hoots and Hollers OVEC Feb 15, 2016
Take Action on HB 4527: We Need to Know Who’s Influencing Elections
Please contact House Judiciary Committee members and your delegates and urge them to support HB 4527. Tell them that secret money has no place in West Virginia. As West Virginians we stand up for what we believe in. More
Issues: Clean elections
Take Action on HB 4527: We Need to Know Who’s Influencing Elections
Please contact House Judiciary Committee members and your delegates and urge them to support HB 4527. Tell them that secret money has no place in West Virginia. As West Virginians we stand up for what we believe in. More
Issues: Clean elections
Press Release OVEC Feb 12, 2016
Lawsuit Launched Over Federal Authorization of Widespread Destruction of Protected Bat’s Habitat
Four conservation groups today filed a formal notice of intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for authorizing logging and widespread destruction of habitat for northern long-eared bats, which are protected under the Endangered Species Act. More
Issues: Coal, Pipelines
Lawsuit Launched Over Federal Authorization of Widespread Destruction of Protected Bat’s Habitat
Four conservation groups today filed a formal notice of intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for authorizing logging and widespread destruction of habitat for northern long-eared bats, which are protected under the Endangered Species Act. More
Issues: Coal, Pipelines
Hoots and Hollers OVEC Feb 10, 2016
Obi Henderson’s Comments at WV / Flint Solidarity Press Conference
Read here for the comments Obi Henderson delivered during the nearly 40-group Citizen Groups Unite for Water Justice press conference held February 9 at the WV State Capitol. Obi is CEO of Dreams Community Development Corporation and was one of the 300,000 West Virginians impacted by the January, 2014 #wvwatercrisis. More
Issues: Health, Pollution, Social justice, Water, WV American Water
Obi Henderson’s Comments at WV / Flint Solidarity Press Conference
Read here for the comments Obi Henderson delivered during the nearly 40-group Citizen Groups Unite for Water Justice press conference held February 9 at the WV State Capitol. Obi is CEO of Dreams Community Development Corporation and was one of the 300,000 West Virginians impacted by the January, 2014 #wvwatercrisis. More
Issues: Health, Pollution, Social justice, Water, WV American Water
Hoots and Hollers OVEC Feb 10, 2016
Webinar: Flint, Environmental Racism, and the Black Church’s Environmental Heritage
The Green Faith webinar, featuring Dr. Melanie Harris, is set for 8 - 9 p.m. (Eastern) on February 18 and is titled "Flint, Environmental Racism, and the Black Church’s Environmental Heritage." Register today for this webinar – and please share this invitation with friends and colleagues. Register even if you can’t attend, and Green Faith will send you the recording link. More
Issues: Pollution, Racial inequality, Social justice, Water
Webinar: Flint, Environmental Racism, and the Black Church’s Environmental Heritage
The Green Faith webinar, featuring Dr. Melanie Harris, is set for 8 - 9 p.m. (Eastern) on February 18 and is titled "Flint, Environmental Racism, and the Black Church’s Environmental Heritage." Register today for this webinar – and please share this invitation with friends and colleagues. Register even if you can’t attend, and Green Faith will send you the recording link. More
Issues: Pollution, Racial inequality, Social justice, Water
Hoots and Hollers OVEC Feb 10, 2016
LEEP into Action: Call Now for Energy Efficiency in WV
The Senate's Energy, Industry, and Mining Committee will consider the bill today, Thursday at 1 p.m. We need your help to contact the committee and voice your support of the bill. Tell them you support the LEEP Act, SB 370. Some points to include... read on! More
Issues: Energy efficiency
LEEP into Action: Call Now for Energy Efficiency in WV
The Senate's Energy, Industry, and Mining Committee will consider the bill today, Thursday at 1 p.m. We need your help to contact the committee and voice your support of the bill. Tell them you support the LEEP Act, SB 370. Some points to include... read on! More
Issues: Energy efficiency
Press Release OVEC Feb 9, 2016
38 WV Citizen Groups Reach Out To Flint: “We Are With You”
Joint Letter Notes Similar Underlying Problems and Government Inattention to Infrastructure; WV Groups Also Warn of Ongoing Effort in WV Legislature to Water Down Post-Crisis Reforms More
Issues: Social justice, Water
38 WV Citizen Groups Reach Out To Flint: “We Are With You”
Joint Letter Notes Similar Underlying Problems and Government Inattention to Infrastructure; WV Groups Also Warn of Ongoing Effort in WV Legislature to Water Down Post-Crisis Reforms More
Issues: Social justice, Water
Hoots and Hollers OVEC Feb 9, 2016
WV to Flint: We Are With You
Feb. 12 update: 41 groups signed on! Wow! Nearly 40 West Virginia groups have signed on to a letter in solidarity with the people of Flint Michigan. Here’s a copy of the letter. Clean water for all! We know there are more WV groups out there that would have signed on if we’d had time to […] More
Issues: Social justice, Water
WV to Flint: We Are With You
Feb. 12 update: 41 groups signed on! Wow! Nearly 40 West Virginia groups have signed on to a letter in solidarity with the people of Flint Michigan. Here’s a copy of the letter. Clean water for all! We know there are more WV groups out there that would have signed on if we’d had time to […] More
Issues: Social justice, Water
Hoots and Hollers OVEC Feb 8, 2016
Call Now! SB 508 Takes Away Citizens’ Right to Sue Over Drilling Impacts
SB 508 undermines the law hundreds of West Virginians have used to file suit against the oil and gas companies whose activities have negatively affected their quality and way of life, making it virtually impossible for other affected residents to bring similar suits in the future. Bringing this type of legal action is the only recourse many people have. We can't let the Legislature take this right away. Please contact members of the Senate Judiciary Committee and your Senators and tell them to oppose SB 508 and preserve our right to bring nuisance suits. More
Issues: Fracking, Marcellus Shale, Social justice
Call Now! SB 508 Takes Away Citizens’ Right to Sue Over Drilling Impacts
SB 508 undermines the law hundreds of West Virginians have used to file suit against the oil and gas companies whose activities have negatively affected their quality and way of life, making it virtually impossible for other affected residents to bring similar suits in the future. Bringing this type of legal action is the only recourse many people have. We can't let the Legislature take this right away. Please contact members of the Senate Judiciary Committee and your Senators and tell them to oppose SB 508 and preserve our right to bring nuisance suits. More
Issues: Fracking, Marcellus Shale, Social justice
Press Release OVEC Feb 8, 2016
Media Advisory: Tuesday Press Conf @ State Capitol: Citizen Groups Unite for Water Justice
Press Conference: Citizen Groups Unite for Water Justice: Citizens Demanding Government Accountability for Protection of Safe Drinking Water; 37 Groups Release Solidarity Letter from West Virginians to the citizens of Flint, Michigan More
Issues: Social justice, Water
Media Advisory: Tuesday Press Conf @ State Capitol: Citizen Groups Unite for Water Justice
Press Conference: Citizen Groups Unite for Water Justice: Citizens Demanding Government Accountability for Protection of Safe Drinking Water; 37 Groups Release Solidarity Letter from West Virginians to the citizens of Flint, Michigan More
Issues: Social justice, Water
Hoots and Hollers OVEC Feb 5, 2016
Trap Hill Public Comment Period Open Until February 8
A message from Friends of Water: Friends, within 48 hours of the toxic injection well waste ban passing in Fayette County, a public comment period opened for a permit renewal on a Trap Hill/ Raleigh County toxic waste dump. Fayette County passed the ban based on both high levels of radioactive radium 226 and radium […] More
Issues: Fracking, Pollution, Social justice
Trap Hill Public Comment Period Open Until February 8
A message from Friends of Water: Friends, within 48 hours of the toxic injection well waste ban passing in Fayette County, a public comment period opened for a permit renewal on a Trap Hill/ Raleigh County toxic waste dump. Fayette County passed the ban based on both high levels of radioactive radium 226 and radium […] More
Issues: Fracking, Pollution, Social justice
Hoots and Hollers OVEC Feb 5, 2016
Fact Sheet: What the Frack is Going On in Putnam County?
Folks in Putnam County might want to know that our neighbors in north central West Virginia have experienced an assault on their land, air, water, health and way of life with the rapid rise and expansion of fracking, waste disposal and associated infrastructure. More
Issues: Fracking, Marcellus Shale, Pipelines, Rogersville Shale
Fact Sheet: What the Frack is Going On in Putnam County?
Folks in Putnam County might want to know that our neighbors in north central West Virginia have experienced an assault on their land, air, water, health and way of life with the rapid rise and expansion of fracking, waste disposal and associated infrastructure. More
Issues: Fracking, Marcellus Shale, Pipelines, Rogersville Shale
Hoots and Hollers OVEC Feb 3, 2016
#WVWaterCrisis Gains in Peril: Call Your Legislators!
#WVWaterCrisis Gains in Peril: Call Your Legislators! Below is a call to action from the West Virginia Environmental Council Action. If you want to get updates on what’s going on under the Golden Dome during the 2016 WV Legislative Session, be sure to sign up for E-Council’s Action Alerts here on their home page. (OVEC […] More
Issues: Aboveground storage tanks, MCHM, Pollution, Water
#WVWaterCrisis Gains in Peril: Call Your Legislators!
#WVWaterCrisis Gains in Peril: Call Your Legislators! Below is a call to action from the West Virginia Environmental Council Action. If you want to get updates on what’s going on under the Golden Dome during the 2016 WV Legislative Session, be sure to sign up for E-Council’s Action Alerts here on their home page. (OVEC […] More
Issues: Aboveground storage tanks, MCHM, Pollution, Water
Hoots and Hollers OVEC Feb 2, 2016
Environmental Songwriting Contest With Cash Prizes
This contest is now closed! May 10 update: Find the contest rules and prize information here. Attention singers, songwriters and players of instruments: Got eco-lyrics? Get ‘em out there! Take part in an environmental songwriting contest, which will officially begin this April/May, complete with cash prizes. OVEC is one of the groups contributing prize money. […] More
Issues: Fracking, Mountaintop removal, Music
Environmental Songwriting Contest With Cash Prizes
This contest is now closed! May 10 update: Find the contest rules and prize information here. Attention singers, songwriters and players of instruments: Got eco-lyrics? Get ‘em out there! Take part in an environmental songwriting contest, which will officially begin this April/May, complete with cash prizes. OVEC is one of the groups contributing prize money. […] More
Issues: Fracking, Mountaintop removal, Music
Hoots and Hollers OVEC Jan 29, 2016
Freedom Execs Sentenced Next Week: Show Up
Remember the #wvwatercrisis #wvchemleak! The entry below is from an e-mail Maya Nye sent to the WV Water Roundtable list-serv. Sentencing for the Freedom Industries executives who plead guilty commence on Monday, February 1. Here are 3 things you can do to encourage justice in this case: Show up! Show the judge that victims still care. (Court the dates […] More
Issues: Aboveground storage tanks, MCHM, Social justice, WV American Water
Freedom Execs Sentenced Next Week: Show Up
Remember the #wvwatercrisis #wvchemleak! The entry below is from an e-mail Maya Nye sent to the WV Water Roundtable list-serv. Sentencing for the Freedom Industries executives who plead guilty commence on Monday, February 1. Here are 3 things you can do to encourage justice in this case: Show up! Show the judge that victims still care. (Court the dates […] More
Issues: Aboveground storage tanks, MCHM, Social justice, WV American Water
Hoots and Hollers OVEC Jan 29, 2016
WV Premiere of Blood on the Mountain Tuesday at WVU
Info from a Blood on the Mountain News Advisory: WHAT: West Virginia University premiere of documentary film Blood On The Mountain as the kickoff for the West Virginia University Community Human Rights Film Festival WHEN: Tuesday, February 2, 2016 7:00 p.m. Film starts, discussion panel follows screening (runtime: 93 minutes). WHERE: Gluck Theatre, WVU Mountainlair, 1550 […] More
Issues: Coal, Mountaintop removal, Social justice
WV Premiere of Blood on the Mountain Tuesday at WVU
Info from a Blood on the Mountain News Advisory: WHAT: West Virginia University premiere of documentary film Blood On The Mountain as the kickoff for the West Virginia University Community Human Rights Film Festival WHEN: Tuesday, February 2, 2016 7:00 p.m. Film starts, discussion panel follows screening (runtime: 93 minutes). WHERE: Gluck Theatre, WVU Mountainlair, 1550 […] More
Issues: Coal, Mountaintop removal, Social justice
Hoots and Hollers OVEC Jan 28, 2016
Pam Nixon, Others Comment on Report on WVAW vs. Public Water
To release their new report, “West Virginia American Water Company and the Case for Public Ownership and Operation,” our good friends at the Civil Society Institute held a tele-press conference on January 7. Making statements and fielding press questions were principal report author and CSI’s senior energy analyst Grant Smith, report editor and Advocates for a Safe […] More
Issues: Aboveground storage tanks, Health, MCHM, Social justice, Water, WV American Water
Pam Nixon, Others Comment on Report on WVAW vs. Public Water
To release their new report, “West Virginia American Water Company and the Case for Public Ownership and Operation,” our good friends at the Civil Society Institute held a tele-press conference on January 7. Making statements and fielding press questions were principal report author and CSI’s senior energy analyst Grant Smith, report editor and Advocates for a Safe […] More
Issues: Aboveground storage tanks, Health, MCHM, Social justice, Water, WV American Water