Posts by Vivian
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Hoots and Hollers Vivian Jul 8, 2013
Gainesville Loves Mountains and You Can Too
Kudos to Gainesville Loves Mountains for two years of work which has resulted in the writing of an ordinance which would permanently end Gainesville Regional Utilities’ use of mountaintop-removal mined coal. Learn more here and sign a petition to help enact this ordianace here. Thanks GLM for setting an example the whole nation can follow! More
Issues: Coal, Mountaintop removal, Social justice
Gainesville Loves Mountains and You Can Too
Kudos to Gainesville Loves Mountains for two years of work which has resulted in the writing of an ordinance which would permanently end Gainesville Regional Utilities’ use of mountaintop-removal mined coal. Learn more here and sign a petition to help enact this ordianace here. Thanks GLM for setting an example the whole nation can follow! More
Issues: Coal, Mountaintop removal, Social justice
Hoots and Hollers Vivian May 14, 2013
The Buffalo Creek Miracle Baby
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. […] More
Issues: Coal
The Buffalo Creek Miracle Baby
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. […] More
Issues: Coal
People in Action Gallery Vivian Mar 18, 2013
People in Action: United for the Future of West Virginia March 15, 2013
As the grand finale to Mountain Justice Spring Break 2013, RAMPS and Mountain Justice organized a rally. More
Issues: Fracking, Mountaintop removal, Water
People in Action: United for the Future of West Virginia March 15, 2013
As the grand finale to Mountain Justice Spring Break 2013, RAMPS and Mountain Justice organized a rally. More
Issues: Fracking, Mountaintop removal, Water
MTR Gallery Vivian Mar 12, 2013
Sugar Tree, Boone County, W. Va. March 30, 2009
Check our Sugar Tree galleries to see “progress” in action as this lovely, ecologically diverse area of West Virginia is transformed into Mars by mountaintop removal coal mining. More
Issues: Mountaintop removal, Sustainability
Sugar Tree, Boone County, W. Va. March 30, 2009
Check our Sugar Tree galleries to see “progress” in action as this lovely, ecologically diverse area of West Virginia is transformed into Mars by mountaintop removal coal mining. More
Issues: Mountaintop removal, Sustainability
MTR Gallery Vivian Mar 9, 2013
Sugar Tree, Boone County, W. Va. June, 2005
Check our Sugar Tree galleries to see “progress” in action as this lovely, ecologically diverse area of West Virginia is transformed into Mars by mountaintop removal coal mining. More
Issues: Mountaintop removal, Sustainability
Sugar Tree, Boone County, W. Va. June, 2005
Check our Sugar Tree galleries to see “progress” in action as this lovely, ecologically diverse area of West Virginia is transformed into Mars by mountaintop removal coal mining. More
Issues: Mountaintop removal, Sustainability
People in Action Gallery Vivian Mar 8, 2013
People in Action: Rally to Stop MTR and Save Blair Mountain – March 5, 2013
The Blair Mountain Heritage Alliance organized a rally and march to call upon Morgan Stanley to stop funding mountaintop removal operations. More
Issues: Mountaintop removal
People in Action: Rally to Stop MTR and Save Blair Mountain – March 5, 2013
The Blair Mountain Heritage Alliance organized a rally and march to call upon Morgan Stanley to stop funding mountaintop removal operations. More
Issues: Mountaintop removal
Hoots and Hollers Vivian Feb 14, 2013
#Forward on Climate ~ Fight Like Hell For the Living
Several OVEC members and staff are heading to Washington D.C. for the largest climate rally in history, happening this Sunday, February 17. If you can’t join us in person, please join the rally online. Hashtags in use for the rally include #forwardonclimate, #f17. With your tweets please include #(your zip code), so we get a […] More
Issues: Climate change, Coal, Energy efficiency, Faith, Health, Mountaintop removal, Pollution
#Forward on Climate ~ Fight Like Hell For the Living
Several OVEC members and staff are heading to Washington D.C. for the largest climate rally in history, happening this Sunday, February 17. If you can’t join us in person, please join the rally online. Hashtags in use for the rally include #forwardonclimate, #f17. With your tweets please include #(your zip code), so we get a […] More
Issues: Climate change, Coal, Energy efficiency, Faith, Health, Mountaintop removal, Pollution
Hoots and Hollers Vivian Dec 21, 2012
Joan’s Gone
I often sought advice from Joan. She opened doors on Capitol Hill for groups like OVEC. She helped us get our stories to legislators, helped them introduce legislation that would protect our health, our water, our mountains. She helped us get our stories to regulators and she spearheaded efforts at Earthjustice aimed at making regulators […] More
Issues: Health, Mountaintop removal
Joan’s Gone
I often sought advice from Joan. She opened doors on Capitol Hill for groups like OVEC. She helped us get our stories to legislators, helped them introduce legislation that would protect our health, our water, our mountains. She helped us get our stories to regulators and she spearheaded efforts at Earthjustice aimed at making regulators […] More
Issues: Health, Mountaintop removal
Hoots and Hollers Vivian Dec 18, 2012
Aerial Photography and the News
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 […] More
Issues: Coal, Marcellus Shale
Aerial Photography and the News
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 […] More
Issues: Coal, Marcellus Shale
Hoots and Hollers Vivian Oct 14, 2012
Today: Live Streaming of Larry’s Remembrance
The Celebration of Larry Gibson’s Life is today, October 14 at 2 p.m. (EST). All the details are here. If you can’t make it to Charleston, W.Va., you can watch the event, which will be live streamed here. More
Issues: Mountaintop removal
Today: Live Streaming of Larry’s Remembrance
The Celebration of Larry Gibson’s Life is today, October 14 at 2 p.m. (EST). All the details are here. If you can’t make it to Charleston, W.Va., you can watch the event, which will be live streamed here. More
Issues: Mountaintop removal
Hoots and Hollers Vivian Sep 9, 2012
Passages: Larry Gibson, Keeper of the Mountains
September 19 Update: Oct. 14 event celebrating Larry Gibson Public memorial scheduled for activist Larry Gibson From September 9: We are in shock, mourning the passing today of Keeper of the Mountains Larry Gibson. We are holding his wife, daughter and sons close to our hearts. Update: Read some of his daughter’s thoughts here: Prominent […] More
Issues: Mountaintop removal
Passages: Larry Gibson, Keeper of the Mountains
September 19 Update: Oct. 14 event celebrating Larry Gibson Public memorial scheduled for activist Larry Gibson From September 9: We are in shock, mourning the passing today of Keeper of the Mountains Larry Gibson. We are holding his wife, daughter and sons close to our hearts. Update: Read some of his daughter’s thoughts here: Prominent […] More
Issues: Mountaintop removal
Hoots and Hollers Vivian Sep 5, 2012
Crystal Good’s Poetry Volume Online
Congratulations to OVEC board member Crystal Good. Her poetry book Valley Girl is now available online. Learn more here. And you know there’s a poem about mountaintop removal in there… More
Issues: Mountaintop removal
Crystal Good’s Poetry Volume Online
Congratulations to OVEC board member Crystal Good. Her poetry book Valley Girl is now available online. Learn more here. And you know there’s a poem about mountaintop removal in there… More
Issues: Mountaintop removal
Hoots and Hollers Vivian Aug 31, 2012
Twilight and Maria Gunnoe Featured in Current Issue of People Magazine
Pick up the current (Sept. 10) issue of People magazine. “The Naughty Prince” is the cover story, but make your way to page 71 for a four-page story on OVEC’s work in Twilight, W.Va. “Time is running out to keep Twilight, W.Va., from being lost to an extreme coal-mining process, but Maria Gunnoe is trying,” […] More
Issues: Mountaintop removal
Twilight and Maria Gunnoe Featured in Current Issue of People Magazine
Pick up the current (Sept. 10) issue of People magazine. “The Naughty Prince” is the cover story, but make your way to page 71 for a four-page story on OVEC’s work in Twilight, W.Va. “Time is running out to keep Twilight, W.Va., from being lost to an extreme coal-mining process, but Maria Gunnoe is trying,” […] More
Issues: Mountaintop removal
Hoots and Hollers Vivian Aug 2, 2012
RAMPS action video footage
Click here for footage of what happened to the RAMPS protesters after the arrest of 20 protesters at the Hobet mountaintop removal mine. RAMPS “Mountain Mobilization”, July 28, 2012 More
Issues: Mountaintop removal
RAMPS action video footage
Click here for footage of what happened to the RAMPS protesters after the arrest of 20 protesters at the Hobet mountaintop removal mine. RAMPS “Mountain Mobilization”, July 28, 2012 More
Issues: Mountaintop removal
Hoots and Hollers Vivian Jul 10, 2012
Navigating the Candidates in Campaign 2012, Part 2
A guest blog by OVEC membership committee member Sylvia Arthur A good website for finding out about elected representatives is Open Congress. Open Congress is a project of the Participatory Politics Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that builds free and open-source software for civic engagement. The Sunlight Foundation, also a non-profit organization, is the founding […] More
Issues: Clean elections
Navigating the Candidates in Campaign 2012, Part 2
A guest blog by OVEC membership committee member Sylvia Arthur A good website for finding out about elected representatives is Open Congress. Open Congress is a project of the Participatory Politics Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that builds free and open-source software for civic engagement. The Sunlight Foundation, also a non-profit organization, is the founding […] More
Issues: Clean elections
Hoots and Hollers Vivian Jun 28, 2012
Navigating the Candidates in Campaign 2012
A guest blog by OVEC membership committee member Sylvia Arthur When it comes to elections many times we are faced with the same questions. Who is this person?” “What are their policies?” “What is their background?” I would like to show you a few good web sites where you can get information about candidates for […] More
Issues: Clean elections
Navigating the Candidates in Campaign 2012
A guest blog by OVEC membership committee member Sylvia Arthur When it comes to elections many times we are faced with the same questions. Who is this person?” “What are their policies?” “What is their background?” I would like to show you a few good web sites where you can get information about candidates for […] More
Issues: Clean elections
Hoots and Hollers Vivian Jun 20, 2012
OVEC’s ED in Rio
OVEC Executive Director Janet Keating is attending the Rio+20 Earth Summit, going on now in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Keating will present before a panel titled “Organizing for Change: Women’s Tribunals as Civil Society Advocacy.” She’ll present findings from the Central Appalachian Women’s Tribunal on Climate Justice, which was held May 10 in Charleston, W. […] More
Issues: Climate change, EPA, Mountaintop removal
OVEC’s ED in Rio
OVEC Executive Director Janet Keating is attending the Rio+20 Earth Summit, going on now in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Keating will present before a panel titled “Organizing for Change: Women’s Tribunals as Civil Society Advocacy.” She’ll present findings from the Central Appalachian Women’s Tribunal on Climate Justice, which was held May 10 in Charleston, W. […] More
Issues: Climate change, EPA, Mountaintop removal
Hoots and Hollers Vivian Jun 14, 2012
Rebecca Park: Why I Cut My Hair
A Guest Blog from Charleston, W.Va. resident Rebbeca Park I have taken a stand against mountaintop removal (MTR). I joined with about a dozen others at the West Virginia State Capitol on Memorial Day and with my mom and my husband Andy watching, I let my daughter Beth Ann buzz my hair down to stubble. […] More
Issues: Mountaintop removal
Rebecca Park: Why I Cut My Hair
A Guest Blog from Charleston, W.Va. resident Rebbeca Park I have taken a stand against mountaintop removal (MTR). I joined with about a dozen others at the West Virginia State Capitol on Memorial Day and with my mom and my husband Andy watching, I let my daughter Beth Ann buzz my hair down to stubble. […] More
Issues: Mountaintop removal
Hoots and Hollers Vivian Jun 14, 2012
Until Friday: Sample Cut and Paste Letter to Subcommittee
To follow up on yesterday’s post, here’s a sample letter to copy and paste if you haven’t time to write your own. Please add your name below (before the reprinted editorial) and e-mail this letter to: naturalresources@mail.house.gov Dear Representative Lamborn, Representative Hastings and Subcommittee staff and members: I wish to submit the following letter for […] More
Issues: Mountaintop removal
Until Friday: Sample Cut and Paste Letter to Subcommittee
To follow up on yesterday’s post, here’s a sample letter to copy and paste if you haven’t time to write your own. Please add your name below (before the reprinted editorial) and e-mail this letter to: naturalresources@mail.house.gov Dear Representative Lamborn, Representative Hastings and Subcommittee staff and members: I wish to submit the following letter for […] More
Issues: Mountaintop removal