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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 Robin Blakeman Feb 4, 2016
Prayer for West Virginia and Her People
We pray that people—especially those who are most in need—would be placed as a higher priority than profit. We pray for creative alternatives to the status quo. More
Issues: Coal, Mountaintop removal, Social justice
Prayer for West Virginia and Her People
We pray that people—especially those who are most in need—would be placed as a higher priority than profit. We pray for creative alternatives to the status quo. More
Issues: Coal, Mountaintop removal, Social justice
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
Hoots and Hollers OVEC Jan 27, 2016
Report: WVAW Still Unprepared to Deal with Crisis; Public Takeover Urged
January 9 marked the second anniversary of the chemical spill that left 300,000 West Virginians without tap water for more than a week. On January 9, 2014, a leaking tank at Freedom Industries’ tank farm spewed about 10,000 gallons of coal-cleaning chemicals into the Elk River, about a mile upstream from West Virginia American Water’s […] More
Issues: Aboveground storage tanks, Health, MCHM, Water, WV American Water
Report: WVAW Still Unprepared to Deal with Crisis; Public Takeover Urged
January 9 marked the second anniversary of the chemical spill that left 300,000 West Virginians without tap water for more than a week. On January 9, 2014, a leaking tank at Freedom Industries’ tank farm spewed about 10,000 gallons of coal-cleaning chemicals into the Elk River, about a mile upstream from West Virginia American Water’s […] More
Issues: Aboveground storage tanks, Health, MCHM, Water, WV American Water
Hoots and Hollers OVEC Jan 27, 2016
Help RAMPS Put Down Roots: They’re Buying a House!
Our friends at RAMPS—Radical Action for Mountains’ and People’s Survival—are celebrating their five-year anniversary by buying a campaign house. RAMPS says: As we approach our five-year anniversary, RAMPS has a tremendous opportunity that will enable our work to grow and thrive for the long haul—we are buying a campaign house! We’re grateful to have been supported […] More
Issues: Mountaintop removal
Help RAMPS Put Down Roots: They’re Buying a House!
Our friends at RAMPS—Radical Action for Mountains’ and People’s Survival—are celebrating their five-year anniversary by buying a campaign house. RAMPS says: As we approach our five-year anniversary, RAMPS has a tremendous opportunity that will enable our work to grow and thrive for the long haul—we are buying a campaign house! We’re grateful to have been supported […] More
Issues: Mountaintop removal
Hoots and Hollers Bill Hughes Jan 27, 2016
Push for Pipelines – Part 5
Below is Push for Pipelines – Part 5. Read Part 1 here, Part 2 here, Part 3 here and Part 4 here. Lessons to Be Learned Given the many proposed large diameter and very long pipelines and the broad impact they will have, it seems useful to examine how these errors can happen. We need to ask: Are […] More
Issues: Fracking, Marcellus Shale, Pipelines
Push for Pipelines – Part 5
Below is Push for Pipelines – Part 5. Read Part 1 here, Part 2 here, Part 3 here and Part 4 here. Lessons to Be Learned Given the many proposed large diameter and very long pipelines and the broad impact they will have, it seems useful to examine how these errors can happen. We need to ask: Are […] More
Issues: Fracking, Marcellus Shale, Pipelines
Hoots and Hollers Bill Hughes Jan 26, 2016
Push for Pipelines – Part 4
Below is Push for Pipelines – Part 4. Read Part 1 here, Part 2 here and Part 3 here. What Happened and How I think it is safe to say that, in light of my well-known activism in documenting all things Marcellus, I am not your average Wetzel County surface owner. I have more than 10,000 photos of […] More
Issues: Fracking, Marcellus Shale, Pipelines
Push for Pipelines – Part 4
Below is Push for Pipelines – Part 4. Read Part 1 here, Part 2 here and Part 3 here. What Happened and How I think it is safe to say that, in light of my well-known activism in documenting all things Marcellus, I am not your average Wetzel County surface owner. I have more than 10,000 photos of […] More
Issues: Fracking, Marcellus Shale, Pipelines
Hoots and Hollers Bill Hughes Jan 26, 2016
Surveyor Signs and Symbols
If you’ve been reading the Push for Pipelines series of blogs, you’ve come across the call to “Learn More” about surveyor signs and symbols. Here you go: It is not easy to interpret everything that surveyors leave behind, so here’s a simplified description of a variety of markings that are used by surveyors. The three most commonly […] More
Issues: Fracking, Pipelines
Surveyor Signs and Symbols
If you’ve been reading the Push for Pipelines series of blogs, you’ve come across the call to “Learn More” about surveyor signs and symbols. Here you go: It is not easy to interpret everything that surveyors leave behind, so here’s a simplified description of a variety of markings that are used by surveyors. The three most commonly […] More
Issues: Fracking, Pipelines
Hoots and Hollers Bill Hughes Jan 26, 2016
Push for Pipelines – Part 3
Below is Push for Pipelines – Part 3. Read Part 1 here and Part 2 here. A Word On Surveyors Most folks can relate to the work and responsibility of bookkeepers or certified public accountants. (CPAs). They measure and keep track of money. And their balance sheets and ledgers actually have to, well, balance. And they […] More
Issues: Fracking, Pipelines
Push for Pipelines – Part 3
Below is Push for Pipelines – Part 3. Read Part 1 here and Part 2 here. A Word On Surveyors Most folks can relate to the work and responsibility of bookkeepers or certified public accountants. (CPAs). They measure and keep track of money. And their balance sheets and ledgers actually have to, well, balance. And they […] More
Issues: Fracking, Pipelines
Hoots and Hollers Bill Hughes Jan 25, 2016
Push for Pipelines – Part 2
Below is Push for Pipelines – Part 2. Read Part 1 here. How did we get to this point? Let’s review our first contact with the land agent representing EQT. In February of 2014, the EQT land agent asked my wife and I for permission to walk our property for a preliminary evaluation of a possible route […] More
Issues: Fracking, Pipelines
Push for Pipelines – Part 2
Below is Push for Pipelines – Part 2. Read Part 1 here. How did we get to this point? Let’s review our first contact with the land agent representing EQT. In February of 2014, the EQT land agent asked my wife and I for permission to walk our property for a preliminary evaluation of a possible route […] More
Issues: Fracking, Pipelines
Hoots and Hollers Bill Hughes Jan 25, 2016
Push for Pipelines – Part 1
For anyone who has even casually followed Marcellus and Utica shale gas exploration and production, here in the active gas fields of West Virginia or south-western Pennsylvania or Ohio, you know there are many concerns surrounding the complete natural gas production process, such as air pollution, water consumption and contamination, waste disposal, heavy big rig […] More
Issues: Fracking, Pipelines
Push for Pipelines – Part 1
For anyone who has even casually followed Marcellus and Utica shale gas exploration and production, here in the active gas fields of West Virginia or south-western Pennsylvania or Ohio, you know there are many concerns surrounding the complete natural gas production process, such as air pollution, water consumption and contamination, waste disposal, heavy big rig […] More
Issues: Fracking, Pipelines
Hoots and Hollers OVEC Jan 25, 2016
Dig Out for E-Day Tuesday, Jan. 26
Tomorrow, Tuesday, January 26, is WV Environmental Council’s annual E-Day at the WV State Capitol. Load of WV environmental groups will have informational tables under the Golden Dome. You know OVEC will be there! Dig out from the weekend winter storm and come connect with folks working on environmental issues in West Virginia. Learn about the […] More
Issues: Aboveground storage tanks, Coal, Fracking, Health, Mountaintop removal
Dig Out for E-Day Tuesday, Jan. 26
Tomorrow, Tuesday, January 26, is WV Environmental Council’s annual E-Day at the WV State Capitol. Load of WV environmental groups will have informational tables under the Golden Dome. You know OVEC will be there! Dig out from the weekend winter storm and come connect with folks working on environmental issues in West Virginia. Learn about the […] More
Issues: Aboveground storage tanks, Coal, Fracking, Health, Mountaintop removal
Hoots and Hollers OVEC Jan 21, 2016
Comment Today on Trap Hill UIC: No Frack Waste Underground Injection
The Beckley Register-Herald reports: “A Department of Environmental Protection permit application renewal for an underground injection control well used to dispose of oil and natural gas waste in the Trap Hill area of Raleigh County is open for public comment through Jan. 21.” More details on the UIC here. Note that the commissioners of neighboring Fayette County banned […] More
Issues: Fracking, Pollution, Social justice
Comment Today on Trap Hill UIC: No Frack Waste Underground Injection
The Beckley Register-Herald reports: “A Department of Environmental Protection permit application renewal for an underground injection control well used to dispose of oil and natural gas waste in the Trap Hill area of Raleigh County is open for public comment through Jan. 21.” More details on the UIC here. Note that the commissioners of neighboring Fayette County banned […] More
Issues: Fracking, Pollution, Social justice
Hoots and Hollers OVEC Jan 19, 2016
Take Action: Support Fayette County O&G Waste Disposal Ban
This blog is adapted from an e-mail sent out by members of POWHR, a coalition of groups working to oppose the onslaught of pipelines proposed for West Virginia and Virginia. POWHR – Protecting Our Water, Heritage, Rights EQT has brought a lawsuit against Fayette, the first county in West Virginia to pass an ordinance to ban […] More
Issues: Fracking, Marcellus Shale, Pollution, Rogersville Shale
Take Action: Support Fayette County O&G Waste Disposal Ban
This blog is adapted from an e-mail sent out by members of POWHR, a coalition of groups working to oppose the onslaught of pipelines proposed for West Virginia and Virginia. POWHR – Protecting Our Water, Heritage, Rights EQT has brought a lawsuit against Fayette, the first county in West Virginia to pass an ordinance to ban […] More
Issues: Fracking, Marcellus Shale, Pollution, Rogersville Shale
Hoots and Hollers Mary Wildfire Jan 19, 2016
TPP Would Gut Environmental Laws
On January 14, I participated in a conference call with Climate Reality Check Coalition on the TTP (Trans Pacific Partnership) and its effect on the environment. This post is to pass along some of what I learned. Like other trade pacts, the TPP would essentially gut our environmental laws. The call featured two densely informative speeches: […] More
Issues: Climate change, Pipelines, Pollution, Social justice
TPP Would Gut Environmental Laws
On January 14, I participated in a conference call with Climate Reality Check Coalition on the TTP (Trans Pacific Partnership) and its effect on the environment. This post is to pass along some of what I learned. Like other trade pacts, the TPP would essentially gut our environmental laws. The call featured two densely informative speeches: […] More
Issues: Climate change, Pipelines, Pollution, Social justice
Hoots and Hollers Vivian Jan 14, 2016
Register Now for Free Job Training that Starts Jan. 25
The Coalfield Development Corporation and Center for Environmental, Geotechnical, and Applied Sciences at Marshall University are encouraging folks to register now for a free job training course that starts January 25. The training course is called “The Quality Environmental Jobs Initiative”(QEJI) and is funded through an Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training grant from the […] More
Issues: Coal, Transition economy
Register Now for Free Job Training that Starts Jan. 25
The Coalfield Development Corporation and Center for Environmental, Geotechnical, and Applied Sciences at Marshall University are encouraging folks to register now for a free job training course that starts January 25. The training course is called “The Quality Environmental Jobs Initiative”(QEJI) and is funded through an Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training grant from the […] More
Issues: Coal, Transition economy