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Hoots and Hollers OVEC Nov 15, 2016
Review: Last Child in the Woods
Louv chocks his insightful book with remedies from the possible, imaginative, and, fortunately, to things happening to help us overcome the gaps in American life between nature and humans. OVEC's recently retired ED is mentioned in the book several times. More
Issues: Health

Hoots and Hollers Bill Hughes Nov 8, 2016
Pigs Fly! #Fracking Pig Launcher in Wetzel County, WV
What's that whistling sound I hear? Pigs fly! What are these pig launcher contraptions? What the frack is going on? More
Issues: Fracking, Marcellus Shale, Pipelines

Hoots and Hollers OVEC Nov 8, 2016
Hot #Fracking Mess: Bill Hughes’ Presentation on Shale Waste Disposal
Hot #Fracking Mess: Bill Hughes' Presentation on Shale Waste Disposal with YouTube video and pdf of slides used in the presentation. More
Issues: Fracking, Health, Marcellus Shale, Pollution

Hoots and Hollers Randi Pokladnik Nov 4, 2016
Stand Up to Fracking in the Wayne National Forest
Speak up! BLM wants to auction off leasing rights to oil and gas companies for 1600 acres in Ohio’s only national forest, Wayne National Forest. This auction will allow the leasing and fracking of public lands. Public comments must be received by November 14. More
Issues: Fracking, Water

Hoots and Hollers OVEC Nov 4, 2016
Appalachia Stands with Standing Rock! #NoDAPL Solidarity Rally Nov. 15 in Huntington
Appalachia Stands with Standing Rock! #NoDAPL Solidarity Rally, 12:30 p.m. Nov. 15 @US Army Corps, 502 Eighth St, Huntington, WV More
Issues: Climate change, Faith, Pipelines, Social justice, Water

Hoots and Hollers OVEC Nov 3, 2016
Your Donations to OVEC on #GivingTuesday Will Keep on Giving
The results of your #GivingTuesday donation will sprout seeds and greens, build soil and fertilize young minds. You’ll be helping to connect kids with nature, and that’s so important to developing environmental awareness. More
Issues: Health, Sustainability

Hoots and Hollers Frank Grant Oct 25, 2016
Blankenship’s Manifesto Misses Mark
Blankenship's missive misses mark... Did you get a copy of Don Blankenship's self-published-from-prison manifesto? I did... More
Issues: Coal

Hoots and Hollers Mary Wildfire Oct 18, 2016
Solar Open House In Roane County on November 5
The second annual solar open house in Roane County will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, November 5 at the home of Bob and Jan Mertz on Mulberry Ridge. Many past students of Roane and Spencer High Schools will remember the Mertz’s, who taught in our high schools for many years. More
Issues: Renewable energy

Hoots and Hollers OVEC Oct 18, 2016
How to Let Go of the World: Oct. 24 Screening
The Citizens' Climate Lobby of Charleston, WV proudly presents the latest Josh Fox film, How to Let Go of the World and Learn to Love All the Things Climate Can't Change on Monday, October 24 at 6:30 p.m., at LaBelle Theater in South Charleston. More
Issues: Climate change

Hoots and Hollers Vivian Oct 13, 2016
Hey Boone County, Defend Your Water at October 17 Meeting
The Boone County meeting will discuss the draft PSD Source Water Protection Plan. Comment Oct. 17 in person or by writing by Oct. 31 More
Issues: Pollution, Water

Hoots and Hollers Bill Hughes Oct 11, 2016
Pipeline at My Mailbox: A Photo Essay on the Construction of Ohio Valley Connector Pipeline in Wetzel County, WV
Slideshow detailing various phases of pipeline construction. 173 slides, by Bill Hughes. More
Issues: Fracking, Marcellus Shale, Pipelines, Rogersville Shale

Hoots and Hollers Randi Pokladnik Oct 7, 2016
Larry Gibson’s Fight to Save the Mountains of Appalachia
Sadly, Larry passed away in September of 2012, but his activism lives on. He has educated millions of people both nationally and internationally on this issue. They now take up his cause. While we cannot all be heroes like Larry, we can conserve electricity. Every time you turn off that light or crank down that thermostat, you help keep a mountain in tact a little while longer and honor the memory of Larry Gibson, the Keeper of the Mountain. More
Issues: Coal, Mountaintop removal

Hoots and Hollers OVEC Oct 5, 2016
We Need You to Help Monitor Water Quality Along Proposed Pipeline Route
Calling all volunteer water quality monitors. What: Fracked Gas Pipeline Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Training When: Sunday, October 16, 1:00 – 6:00 p.m. Where: Coonskin Park Tennis Center, Charleston, WV If you are interested in attending the training, please fill out the application linked to in this post--by October 10. More
Issues: Fracking, Marcellus Shale, Pipelines, Pollution, Rogersville Shale, Water

Hoots and Hollers OVEC Oct 4, 2016
What Do You Want to Do? Let’s Get To It: Greetings from Keena
What can we do together? What we’re left with is a shared set of struggles and the opportunity to join together, empower each other, and prevent the second wave of boom/bust, extraction-based economics in Appalachia. More
Issues: Social justice, Transition economy

Hoots and Hollers Mary Wildfire Oct 4, 2016
A Day in DC for Climate Justice
During the last week of September, I went to Washington, D.C. with a couple other OVEC members in a trip organized by WV Citizens Action Group. More
Issues: Climate change, EPA

Hoots and Hollers Vivian Oct 3, 2016
Sherwood Compressor Station Meeting Oct. 13: Comment Now
At 6 on Oct. 13, DEP hosts a public meeting on the proposed Sherwood Compressor Station, which could be built near Smithburg in Doddridge County, WV. This compressor station would be one component of Columbia Gas’ larger Mountaineer XPress Pipeline project, which involves 165 miles of various diameter pipeline, three new compressor stations (the other two in Calhoun and Jackson counties), modifications to three existing compressor stations and one regulating station. More
Issues: Fracking, Health, Pipelines

Hoots and Hollers Mary Wildfire Sep 26, 2016
WV AG Doesn’t Speak For Me
My name is Mary Wildfire and I live near Spencer, West Virginia. I’m here to say that when our Attorney General joined the suit against the Clean Power Plan, he did not speak for me, or most West Virginians. The Clean Power Plan is a sensible start to reducing the greenhouse gas emissions that threaten the future in West Virginia and everywhere else. More
Issues: Climate change, Coal, Energy, Renewable energy

Hoots and Hollers Robin Blakeman Sep 21, 2016
Faith, Floods and Climate Change: WWJD?
What role can churches and faith communities play in the midst of these literal and political storms? It would be wonderful if our churches and faith communities could become advocates for disaster preparedness and disaster prevention, not to mention sustainable climate action. Many faith leaders sadly see this type of discussion and activity as “too political.” WWJD? More
Issues: Climate change

Hoots and Hollers OVEC Sep 19, 2016
MVP Draft Environmental Impact Statement Comment Period On
MVP comment period open. Citizen groups urge you to make comments on FERC's DEIS, either online, by mail or in person. More
Issues: Climate change, Fracking, Pipelines

Hoots and Hollers Frank Grant Sep 14, 2016
Review: The Price Of Justice by Lawrence Leamer
Leamer's book has it all: murder of ideals, people (some would say), graft, greed, toxic liaisons, courtroom drama, cruelty, disregard of the spirit of the law, poor boy makes good... What is the price of justice in West Virginia? Does only a coal baron know? More
Issues: Coal

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