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Hoots and Hollers OVEC Aug 17, 2018
Survey Says: Americans of All Stripes Want Renewable Energy; Tell The Candidates!
Americans of all political persuasions are into renewable energy. Let political candidates know, and be registered and ready to vote! More
Issues: Renewable energy, Water

Hoots and Hollers OVEC Aug 17, 2018
Eminent Domain, Property Value, and Fracked Gas Pipelines
Pipeline companies don’t care that their actions cost us. They make money by externalizing as many costs as possible, like pollution of our environment. More
Issues: Fracking, Pipelines, Water

Hoots and Hollers Robin Blakeman Aug 9, 2018
Submit Comments to Your Governor re: Ohio River Pollution Standards
Please contact your governor about ORSANCO's Ohio River pollution control standards. Here's how, If you want to attend a meeting where ORSANCO makes a decision on these standards, contact Robin. Here's how. More
Issues: Pollution, Water

Hoots and Hollers Randi Pokladnik Aug 8, 2018
Drowning in a Sea of Estrogen: Another Reason for #PetroFreeWV, #NoASH
Chemicals used in oil and gas fracking are another source of chemicals wrecking havoc with our fertility. More than 130 chemicals used in fracking are known or suspected endocrine-disrupting chemicals. #PetroFreeWV #NoASH More
Issues: Appalachian Storage Hub, Pollution, Water

Hoots and Hollers Janet Keating Aug 4, 2018
Remembering Ben Stout, Truly A Hero For West Virginia
Ben: Taking the top off of a mountain. Is that the right thing to do? I don’t think an individual can say yes to that. I think any individual knows that that’s wrong. More
Issues: Mountaintop removal, Water

Hoots and Hollers OVEC Aug 3, 2018
Comment for the Sake of the Ohio River; It’s About Our Lives
ORSANCO is currently taking comments on a proposal to change the way it deals with pollution control standards for the Ohio River. Not good! Please comment and write letters-to-the-editor. More
Issues: Aboveground storage tanks, Appalachian Storage Hub, Fracking, Health, Marcellus Shale, Mountaintop removal, Pipelines, Water

Hoots and Hollers OVEC Aug 3, 2018
Scientist, Compassionate Water Defender Dr. Ben Stout Passes
OVEC joins with his family and so many West Virginians in mourning the passing of Dr. Ben Stout. We are filled with deep gratitude for his lifetime of work on behalf of the people and waters of West Virginia. More

Hoots and Hollers OVEC Aug 2, 2018
The Awful Marcellus Pipeline Mess: They are Here Already, With More Coming Soon
Enthusiasm wanes with time, as does profit. Investors move on and their gain can’t be tapped against the public loss and private loss, such as spoiled water wells and useless land. Loss of property value to individuals is over looked. Facts are distorted. Legislation is bought and lax enforcement is ignored. More
Issues: Fracking, Health, Pipelines

Hoots and Hollers OVEC Aug 1, 2018
Volunteer, Show the Ohio River Some Love: Living Land & Waters Garbage Barge Here Now
Come help clean up the Ohio River. Jump on the Garbage Barge. More
Issues: Pollution, Water

Hoots and Hollers Mary Wildfire Jul 26, 2018
West Virginians Do Not Want China’s Appalachian Gas Investments: #NoASH #PetroFreeWV
Not everyone here in West Virginia thinks building Cancer Alley #2 along the entire Ohio River border of our state would be wonderful. Far from it! More
Issues: Appalachian Storage Hub, Fracking, Pipelines, Pollution

Hoots and Hollers Robin Blakeman Jul 24, 2018
Leach Xpress, MXP—Headaches on the Headwaters; You Can Help Make a Difference
As high-pressure, large diameter pipelines threaten our region, a swarm of citizen monitors are stepping up to do the monitoring that our state regulators can't. Join 'em! More
Issues: Fracking, Pipelines

Hoots and Hollers Randi Pokladnik Jul 21, 2018
Why We Shouldn’t Frack Our Forests (or Fields, or Farms, or…)
To believe that one can conduct fracking and still sustain a vibrant, healthy forest ecosystem is ludicrous. More
Issues: Fracking, Pipelines, Pollution

Hoots and Hollers Vivian Jul 21, 2018
Now We Can Say Something on Paula Swearengin’s Bid for Senate Seat
Thank you, Paula Jean Swearengin, for an amazing effort that truly is an inspiration to people across the nation who are fed up with politics as usual. More
Issues: Coal, Health, Mountaintop removal

Hoots and Hollers Mel Tyree Jul 19, 2018
Climate Change Denial + Dysfunctional Government = Need New Means to Reduce GHG
Due to denial of climate change and dysfunctional government, we can't expect climate law in the U.S. Greenhouse emission reduction will ultimately be achieved outside of government intervention. More
Issues: Climate change

Hoots and Hollers OVEC Jul 11, 2018
Ask Your State Legislators to Stand Up to Global Corporations, Speak Out Against ISDS in NAFTA
Attention West Virginians! Easy e-action to urge your state legislators to stand up to global corporations at NAFTA is renegotiated. More
Issues: Fracking, Mountaintop removal, Pipelines, Pollution, Social justice

Hoots and Hollers OVEC Jul 10, 2018
Comment on WV Water Protections by 8 p.m. Today
Comment on WV DEP's Triennial Review of Water Quality Standards by 8 p.m. tonight. Hey DEP! Water is life! More
Issues: DEP, Water

Hoots and Hollers Robin Blakeman Jul 3, 2018
Coordinated Ohio River Pollution Control Standards May Disappear: Comment!
Now is the time to write your comments for the sake of the Ohio River. ORSANCO has worked to ensure consistent water quality standards on the Ohio River for six decades and should not abdicate that role now. More
Issues: Aboveground storage tanks, Fracking, Mountaintop removal, Pollution, Water

Hoots and Hollers Mel Tyree Jun 25, 2018
2 Degrees Celsius: How Much Time Left to that Climate Threshold?
Knowing when to expect catastrophic levels of damage from human-caused climate change is important to policy makers, planners, emergency organizations, farmers, and many others. Working to limit greenhouse gases is crucial to our future. More
Issues: Climate change

Hoots and Hollers Robin Blakeman Jun 14, 2018
Less or More Ohio River Pollution Control Standards?
Source of drinking water for 5 million, the Ohio River is the most polluted ricer in the U.S. Be ready to tell ORSANCO to drop its the proposal to change in the way it deals with pollution control standards. More
Issues: Pollution, Water

Hoots and Hollers Randi Pokladnik Jun 14, 2018
The Proposed Appalachian Storage Hub and Why You Need to Take Action
Petrochemicals, pipelines, and plastics are not a plus for the Ohio Valley. We are threatening the future of generations to come if we buy into this promise of short-term economic gains instead of realizing the disastrous long-term effects that will occur. More
Issues: Appalachian Storage Hub, Fracking, Health, Marcellus Shale, Pollution, Rogersville Shale

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