Tag: Mountaintop removal
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Hoots and Hollers OVEC Oct 24, 2013
Synopsis: Increased Risk of Depression for People Living in Coal Mining Areas of Central Appalachia
Main Points: Individuals residing in areas where mountaintop removal is practiced experienced significantly more poor mental health days. 36% of persons in mountain top removal areas were mildly depressed. 17% of persons in mountain top removal areas were moderately depressed. 7% of persons in mountain top removal areas were severely depressed. Overview Summary Study Background: […] More
Issues: Health, Mountaintop removal
Synopsis: Increased Risk of Depression for People Living in Coal Mining Areas of Central Appalachia
Main Points: Individuals residing in areas where mountaintop removal is practiced experienced significantly more poor mental health days. 36% of persons in mountain top removal areas were mildly depressed. 17% of persons in mountain top removal areas were moderately depressed. 7% of persons in mountain top removal areas were severely depressed. Overview Summary Study Background: […] More
Issues: Health, Mountaintop removal
Hoots and Hollers Robin Blakeman Oct 12, 2013
See You in October
Three events in late October which OVEC friends, members and new contacts should plan to attend. More
Issues: Cemetery protection, Climate change, Coal, Mountaintop removal, Social justice
See You in October
Three events in late October which OVEC friends, members and new contacts should plan to attend. More
Issues: Cemetery protection, Climate change, Coal, Mountaintop removal, Social justice
Hoots and Hollers OVEC Oct 10, 2013
Synopsis: The Environmental Price Tag on a Ton of Mountaintop Removal Coal
Main Points: While several thousand square kilometers of land area have been subject to surface mining in the Central Appalachians, no reliable estimate exists for how much coal is produced per unit landscape disturbance. A one-year supply of coal would result in ∼2,300 km of stream impairment and a loss of ecosystem carbon sequestration capacity comparable to the global warming potential of >33,000 US homes. More
Issues: Climate change, Health, Mountaintop removal, Water
Synopsis: The Environmental Price Tag on a Ton of Mountaintop Removal Coal
Main Points: While several thousand square kilometers of land area have been subject to surface mining in the Central Appalachians, no reliable estimate exists for how much coal is produced per unit landscape disturbance. A one-year supply of coal would result in ∼2,300 km of stream impairment and a loss of ecosystem carbon sequestration capacity comparable to the global warming potential of >33,000 US homes. More
Issues: Climate change, Health, Mountaintop removal, Water
Hoots and Hollers Vivian Sep 5, 2013
Not the Kind of White Water that Attracts Tourists
20130905_untitled_0004-3 The clear-looking (but mining-impacted) West Fork joins the visible gunk in the Pond Fork, all heading downstream to rise of the Litte Coal River in Madison. Photo by Vivian Stockman OVEC organizer and Boone County, W.Va. resident Maria Gunnoe was taking a child to the school bus this morning when they both saw Pond Fork running white. The children waiting for the bus where very agitated, worried what this meant for the river. Maria worried what does this mean for thechildren… what does this latest incident mean for everyone who lives downstream, everyone subjected to ongoing, accumulating coal-related pollution More
Issues: Coal, Mountaintop removal, Pollution, Water
Not the Kind of White Water that Attracts Tourists
20130905_untitled_0004-3 The clear-looking (but mining-impacted) West Fork joins the visible gunk in the Pond Fork, all heading downstream to rise of the Litte Coal River in Madison. Photo by Vivian Stockman OVEC organizer and Boone County, W.Va. resident Maria Gunnoe was taking a child to the school bus this morning when they both saw Pond Fork running white. The children waiting for the bus where very agitated, worried what this meant for the river. Maria worried what does this mean for thechildren… what does this latest incident mean for everyone who lives downstream, everyone subjected to ongoing, accumulating coal-related pollution More
Issues: Coal, Mountaintop removal, Pollution, Water
Newsletter OVEC Sep 3, 2013
Winds of Change, September 2013
On the lovely summer evening of July 26, about 80 OVEC members and supporters, many pictured above, gathered to picnic at Coonskin Park in Charleston, WV. We venture to say that everyone had fun, enjoying meeting friends old and new. Thanks to everyone who came out. More
Issues: DEP, Health, Mountaintop removal, Pollution, Water
Winds of Change, September 2013
On the lovely summer evening of July 26, about 80 OVEC members and supporters, many pictured above, gathered to picnic at Coonskin Park in Charleston, WV. We venture to say that everyone had fun, enjoying meeting friends old and new. Thanks to everyone who came out. More
Issues: DEP, Health, Mountaintop removal, Pollution, Water
Hoots and Hollers Vivian Aug 26, 2013
Peter Britton’s Ebook Out
A guest blog by Peter Britton Coal Ain’t the Culprit, an ebook, is but a chapter in the long and lethal story of coal. The rock that burns has helped shape the world, power countries and now threatens to ruin it. Global warming is, in large part, due to burning coal which creates and releases […] More
Issues: Mountaintop removal
Peter Britton’s Ebook Out
A guest blog by Peter Britton Coal Ain’t the Culprit, an ebook, is but a chapter in the long and lethal story of coal. The rock that burns has helped shape the world, power countries and now threatens to ruin it. Global warming is, in large part, due to burning coal which creates and releases […] More
Issues: Mountaintop removal
Hoots and Hollers Vivian Aug 6, 2013
August 15: Come Out to CARE
We hope you will join us: CARE: Citizen Action for Real Enforcement August 15: 6-8 p.m. CARE TEACH-IN at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 520 Kanawha Blvd West, Charleston, WV. Free and open to public. Pizza and beverages provided.Help spread the word – post this flier at school, work and friendly businesses. Floods, contaminated water, coal […] More
Issues: Health, Mountaintop removal
August 15: Come Out to CARE
We hope you will join us: CARE: Citizen Action for Real Enforcement August 15: 6-8 p.m. CARE TEACH-IN at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 520 Kanawha Blvd West, Charleston, WV. Free and open to public. Pizza and beverages provided.Help spread the word – post this flier at school, work and friendly businesses. Floods, contaminated water, coal […] More
Issues: Health, Mountaintop removal
Hoots and Hollers Vivian Aug 5, 2013
ENERGY: Overdevelopment and the Delusion of Endless Growth
Thanks to the Post Carbon Institute (PCI; like them on Facebook here), OVEC is in the midst of distributing more than 250 copies of the large-format book ENERGY: Overdevelopment and the Delusion of Endless Growth. Organizationally, OVEC has partnered with PCI in their Energy Reality Campaign, a national effort to increase energy literacy, with […] More
Issues: Climate change, Coal, Energy efficiency, Health, Marcellus Shale, Mountaintop removal, Pollution
ENERGY: Overdevelopment and the Delusion of Endless Growth
Thanks to the Post Carbon Institute (PCI; like them on Facebook here), OVEC is in the midst of distributing more than 250 copies of the large-format book ENERGY: Overdevelopment and the Delusion of Endless Growth. Organizationally, OVEC has partnered with PCI in their Energy Reality Campaign, a national effort to increase energy literacy, with […] More
Issues: Climate change, Coal, Energy efficiency, Health, Marcellus Shale, Mountaintop removal, Pollution
Hoots and Hollers Robin Blakeman Aug 5, 2013
Victory for the Crystal Block Families!
Update: Read this August 18 Sunday Gazette Mail article, Years later, son still upset about damage to father’s grave It is official — the families associated with the Crystal Block Cemetery in Logan County have prevailed. We rejoice with them as they have had a long struggle in and out of court to obtain some […] More
Issues: Cemetery protection, Mountaintop removal
Victory for the Crystal Block Families!
Update: Read this August 18 Sunday Gazette Mail article, Years later, son still upset about damage to father’s grave It is official — the families associated with the Crystal Block Cemetery in Logan County have prevailed. We rejoice with them as they have had a long struggle in and out of court to obtain some […] More
Issues: Cemetery protection, Mountaintop removal
Janet Keating Jul 18, 2013
A Farewell to Janice Nease
West Virginia’s mountains and people have lost another passionate protector. Janice Nease, a coal miner’s daughter, founding member and former executive director of Coal River Mountain Watch, died on July 8, 2013. Janice was a strong Appalachian woman who clearly understood how our mountains and culture are inextricably linked. She excelled at articulating the problems […] More
Issues: Mountaintop removal
A Farewell to Janice Nease
West Virginia’s mountains and people have lost another passionate protector. Janice Nease, a coal miner’s daughter, founding member and former executive director of Coal River Mountain Watch, died on July 8, 2013. Janice was a strong Appalachian woman who clearly understood how our mountains and culture are inextricably linked. She excelled at articulating the problems […] More
Issues: Mountaintop removal
Hoots and Hollers Vivian Jul 8, 2013
Gainesville Loves Mountains and You Can Too
Kudos to Gainesville Loves Mountains for two years of work which has resulted in the writing of an ordinance which would permanently end Gainesville Regional Utilities’ use of mountaintop-removal mined coal. Learn more here and sign a petition to help enact this ordianace here. Thanks GLM for setting an example the whole nation can follow! More
Issues: Coal, Mountaintop removal, Social justice
Gainesville Loves Mountains and You Can Too
Kudos to Gainesville Loves Mountains for two years of work which has resulted in the writing of an ordinance which would permanently end Gainesville Regional Utilities’ use of mountaintop-removal mined coal. Learn more here and sign a petition to help enact this ordianace here. Thanks GLM for setting an example the whole nation can follow! More
Issues: Coal, Mountaintop removal, Social justice
Newsletter OVEC Jun 3, 2013
Winds of Change, June 2013
Victory: Supreme Court Pilot Program Now Permanent! In 2012, Allen Loughry became the first and only candidate for state Supreme Court to take advantage of public financing of his campaign, using a pilot program established thanks to our WV Citizens for Clean Elections coalition. Remarkably, Loughry won the election, defeating the politically powerful Tish Chafin. More
Issues: Clean elections, Fracking, Mountaintop removal, Pollution
Winds of Change, June 2013
Victory: Supreme Court Pilot Program Now Permanent! In 2012, Allen Loughry became the first and only candidate for state Supreme Court to take advantage of public financing of his campaign, using a pilot program established thanks to our WV Citizens for Clean Elections coalition. Remarkably, Loughry won the election, defeating the politically powerful Tish Chafin. More
Issues: Clean elections, Fracking, Mountaintop removal, Pollution
Hoots and Hollers Dustin White Apr 25, 2013
A Child’s World
I stood behind the table watching the young girl study the images. Her long dirty-blonde hair glistened in the sun and swayed in the chilly breeze. She must have been around eleven or twelve. She spoke softly to her younger brother. He was about seven or eight but you could see his young […] More
Issues: Coal, EPA, Health, Mountaintop removal, Pollution, Social justice, Water
A Child’s World
I stood behind the table watching the young girl study the images. Her long dirty-blonde hair glistened in the sun and swayed in the chilly breeze. She must have been around eleven or twelve. She spoke softly to her younger brother. He was about seven or eight but you could see his young […] More
Issues: Coal, EPA, Health, Mountaintop removal, Pollution, Social justice, Water
Hoots and Hollers OVEC Apr 18, 2013
The Health Impacts of Mountaintop Removal Mining
In 2011 a group of researchers from West Virginia University and Washington State University published a study on the association between exposure to mountaintop removal (MTR) mining and the increased rate of birth defects in Central Appalachia. More
Issues: Coal, Health, Mountaintop removal
The Health Impacts of Mountaintop Removal Mining
In 2011 a group of researchers from West Virginia University and Washington State University published a study on the association between exposure to mountaintop removal (MTR) mining and the increased rate of birth defects in Central Appalachia. More
Issues: Coal, Health, Mountaintop removal
Hoots and Hollers OVEC Apr 7, 2013
Synopsis: Personal and Family Health in Rural Areas of Kentucky With and Without Mountaintop Coal Mining
Main Points: Surface water emerging from MTM mining sites, or present in ground water proximate to mining, is characterized by elevated sulfates, iron, manganese, arsenic, selenium, hydrogen sulfide, lead, magnesium, calcium, and aluminum; pollutants severely damage aquatic stream life and persist for decades after mining at a particular site ceases. Airborne particulate matter around surface […] More
Issues: Health, Mountaintop removal
Synopsis: Personal and Family Health in Rural Areas of Kentucky With and Without Mountaintop Coal Mining
Main Points: Surface water emerging from MTM mining sites, or present in ground water proximate to mining, is characterized by elevated sulfates, iron, manganese, arsenic, selenium, hydrogen sulfide, lead, magnesium, calcium, and aluminum; pollutants severely damage aquatic stream life and persist for decades after mining at a particular site ceases. Airborne particulate matter around surface […] More
Issues: Health, Mountaintop removal
Newsletter OVEC Mar 21, 2013
Winds of Change, March 2013
We reached a legal agreement in November 2012, whereby Patriot Coal will immediately begin phasing out mountaintop removal and other large-scale surface mining. Patriot is the second-largest producer of surface-mined coal in West Virginia. More
Issues: Climate change, Mountaintop removal, Pollution, Renewable energy, Water
Winds of Change, March 2013
We reached a legal agreement in November 2012, whereby Patriot Coal will immediately begin phasing out mountaintop removal and other large-scale surface mining. Patriot is the second-largest producer of surface-mined coal in West Virginia. More
Issues: Climate change, Mountaintop removal, Pollution, Renewable energy, Water
People in Action Gallery Vivian Mar 18, 2013
People in Action: United for the Future of West Virginia March 15, 2013
As the grand finale to Mountain Justice Spring Break 2013, RAMPS and Mountain Justice organized a rally. More
Issues: Fracking, Mountaintop removal, Water
People in Action: United for the Future of West Virginia March 15, 2013
As the grand finale to Mountain Justice Spring Break 2013, RAMPS and Mountain Justice organized a rally. More
Issues: Fracking, Mountaintop removal, Water
MTR Gallery Vivian Mar 12, 2013
Sugar Tree, Boone County, W. Va. March 30, 2009
Check our Sugar Tree galleries to see “progress” in action as this lovely, ecologically diverse area of West Virginia is transformed into Mars by mountaintop removal coal mining. More
Issues: Mountaintop removal, Sustainability
Sugar Tree, Boone County, W. Va. March 30, 2009
Check our Sugar Tree galleries to see “progress” in action as this lovely, ecologically diverse area of West Virginia is transformed into Mars by mountaintop removal coal mining. More
Issues: Mountaintop removal, Sustainability
MTR Gallery Vivian Mar 9, 2013
Sugar Tree, Boone County, W. Va. June, 2005
Check our Sugar Tree galleries to see “progress” in action as this lovely, ecologically diverse area of West Virginia is transformed into Mars by mountaintop removal coal mining. More
Issues: Mountaintop removal, Sustainability
Sugar Tree, Boone County, W. Va. June, 2005
Check our Sugar Tree galleries to see “progress” in action as this lovely, ecologically diverse area of West Virginia is transformed into Mars by mountaintop removal coal mining. More
Issues: Mountaintop removal, Sustainability
Hoots and Hollers Dustin White Mar 9, 2013
Beauty and the Coal Beast
A March 8 post in “Grounded,” The State Journal’s energy blog, vice president of the West Virginia Coal Association, and notorious funny man, Chris Hamilton was quoted saying that some West Virginia delegates might not know “the difference between a dragline and a drag queen.” He made these remarks at a recent coal industry conference […] More
Issues: Clean elections, Coal, Mountaintop removal
Beauty and the Coal Beast
A March 8 post in “Grounded,” The State Journal’s energy blog, vice president of the West Virginia Coal Association, and notorious funny man, Chris Hamilton was quoted saying that some West Virginia delegates might not know “the difference between a dragline and a drag queen.” He made these remarks at a recent coal industry conference […] More
Issues: Clean elections, Coal, Mountaintop removal