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Hoots and Hollers Vivian Jun 5, 2012
Politico Names Names: Who Found the Photo “Inappropriate”
According to a June 1 Politico article titled “Hill Republicans alert cops to activist’s ‘inappropriate’ photo” by Bob King and Erica Martinson: Committee Republican spokesman Spencer Pederson said subcommittee Chairman Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) “determined that that picture was inappropriate for committee use.” Pederson said full committee Chairman Doc Hastings (R-Wash.) agreed. “Due to the nature […] More
Issues: Mountaintop removal
Politico Names Names: Who Found the Photo “Inappropriate”
According to a June 1 Politico article titled “Hill Republicans alert cops to activist’s ‘inappropriate’ photo” by Bob King and Erica Martinson: Committee Republican spokesman Spencer Pederson said subcommittee Chairman Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) “determined that that picture was inappropriate for committee use.” Pederson said full committee Chairman Doc Hastings (R-Wash.) agreed. “Due to the nature […] More
Issues: Mountaintop removal
Hoots and Hollers Vivian Jun 5, 2012
“No Criminal Activity,” Now Join the Call-In Tomorrow
Whoever it was on that House subcommittee who had OVEC’s Maria Gunnoe detained and investigated for child pornography for attempting to show this photo during her testimony… whoever that was, he wasn’t thinking too far past his own anger at Maria for daring to speak the truth about what the coal industry gets away with […] More
Issues: Mountaintop removal
“No Criminal Activity,” Now Join the Call-In Tomorrow
Whoever it was on that House subcommittee who had OVEC’s Maria Gunnoe detained and investigated for child pornography for attempting to show this photo during her testimony… whoever that was, he wasn’t thinking too far past his own anger at Maria for daring to speak the truth about what the coal industry gets away with […] More
Issues: Mountaintop removal
Hoots and Hollers Vivian Jun 4, 2012
Bady Blog
Aaron Bady is the son of OVEC co-founder Dianne Bady. This weekend he blogged in regard to Maria Gunnoe’s Friday, June 1 testimony before a House subcommittee, specifically on some craziness someone on the subcommittee worked up: Obscenity: I Know It When I See It. Please take a few minutes to read the posting. As […] More
Issues: Mountaintop removal
Bady Blog
Aaron Bady is the son of OVEC co-founder Dianne Bady. This weekend he blogged in regard to Maria Gunnoe’s Friday, June 1 testimony before a House subcommittee, specifically on some craziness someone on the subcommittee worked up: Obscenity: I Know It When I See It. Please take a few minutes to read the posting. As […] More
Issues: Mountaintop removal
Hoots and Hollers Vivian Jun 1, 2012
OVEC’s Maria Gunnoe to Testify Before Congress Today
Here’s the press release we sent out yesterday about Maria Gunnoe’s testimony (and the Alliance for Appalachia’s upcoming End Mountaintop Removal Week in Washington) at a Congressional oversight hearing, which starts at 10 a.m. today. You can watch the hearing on live streaming starting at 10 a.m. Here’s Maria’s written testimony and check out this […] More
Issues: Mountaintop removal
OVEC’s Maria Gunnoe to Testify Before Congress Today
Here’s the press release we sent out yesterday about Maria Gunnoe’s testimony (and the Alliance for Appalachia’s upcoming End Mountaintop Removal Week in Washington) at a Congressional oversight hearing, which starts at 10 a.m. today. You can watch the hearing on live streaming starting at 10 a.m. Here’s Maria’s written testimony and check out this […] More
Issues: Mountaintop removal
Hoots and Hollers Janet Keating May 31, 2012
Locks Sheared for The Mountains
Marilyn Mullins had a dream and then she acted on it. Via Facebook, to call for an end to mountaintop removal, she organized a Memorial Day head-shaving event for women at the State Capitol. What a deeply personal sacrifice these beautiful women (and some men standing with them in solidarity) made on behalf of the […] More
Issues: Mountaintop removal
Locks Sheared for The Mountains
Marilyn Mullins had a dream and then she acted on it. Via Facebook, to call for an end to mountaintop removal, she organized a Memorial Day head-shaving event for women at the State Capitol. What a deeply personal sacrifice these beautiful women (and some men standing with them in solidarity) made on behalf of the […] More
Issues: Mountaintop removal
Hoots and Hollers Robin Blakeman May 31, 2012
A Warning from Doddridge County
What’s worse than mountaintop removal water polluting your Memorial Day Holiday? Possibly “brine water” from fracking operations. To see why, view this YouTube video and this one, along with the photos posted here. During Memorial Day weekend, Doddridge County residents tested road puddles made where a gas company truck had just sprayed, reportedly to control […] More
Issues: Marcellus Shale
A Warning from Doddridge County
What’s worse than mountaintop removal water polluting your Memorial Day Holiday? Possibly “brine water” from fracking operations. To see why, view this YouTube video and this one, along with the photos posted here. During Memorial Day weekend, Doddridge County residents tested road puddles made where a gas company truck had just sprayed, reportedly to control […] More
Issues: Marcellus Shale
Hoots and Hollers Vivian May 31, 2012
OVEC Photos Used on World Catastrophe Map Website
OVEC’s photos of mountaintop removal appear on numerous websites, including government websites. They’re on the covers of and inside books, in CD jackets, in newspaper articles, on newsletters and fundraising mailers various groups send out for their end mountaintop removal work. Students from grade school to grad school have used them for papers and projects. […] More
Issues: Mountaintop removal
OVEC Photos Used on World Catastrophe Map Website
OVEC’s photos of mountaintop removal appear on numerous websites, including government websites. They’re on the covers of and inside books, in CD jackets, in newspaper articles, on newsletters and fundraising mailers various groups send out for their end mountaintop removal work. Students from grade school to grad school have used them for papers and projects. […] More
Issues: Mountaintop removal
Hoots and Hollers Vivian May 30, 2012
Take Action for Coal River
May 30 was Coal River Day, but it’s not too late to take action. Tell Congress to support Clean Water Act protections for the headwater streams of this important river system in West Virginia. Read more and take action here. More
Issues: Coal, Mountaintop removal, Pollution
Take Action for Coal River
May 30 was Coal River Day, but it’s not too late to take action. Tell Congress to support Clean Water Act protections for the headwater streams of this important river system in West Virginia. Read more and take action here. More
Issues: Coal, Mountaintop removal, Pollution
Hoots and Hollers Janet Keating May 1, 2012
What’s up with a Central Appalachian Women’s Tribunal on Climate Justice?
On May 10, at the West Virginia Woman’s Club in Charleston, OVEC and our partner organizations, the Loretto Community at the United Nations, the Feminist Task Force of the Global Call to Action Against Poverty, and the Civil Society Institute, are organizing and hosting the first ever U. S. Climate Justice Tribunal. Women throughout Central […] More
Issues: Climate change, Health, Mountaintop removal, Social justice
What’s up with a Central Appalachian Women’s Tribunal on Climate Justice?
On May 10, at the West Virginia Woman’s Club in Charleston, OVEC and our partner organizations, the Loretto Community at the United Nations, the Feminist Task Force of the Global Call to Action Against Poverty, and the Civil Society Institute, are organizing and hosting the first ever U. S. Climate Justice Tribunal. Women throughout Central […] More
Issues: Climate change, Health, Mountaintop removal, Social justice
Hoots and Hollers Vivian Apr 25, 2012
OVEC Offers Trainings and Group Presentations
Picture these scenarios: you want to speak out — about important issues in your community — but feel you need more information before you do. There is a gathering in your church or community that necessitates a speaker. You and your community want to learn how to organize around critical issues. You want to show […] More
OVEC Offers Trainings and Group Presentations
Picture these scenarios: you want to speak out — about important issues in your community — but feel you need more information before you do. There is a gathering in your church or community that necessitates a speaker. You and your community want to learn how to organize around critical issues. You want to show […] More
Hoots and Hollers Vivian Apr 17, 2012
Maria Gunnoe to Receive the Wallenberg Medal
OVEC organizer Maria Gunnoe will be awarded the twenty-second University of Michigan Wallenberg Medal on Tuesday, October 23. After the medal presentation, Gunnoe will give the Wallenberg Lecture at the university. The award is named for Raoul Wallenberg, and this year marks the one-hundredth anniversary of his birth. In announcing this honor, the University of […] More
Issues: Mountaintop removal
Maria Gunnoe to Receive the Wallenberg Medal
OVEC organizer Maria Gunnoe will be awarded the twenty-second University of Michigan Wallenberg Medal on Tuesday, October 23. After the medal presentation, Gunnoe will give the Wallenberg Lecture at the university. The award is named for Raoul Wallenberg, and this year marks the one-hundredth anniversary of his birth. In announcing this honor, the University of […] More
Issues: Mountaintop removal
Hoots and Hollers Vivian Apr 13, 2012
Updated “Burning the Future” airing on PBS in April and May
AWARD-WINNING DOC BURNING THE FUTURE TO AIR ON PUBLIC TELEVISION AND FREE ONLINE DURING EARTH MONTH, APRIL 2012 To help raise greater awareness about the ongoing health and environmental impacts of coal, an updated version of the award-winning film Burning the Future: Coal in America will be broadcast on select PBS stations in April and […] More
Issues: Climate change, Mountaintop removal
Updated “Burning the Future” airing on PBS in April and May
AWARD-WINNING DOC BURNING THE FUTURE TO AIR ON PUBLIC TELEVISION AND FREE ONLINE DURING EARTH MONTH, APRIL 2012 To help raise greater awareness about the ongoing health and environmental impacts of coal, an updated version of the award-winning film Burning the Future: Coal in America will be broadcast on select PBS stations in April and […] More
Issues: Climate change, Mountaintop removal
Hoots and Hollers Robin Blakeman Apr 3, 2012
Let’s Talk Energy Ethics
Topping my list of things to be thankful for these days is the National Council of Churches’ (NCC) strong support for ending the ravages of mountaintop removal (MTR) coal mining. The National Council of Churches, with an office located in DC, recently hosted an event called “Ecumenical Advocacy Days.” Of the more than 800 participants […] More
Issues: Energy, Faith, Mountaintop removal
Let’s Talk Energy Ethics
Topping my list of things to be thankful for these days is the National Council of Churches’ (NCC) strong support for ending the ravages of mountaintop removal (MTR) coal mining. The National Council of Churches, with an office located in DC, recently hosted an event called “Ecumenical Advocacy Days.” Of the more than 800 participants […] More
Issues: Energy, Faith, Mountaintop removal
Hoots and Hollers Janet Keating Mar 26, 2012
OVEC Introducing Our Blog
As you probably know, the OVEC staff is opinionated and passionate about the environment and social justice. And now we are happy to share those opinions with you – as part of updating the OVEC website, we’re introducing OVEC’s blog, which we hope you will help us name. Suggestions so far include: Hoots and Hollers […] More
OVEC Introducing Our Blog
As you probably know, the OVEC staff is opinionated and passionate about the environment and social justice. And now we are happy to share those opinions with you – as part of updating the OVEC website, we’re introducing OVEC’s blog, which we hope you will help us name. Suggestions so far include: Hoots and Hollers […] More
Hoots and Hollers Carol Mar 20, 2012
Save It!
We environmental advocates often come to our work through a great love for the natural world. That only makes sense. But it is easy for us to get so caught up in our intense efforts to help the planet that we can forget the beauty that’s immediately around us. Walking by one of our beautiful […] More
Issues: Marcellus Shale
Save It!
We environmental advocates often come to our work through a great love for the natural world. That only makes sense. But it is easy for us to get so caught up in our intense efforts to help the planet that we can forget the beauty that’s immediately around us. Walking by one of our beautiful […] More
Issues: Marcellus Shale
Hoots and Hollers Vivian Mar 19, 2012
“Coal Rush” World Premier March 29
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 […] More
Issues: Coal, Pollution
“Coal Rush” World Premier March 29
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 […] More
Issues: Coal, Pollution
Hoots and Hollers Janet Keating Mar 2, 2012
Daffodils in February?
After more than 25 years in my home, this February marked the first time that my daffodils bloomed in February--along with profuse flowers of the Lenten Rose. More
Issues: Climate change
Daffodils in February?
After more than 25 years in my home, this February marked the first time that my daffodils bloomed in February--along with profuse flowers of the Lenten Rose. More
Issues: Climate change
Hoots and Hollers OVEC Oct 11, 2011
Chronic Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in Mountaintop Mining Areas of Central Appalachian States
To determine if chronic cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality rates are higher among residents of mountaintop mining (MTM) areas compared to mining and nonmining areas, and to examine the association between greater levels of MTM surface mining and CVD mortality. More
Issues: Health, Mountaintop removal, Pollution
Chronic Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in Mountaintop Mining Areas of Central Appalachian States
To determine if chronic cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality rates are higher among residents of mountaintop mining (MTM) areas compared to mining and nonmining areas, and to examine the association between greater levels of MTM surface mining and CVD mortality. More
Issues: Health, Mountaintop removal, Pollution
Hoots and Hollers OVEC Aug 18, 2011
Fact Sheet: Self-Reported Cancer Rates in Two Rural Areas of West Virginia With and Without Mountaintop Coal Mining
Door-to-door interviews conducted by trained college student volunteers collected complete data from 769 adults More
Issues: Coal, Health, Mountaintop removal, Pollution
Fact Sheet: Self-Reported Cancer Rates in Two Rural Areas of West Virginia With and Without Mountaintop Coal Mining
Door-to-door interviews conducted by trained college student volunteers collected complete data from 769 adults More
Issues: Coal, Health, Mountaintop removal, Pollution
Hoots and Hollers OVEC Aug 18, 2011
Fact Sheet: The association between mountaintop mining and birth defects among live births in central Appalachia, 1996-2003
Compared prevalence of birth defects in mountaintop coal mining areas compared with other coal mining areas and with non-mining areas in central Appalachia More
Issues: Coal, Health, Mountaintop removal, Pollution
Fact Sheet: The association between mountaintop mining and birth defects among live births in central Appalachia, 1996-2003
Compared prevalence of birth defects in mountaintop coal mining areas compared with other coal mining areas and with non-mining areas in central Appalachia More
Issues: Coal, Health, Mountaintop removal, Pollution