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Hoots and Hollers OVEC Sep 9, 2015
Our Water, Our Future Pre-SPR-Hearing Party
Water- and mountain-lovers, before you speak out at the SPR hearing, come enjoy one another's company at a pre-hearing party. More
Issues: Coal, Mountaintop removal, Water
Our Water, Our Future Pre-SPR-Hearing Party
Water- and mountain-lovers, before you speak out at the SPR hearing, come enjoy one another's company at a pre-hearing party. More
Issues: Coal, Mountaintop removal, Water
Hoots and Hollers OVEC Sep 9, 2015
Rides Available to “Stream Protection” Rule Hearing
Need a ride to the SPR hearing? We'll try to help. We'll have pickup locations in Huntington/Barboursville, Beckley, Weston, and Logan. More
Issues: Coal, Mountaintop removal, Water
Rides Available to “Stream Protection” Rule Hearing
Need a ride to the SPR hearing? We'll try to help. We'll have pickup locations in Huntington/Barboursville, Beckley, Weston, and Logan. More
Issues: Coal, Mountaintop removal, Water
Action Alert OVEC Sep 1, 2015
Speak Up For Appalachia’s Streams; Help Bring On the Solar;More
First and foremost, on the mountaintop removal / valley fill coal mining front, we need you to comment to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement on its long-awaited "Stream Protection Rule," the latest version of the perpetually unenforced "Buffer Zone Rule." More
Issues: Climate change, Coal, Fracking, Health, Mountaintop removal, Water
Speak Up For Appalachia’s Streams; Help Bring On the Solar;More
First and foremost, on the mountaintop removal / valley fill coal mining front, we need you to comment to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement on its long-awaited "Stream Protection Rule," the latest version of the perpetually unenforced "Buffer Zone Rule." More
Issues: Climate change, Coal, Fracking, Health, Mountaintop removal, Water
Hoots and Hollers OVEC Aug 31, 2015
Wilma Steele: Come See Blood on the Mountain
WHAT: West Virginia State Premiere of the documentary film Blood On The Mountain WHERE: West Virginia State Culture Center, Capitol Complex WHEN: Friday, September 4 - 6:00 p.m. Doors open, 7:00 p.m. film starts Reserve your free tickets now, click here. More
Issues: Coal, Mountaintop removal, Social justice
Wilma Steele: Come See Blood on the Mountain
WHAT: West Virginia State Premiere of the documentary film Blood On The Mountain WHERE: West Virginia State Culture Center, Capitol Complex WHEN: Friday, September 4 - 6:00 p.m. Doors open, 7:00 p.m. film starts Reserve your free tickets now, click here. More
Issues: Coal, Mountaintop removal, Social justice
Hoots and Hollers OVEC Aug 31, 2015
Speak Up for A Strong Stream Protection Rule
The federal Office of Surface Mining has finally released a draft version of its long-awaited Stream Protection Rule, and is holding hearings across the region to hear from community members impacted by surface coal mining. We need your help to make sure this critical rule overcomes industry opposition. More
Issues: Coal, Mountaintop removal, Water
Speak Up for A Strong Stream Protection Rule
The federal Office of Surface Mining has finally released a draft version of its long-awaited Stream Protection Rule, and is holding hearings across the region to hear from community members impacted by surface coal mining. We need your help to make sure this critical rule overcomes industry opposition. More
Issues: Coal, Mountaintop removal, Water
Hoots and Hollers OVEC Aug 31, 2015
Share Stories of the Ground Beneath Your Heart
Your story — the story of the land you love and the assaults your homeplace endures at the hand of extractive industries — deserves to be seen and heard around the world. That's why we hope you'll come to The Ground Beneath Our Hearts on September 12, starting at 11 a.m. at the Kanawha State Forest, Shelter No. 1. But don't wait till then to share your story. More
Issues: Coal, Energy, Fracking, Health, Marcellus Shale, Mountaintop removal, Pipelines, Pollution, Rogersville Shale, Social justice, Water
Share Stories of the Ground Beneath Your Heart
Your story — the story of the land you love and the assaults your homeplace endures at the hand of extractive industries — deserves to be seen and heard around the world. That's why we hope you'll come to The Ground Beneath Our Hearts on September 12, starting at 11 a.m. at the Kanawha State Forest, Shelter No. 1. But don't wait till then to share your story. More
Issues: Coal, Energy, Fracking, Health, Marcellus Shale, Mountaintop removal, Pipelines, Pollution, Rogersville Shale, Social justice, Water
Press Release OVEC Aug 20, 2015
Groups Act to Stop Coal Mining Pollution in West Virginia Waterways
Today, environmental and citizen groups in West Virginia filed suit against Pritchard Mining Company for violating Clean Water Act protections at its Fourmile Surface Mine in Boone and Kanawah Counties. More
Issues: Coal, Mountaintop removal, Pollution, Water
Groups Act to Stop Coal Mining Pollution in West Virginia Waterways
Today, environmental and citizen groups in West Virginia filed suit against Pritchard Mining Company for violating Clean Water Act protections at its Fourmile Surface Mine in Boone and Kanawah Counties. More
Issues: Coal, Mountaintop removal, Pollution, Water
Hoots and Hollers OVEC Aug 18, 2015
Stream Protection Rule? Your Comments Needed!
All hands on deck!: Come to the hearing in WV! Location: Charleston Civic Center 200 Civic Center Dr., Charleston 5:00 – 9:00 p.m, Thursday, Sept. 17 More
Issues: Coal, Energy, Mountaintop removal, Pollution, Water
Stream Protection Rule? Your Comments Needed!
All hands on deck!: Come to the hearing in WV! Location: Charleston Civic Center 200 Civic Center Dr., Charleston 5:00 – 9:00 p.m, Thursday, Sept. 17 More
Issues: Coal, Energy, Mountaintop removal, Pollution, Water
Hoots and Hollers OVEC Aug 17, 2015
Free Tickets for WV Premier of Blood on the Mountain
Step right up and get your free tickets! The West Virginia premier of Blood On The Mountain will be held at 7 p.m. on September 4 at the Culture Center on the State Capitol Grounds, 1900 Kanawha Blvd, Charleston WV. More
Issues: Aboveground storage tanks, Cemetery protection, Coal, Health, Mountaintop removal, Pollution, Social justice
Free Tickets for WV Premier of Blood on the Mountain
Step right up and get your free tickets! The West Virginia premier of Blood On The Mountain will be held at 7 p.m. on September 4 at the Culture Center on the State Capitol Grounds, 1900 Kanawha Blvd, Charleston WV. More
Issues: Aboveground storage tanks, Cemetery protection, Coal, Health, Mountaintop removal, Pollution, Social justice
Press Release OVEC Jul 14, 2015
Groups Highlight Failed Reclamation at Coal Mine
For the first time, environmental and citizen groups in West Virginia filed suit against a mine operator to enforce water quality certification protections. Mingo Logan Coal Company, the target of the suit, has failed to turn two diversion ditches (ditches that re-route streams destroyed by the mining) into functional streams at its Mountain Laurel Mine Complex in Logan County. More
Issues: Coal, Water
Groups Highlight Failed Reclamation at Coal Mine
For the first time, environmental and citizen groups in West Virginia filed suit against a mine operator to enforce water quality certification protections. Mingo Logan Coal Company, the target of the suit, has failed to turn two diversion ditches (ditches that re-route streams destroyed by the mining) into functional streams at its Mountain Laurel Mine Complex in Logan County. More
Issues: Coal, Water
Hoots and Hollers OVEC Jul 13, 2015
Dear Senator Manchin: Please Lead WV Out of Fossil Fuel Quagmire
The Mountain Lakes Preservation Alliance and other groups have written an open letter to Senator Joe Manchin asking him to lead the state out of the fossil fuel quagmire / crisis we are in. More
Issues: Climate change, Coal, Marcellus Shale, Mountaintop removal, Pipelines, Pollution, Renewable energy, Social justice
Dear Senator Manchin: Please Lead WV Out of Fossil Fuel Quagmire
The Mountain Lakes Preservation Alliance and other groups have written an open letter to Senator Joe Manchin asking him to lead the state out of the fossil fuel quagmire / crisis we are in. More
Issues: Climate change, Coal, Marcellus Shale, Mountaintop removal, Pipelines, Pollution, Renewable energy, Social justice
Hoots and Hollers OVEC Jul 8, 2015
Sept. 12: The Ground Beneath Our Hearts
Mark your calendars now and join OVEC on September 12 for a very special international event, The Ground Beneath Our Hearts! This will be a worldwide celebration of our love for the beauty of our homes and heritage in places that have been terribly damaged by extractive industries. OVEC will be hosting an Appalachian celebration at Kanawha State Forest (Shelter #6) beginning at 11:00 a.m. More
Issues: Climate change, Coal, Fracking, Health, Marcellus Shale, Mountaintop removal, Music, Pipelines, Pollution, Rogersville Shale, Water
Sept. 12: The Ground Beneath Our Hearts
Mark your calendars now and join OVEC on September 12 for a very special international event, The Ground Beneath Our Hearts! This will be a worldwide celebration of our love for the beauty of our homes and heritage in places that have been terribly damaged by extractive industries. OVEC will be hosting an Appalachian celebration at Kanawha State Forest (Shelter #6) beginning at 11:00 a.m. More
Issues: Climate change, Coal, Fracking, Health, Marcellus Shale, Mountaintop removal, Music, Pipelines, Pollution, Rogersville Shale, Water
Fair use news OVEC May 31, 2015
Program to offer environmental jobs training
Marshall University's Center for Environmental, Geotechnical and Applied Sciences and the West Virginia Brownfields Assistance Center at Marshall have partnered with the Coalfield Development Corporation to provide an environmental workforce training program in southern West Virginia. More
Issues: Coal, Pollution
Program to offer environmental jobs training
Marshall University's Center for Environmental, Geotechnical and Applied Sciences and the West Virginia Brownfields Assistance Center at Marshall have partnered with the Coalfield Development Corporation to provide an environmental workforce training program in southern West Virginia. More
Issues: Coal, Pollution
Hoots and Hollers OVEC May 22, 2015
World Premiere of Blood on the Mountain Brings Labor, Environmentalists Together
Sierra Club and AFL-CIO, in association with the Workers Unite! Film Festival will co-host a world premiere celebrating release of the extraordinary new documentary feature film, Blood On The Mountain. More
Issues: Coal, Energy, Health, Mountaintop removal, Pollution, Social justice, WV Legislature
World Premiere of Blood on the Mountain Brings Labor, Environmentalists Together
Sierra Club and AFL-CIO, in association with the Workers Unite! Film Festival will co-host a world premiere celebrating release of the extraordinary new documentary feature film, Blood On The Mountain. More
Issues: Coal, Energy, Health, Mountaintop removal, Pollution, Social justice, WV Legislature
Hoots and Hollers Dustin White May 8, 2015
Potential Gubernatorial Candidate Plans MTR Mine Near A Head-Start Preschool
In an April 21 article, Jim Justice, owner of Southern Coal Corporation, told the Beckley Register-Herald that he is considering running for WV governor in the 2016 election. For the record, OVEC, as a tax-exempt organization, never advocates for or against any political candidate. We do believe, however, that we play a positive role by providing […] More
Issues: Clean elections, Coal, DEP, Mountaintop removal
Potential Gubernatorial Candidate Plans MTR Mine Near A Head-Start Preschool
In an April 21 article, Jim Justice, owner of Southern Coal Corporation, told the Beckley Register-Herald that he is considering running for WV governor in the 2016 election. For the record, OVEC, as a tax-exempt organization, never advocates for or against any political candidate. We do believe, however, that we play a positive role by providing […] More
Issues: Clean elections, Coal, DEP, Mountaintop removal
Press Release OVEC Apr 14, 2015
WV-Based OVEC and SkyTruth to Receive Jean and Leslie Douglas Pearl Award
WASHINGTON, D.C. –— Two West Virginia-based groups will be among those receiving the Cornell Douglas Foundation’s second annual Jean and Leslie Douglas Pearl Awards at a 4 to 6 p.m. ceremony at the National Press Club on April 14. More
Issues: Coal, Mountaintop removal, WV American Water
WV-Based OVEC and SkyTruth to Receive Jean and Leslie Douglas Pearl Award
WASHINGTON, D.C. –— Two West Virginia-based groups will be among those receiving the Cornell Douglas Foundation’s second annual Jean and Leslie Douglas Pearl Awards at a 4 to 6 p.m. ceremony at the National Press Club on April 14. More
Issues: Coal, Mountaintop removal, WV American Water
Action Alert Vivian Apr 2, 2015
Pipe Up, Come Out
Keep Your Foot Down: Contact the Governor. Thanks to everybody (around 200 of you!) who came out for The People's Foot: No More MTR Permits, held on March 16 at DEP headquarters in Charleston. Most of you probably read the news the next day: State announces review of studies linking mountaintop removal mining to illness More
Issues: Coal, Energy, Faith, Fracking, Health, Marcellus Shale, Mountaintop removal, Pipelines, Pollution, Renewable energy
Pipe Up, Come Out
Keep Your Foot Down: Contact the Governor. Thanks to everybody (around 200 of you!) who came out for The People's Foot: No More MTR Permits, held on March 16 at DEP headquarters in Charleston. Most of you probably read the news the next day: State announces review of studies linking mountaintop removal mining to illness More
Issues: Coal, Energy, Faith, Fracking, Health, Marcellus Shale, Mountaintop removal, Pipelines, Pollution, Renewable energy
Press Release OVEC Mar 17, 2015
Legal Action Taken to Protect West Virginia From Lax Oversight of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
CHARLESTON, W.Va.— Seven local, regional and national groups today filed a formal notice of intent to sue the U.S. Office of Surface Mining for failing to intervene on West Virginia’s lax oversight of mountaintop removal and other destructive surface coal mining — a state program that has, for decades, allowed the coal industry to ravage the environment, putting people at risk and destroying local communities. More
Issues: Coal, Mountaintop removal
Legal Action Taken to Protect West Virginia From Lax Oversight of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
CHARLESTON, W.Va.— Seven local, regional and national groups today filed a formal notice of intent to sue the U.S. Office of Surface Mining for failing to intervene on West Virginia’s lax oversight of mountaintop removal and other destructive surface coal mining — a state program that has, for decades, allowed the coal industry to ravage the environment, putting people at risk and destroying local communities. More
Issues: Coal, Mountaintop removal
Press Release Vivian Mar 17, 2015
Citing Health Hazards, Citizens Demand End to MTR Permits
oday approximately 200 West Virginians rallied for healthy communities at the West Virginia Dept. of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) headquarters in Charleston. The People’s Foot, a coalition of West Virginia groups and individuals, held the “No More Mountaintop Removal Permits Day” to demand that the WVDEP stop issuing new permits for this coal extraction method. Mountaintop removal causes clouds of fine blasting dust, known to promote lung cancer and other diseases, to drift through communities. More
Issues: Coal, Energy, Mountaintop removal, Pollution, Social justice, Water
Citing Health Hazards, Citizens Demand End to MTR Permits
oday approximately 200 West Virginians rallied for healthy communities at the West Virginia Dept. of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) headquarters in Charleston. The People’s Foot, a coalition of West Virginia groups and individuals, held the “No More Mountaintop Removal Permits Day” to demand that the WVDEP stop issuing new permits for this coal extraction method. Mountaintop removal causes clouds of fine blasting dust, known to promote lung cancer and other diseases, to drift through communities. More
Issues: Coal, Energy, Mountaintop removal, Pollution, Social justice, Water
Hoots and Hollers OVEC Mar 4, 2015
Support Clean Water, Come Out: Tank Bill Public Hearing Friday
We urgently need water drinkers to come out to a public hearing on this bill set for Friday, March 6 at 8:30 a.m. in the WV House Chamber. Either come to comment or come to support those who are commenting for clean water. More
Issues: Aboveground storage tanks, Clean elections, Coal, Marcellus Shale, Mountaintop removal, Pollution, WV Legislature
Support Clean Water, Come Out: Tank Bill Public Hearing Friday
We urgently need water drinkers to come out to a public hearing on this bill set for Friday, March 6 at 8:30 a.m. in the WV House Chamber. Either come to comment or come to support those who are commenting for clean water. More
Issues: Aboveground storage tanks, Clean elections, Coal, Marcellus Shale, Mountaintop removal, Pollution, WV Legislature