Tag: Pipelines

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Press Release OVEC Apr 4, 2018
Media Advisory: This Weekend at Jackson’s Mill: Community Organizing Summit Hosted by the Appalachian Gas Working Group
Media Advisory: April 6-8 at Jackson's Mill: Community Organizing Summit hosted by the Appalachian Gas Working Group. More
Issues: Appalachian Storage Hub, Fracking, Pipelines

Newsletter OVEC Apr 2, 2018
Winds of Change, Spring 2018
If it is developed, this hub would bring a massive build-up of the petrochemical industry along the Ohio River from Beaver, PA, beyond Huntington, WV, and into Catlettsburg, KY. It would include a spur from the Kanawha River. Champions of the proposed hub see this as a good thing. But, we know otherwise from the experience of people who live near petrochemical plants. More
Issues: Appalachian Storage Hub, Fracking, Pipelines, Renewable energy

Hoots and Hollers OVEC Mar 9, 2018
Register Now for Community Organizing Summit, Held April 6-8 at Jackson’s Mill
We want to help you take action against extraction. The summit offers trainings for grassroots movement building. Register by March 30. Scholarships available. More
Issues: Appalachian Storage Hub, Fracking, Marcellus Shale, Mountaintop removal, Pipelines

Press Release Vivian Mar 6, 2018
Media Advisory: Tri-State Water Defense Public Forum
Tri-State Water Defense Public Forum, 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 6 at Marshall University, Drinko Library, Room 402. More
Issues: Appalachian Storage Hub, Fracking, Pipelines

Action Alert, Hoots and Hollers OVEC Mar 5, 2018
E-Day Tabling Cancelled, Other Events On; Go Teachers!
Tomorrow's E-day! tabling and speakers are cancelled due to the ongoing teachers’ strike. Go teachers! Evening events are still on, including the Tri-State Water Defense Public Forum,. More
Issues: Fracking, Pipelines, Social justice

Hoots and Hollers Janet Keating Feb 26, 2018
Fracking-Related Activity Not Good for Birds and Other Living Things
One of WV’s greatest assets is our wild, natural beauty. Our leaders would be prudent to protect forested stream habitat for the Louisiana Waterthrush. This type of forward-thinking is just for the birds; it is for us all. More
Issues: Fracking, Marcellus Shale, Pipelines, Water

Gallery, Hoots and Hollers, Pipeline Gallery Vivian Feb 22, 2018
Rover Topple Over: Pipeline Construction in Doddridge County, WV
Rover Pipeline construction: A track hoe topples a hillside in Doddridge County. The operator is apparently unhurt, but the whole scene is deeply troubling. More
Issues: Fracking, Pipelines

Hoots and Hollers Vivian Feb 5, 2018
DEP’s Response to Your Comments on MXP’s Stormwater Permit
A pdf of DEP's response to comments on its stormwater permit for the Mountaineer Xpress Pipeline. More
Issues: DEP, Fracking, Pipelines

Hoots and Hollers OVEC Jan 22, 2018
A Petrochemical Mountain State? Let’s Do Better!—Guest Blog by Kirby Reed
I grew up in Louisiana's Cancer Alley. If we must dig deeper, let it be within ourselves, to improve our quality of life, not to give it away to the lowest bidder. Protect and use that powerful voice within you to demand a different option, and say no to the proposed Cancer Alley of the Ohio River Valley. More
Issues: Appalachian Storage Hub, Fracking, Petrochemicals, Pipelines

Hoots and Hollers OVEC Dec 19, 2017
MXP Stormwater Permit Comments Due by Dec. 22; Here’s OVEC’s Letter to WV DEP
The deadline for written comments on Mountaineer Xpress Pipeline’s stormwater permit is December 22. Here are OVEC's comments to DEP; use them to help draft your own comments. More
Issues: DEP, Fracking, Pipelines, Water

Action Alert Vivian Dec 18, 2017
Holiday Greetings and Last 2017 Action Items: Pipelines, Tax Bill, Net Neutrality
Happy holidays from OVEC! Here are some actions to take as 2017 winds down. Local actions include commenting on two pipelines' stormwater permit. We've got links to easy online actions on stopping the tax bill, defending net neutrality and more. Please remember OVEC in your end-of-year giving! More
Issues: Fracking, Pipelines, Social justice

Hoots and Hollers OVEC Dec 14, 2017
MXP Stormwater Permit Written Comments Accepted Until Dec. 22
Please send a written comment on the WV DEP's stormwater permit for the Mountaineer Xpress Pipeline by December 22. More
Issues: Fracking, Pipelines

Newsletter OVEC Dec 10, 2017
Winds of Change, Winter 2017-18
Dianne Bady was one of the principal founders of OVEC. Dianne, 67, succumbed to cancer on October 23, 2017 at Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House in Huntington, WV. Her husband Rick, her son Aaron, her sister Monica McFarland, and OVEC staff were with her in her final hours. More
Issues: Fracking, Mountaintop removal, Pipelines, Social justice, Sustainability, Water

Hoots and Hollers Vivian Dec 8, 2017
Rover Pipeline Construction Disrupts Community Near Sistersville, WV, Now and Forever
The eight homes here are located an average of 300 feet from the pipeline. Should a malfunction occur, the incineration zone for the pipeline is a radius  of approximately 1300 feet. That is, should a blast occur, everything within 1300 feet will be incinerated.  More
Issues: Fracking, Marcellus Shale, Pipelines

Hoots and Hollers OVEC Dec 4, 2017
MXP Stormwater Permit – Documents Useful for Making Your Comments
The comment period for DEP's stormwater permit for the Mountaineer Xpress pipeline is on till Dec. 17. Here's where to find documents associated with the permit. More
Issues: Pipelines, Pollution, Water

Hoots and Hollers OVEC Nov 19, 2017
You Can Comment on the Proposed MXP Stormwater Permit
The official public comment period on the Stormwater Permit WVR310872 for the large-diameter, high pressure pipeline Mountaineer Xpress Pipeline is open until December 22 (updated!). You can request a hearing. More
Issues: Fracking, Pipelines

Hoots and Hollers OVEC Nov 13, 2017
OVEC: Highlights of 30 Years of Standing Our Ground – Part Three: The Third Decade
Our 30th birthday has us reflecting on three decades of standing our ground. Here are some highlights from OVEC's third decade.  More
Issues: Coal, Fracking, Health, Marcellus Shale, Mountaintop removal, Pipelines, Pollution, Racial inequality, Renewable energy, Rogersville Shale, Water

Hoots and Hollers OVEC Nov 1, 2017
Mountain Valley Pipeline: WV DEP Bails on Protecting State’s Waters
WV DEP capitulates on protecting states waters. As our citizens' voices are being silenced, our state and region's clean water and air are being jeopardized. More
Issues: Fracking, Pipelines

Hoots and Hollers OVEC Oct 26, 2017
Dianne McFarland Bady: August 8, 1950 – October 23, 2017
Dianne McFarland Bady died after a short illness, but a long struggle. Her final days came much too soon, and we are bereft. But she departed with her friends and family at her side, and her soul was at peace. Although it took an incurable cancer to force her to finally retire, OVEC will continue and nothing can kill Dianne’s vision. More
Issues: Fracking, Health, Mountaintop removal, Pipelines, Social justice

Press Release Vivian Oct 24, 2017
OVEC Mourns Loss of Founder Dianne Bady
The staff and board of OVEC are grieved to announce the death of Dianne Bady, who founded the environmental and social justice organization in 1987. Dianne died on October 23, 2017. More
Issues: Health, Mountaintop removal, Pipelines, Pollution, Rogersville Shale