Tag: Fracking

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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

Hoots and Hollers OVEC Aug 31, 2015
CD Collins Offers Personal Story of Injuries from Pipeline Explosion
In video and novel, artist CD Collins offers up her personal story of terrifying injuries she endured from a pipeline explosion. More
Issues: Fracking, Marcellus Shale, Pipelines, Regulation, Rogersville Shale

Hoots and Hollers OVEC Aug 28, 2015
Protest Dick Cheney’s Visit to West Virginia
On September 3, Cheney will keynote the Chamber of Commerce meeting at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, WV. Cheney shouldn't get a red carpet greeting. Come protest his visit to WV. More
Issues: Clean elections, Fracking, Marcellus Shale, Pollution, Social justice

Hoots and Hollers OVEC Jul 30, 2015
The Injustice of Fracking
Yes, we need gas, but at what cost? More
Issues: Energy, Fracking, Marcellus Shale, Pollution, Rogersville Shale

Hoots and Hollers Bill Hughes Jul 22, 2015
Typical Production Sequence for Marcellus Shale Gas Operations
What we see on roads tells us what is occurring on well pads More
Issues: Fracking, Marcellus Shale, Pipelines, Rogersville Shale

Hoots and Hollers OVEC Jul 17, 2015
Call to Action: “No New Permits Fast”
Beyond Extreme Energy has decided to organize a long-term, water-only “No New Permits Fast” this September in front of FERC, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. We are undertaking this action in support of the call in Pope Francis’s encyclical, “Laudato Si,” for action on the climate crisis commensurate with its seriousness. More
Issues: Energy, FERC, Fracking, Pipelines

Hoots and Hollers OVEC Jul 13, 2015
Radioactive Drill Cuttings and WV Landfills
In his commentary of the report, Hughes writes, "Wetzel County has had active Marcellus black shale exploration and drilling for at least eight years now. And finally we now have a public report that clearly, unambiguously states that Marcellus shale is radioactive. Of course, geologists have known that for many decades. But, also for decades, there has been great reluctance by the natural gas exploration and production companies to acknowledge that fact in public." More
Issues: DEP, Fracking, Health, Marcellus Shale, Pollution, WV Legislature

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

Newsletter OVEC Jun 23, 2015
Winds of Change, Summer 2015
OVEC Wins Second Annual Jean and Leslie Douglas Pearl Award More
Issues: DEP, Energy efficiency, Fracking, Mountaintop removal, Pipelines, Rogersville Shale

Press Release OVEC Jun 7, 2015
Media Advisory: NOT Your Grandparents’ Oil & Gas Industry
NOT Your Grandparents’ Oil & Gas Industry: A Forum on Fracking — Is Unconventional Oil & Gas Drilling Coming to Wayne and Cabell Counties? ~ Free ~ More
Issues: Fracking, Health

Hoots and Hollers OVEC Jun 2, 2015
Save the Date: July 31 is Picnic Time
Circle July 31 on your calendar and plan to join us for OVEC’s annual member and invited-guest picnic. Come on out to Coonskin Park! More
Issues: Clean elections, Energy, Fracking, Health, Marcellus Shale, Mountaintop removal, Music, Pipelines, Social justice, Water

Hoots and Hollers OVEC May 14, 2015
Kickstarter Campaign Launched for West Virginia-Based Feature Film
Filmmaker Keely Kernan has launched a Kickstarter campaign to help finance a feature film, based in West Virginia, that documents the impact of the fossil fuel industries. West Virginia has fueled America since the early 19th century when the coal industry began dominating the state. In the southern part of the state, the counties that produce the most coal are some of the poorest counties in the United States. Now there is another fossil fuel industry operating on some of the oldest mountains on earth – fracking for natural gas. More
Issues: Fracking, Pipelines

Hoots and Hollers Bill Hughes May 14, 2015
Silica Dust: Trouble for Well Pad Workers, Neighbors
To unlock gas (consisting mostly of methane) in deep shale formations, a very deep well is drilled (depth varies depending on location and shale formation). Once a well is drilled, the hydraulic fracturing process (fracking) begins. For this process, thousands of tons of silica sand are mixed with millions of gallons of valuable water and added to thousands of gallon of fracturing chemical. This sand/water/chemical mixture is then pumped under very high pressure down the well casing, causing the tight shale to fracture. More
Issues: DEP, Energy, Fracking, Health, Marcellus Shale, Pollution

Hoots and Hollers OVEC May 13, 2015
Fracking’s Human Toll Extends to Well Workers
Acute silicosis, such as afflicted the Hawk’s Nest workers, is caused by heavy exposure to crystalline silica over a short time, and its incubation period is a matter of months. However, simple silicosis can remain latent for 10 years or more. Given the rapidly increasing ranks of well workers exposed — and many far over-exposed — to crystalline silica, that fact is truly frightening. If measures aren’t taken to protect these workers now, another enormous tragedy is likely lurking in our future. More
Issues: Energy, Fracking, Health, Marcellus Shale, Pollution

Hoots and Hollers OVEC May 10, 2015
Who Is That Man in Khaki?
That's no DEP employee, that's Bill Hughes, who has lived in Wetzel County, WV for more than 36 years. He is a member of Wetzel County Action Group, active in monitoring Marcellus Gas activities in Wetzel and surrounding counties. His work includes assisting and educating people who suddenly find "unconventional" gas extraction activities (fracking-related) disrupting their lives, sometimes tragically. More
Issues: Energy, Fracking, Marcellus Shale, Rogersville Shale

Hoots and Hollers Bill Hughes May 10, 2015
Note to Statoil: Dangerous Drivers and Rigs Not Good For Your PR
the residents recognized bad behavior on the part of the pilot vehicle, escort drivers and then transfer that image to Statoil. Public relations is important if Statoil wishes to become a better neighbor. Low Gap road will remain a traffic challenge for Statoil. More
Issues: Fracking, Marcellus Shale

Hoots and Hollers Dan May 7, 2015
Step Up: Fight Fracking Pipelines
Fracking pipelines! The tentacles of the gas industry reach across America and the globe, so we must all stand together and work together from different areas affected by the gas industry, and show solidarity to stop this harmful industry and work towards a real renewable future that is more beneficial to us all. We all live downstream. More
Issues: Energy, Fracking, Health, Pipelines, Pollution

Hoots and Hollers Dustin White Apr 20, 2015
And The Award Goes To….
  On April 14, 2015, OVEC was one of the recipients of the second annual Jean and Leslie Douglas Pearl Award presented by the Cornell Douglas Foundation.  The ceremony took place in Washington D.C. at the National Press Club.  The following is the acceptance speech from OVEC’s very own Executive Director, Janet Keating: Good afternoon. It is truly an […] More
Issues: Fracking, Mountaintop removal, Social justice