Tag: Pollution
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Hoots and Hollers OVEC Sep 1, 2015
Join WVRC in Saying NO MORE Mercury in the Ohio River
More mercury in Ohio River? No thanks! Comment by Sept. 4 More
Issues: Pollution, Water
Join WVRC in Saying NO MORE Mercury in the Ohio River
More mercury in Ohio River? No thanks! Comment by Sept. 4 More
Issues: Pollution, 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
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
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
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 Aug 13, 2015
Court Finds Fola Coal Violating Clean Water Act
Today, the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia found that conductivity pollution from two mountaintop removal coal mines owned by Fola Coal, a subsidiary of Consol Energy, violated key state and federal water quality protections. The mines, Fola Surface Mine No. 2 and Fola Surface Mine No. 6, are located in Nicholas and Clay counties and both dump mine waste into valley fills located in tributaries to Leatherwood Creek. More
Issues: Mountaintop removal, Pollution, WV American Water
Court Finds Fola Coal Violating Clean Water Act
Today, the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia found that conductivity pollution from two mountaintop removal coal mines owned by Fola Coal, a subsidiary of Consol Energy, violated key state and federal water quality protections. The mines, Fola Surface Mine No. 2 and Fola Surface Mine No. 6, are located in Nicholas and Clay counties and both dump mine waste into valley fills located in tributaries to Leatherwood Creek. More
Issues: Mountaintop removal, Pollution, WV American Water
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
The Injustice of Fracking
Yes, we need gas, but at what cost? More
Issues: Energy, Fracking, Marcellus Shale, Pollution, Rogersville Shale
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
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 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
Hoots and Hollers OVEC Jul 3, 2015
July 13: Not Your Grandparent’s Oil & Gas Industry, Meeting Two
Please plan to join us at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, July 13 at First Congregational UCC, 701 5th Ave, Huntington, WV. Come join the community conversation. Share what you know and what you want to know about leasing of mineral rights in Wayne and surrounding counties. Come voice your concerns about potential Rogersville Shale "development" in our area. More
Issues: Health, Marcellus Shale, Pipelines, Pollution, Rogersville Shale
July 13: Not Your Grandparent’s Oil & Gas Industry, Meeting Two
Please plan to join us at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, July 13 at First Congregational UCC, 701 5th Ave, Huntington, WV. Come join the community conversation. Share what you know and what you want to know about leasing of mineral rights in Wayne and surrounding counties. Come voice your concerns about potential Rogersville Shale "development" in our area. More
Issues: Health, Marcellus Shale, Pipelines, Pollution, Rogersville Shale
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 Vivian May 20, 2015
2 p.m. Today: OVEC Organizer Testifies at Congressional Hearing
OVEC community organizer Dustin White is among the witnesses at a Congressional hearing today. To watch the hearing live at 2 p.m.: http://naturalresources.house.gov/live/ More
Issues: Health, Mountaintop removal, Pollution, Water
2 p.m. Today: OVEC Organizer Testifies at Congressional Hearing
OVEC community organizer Dustin White is among the witnesses at a Congressional hearing today. To watch the hearing live at 2 p.m.: http://naturalresources.house.gov/live/ More
Issues: Health, Mountaintop removal, Pollution, Water
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
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
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 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
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
Press Release OVEC Apr 6, 2015
Patriot Coal’s Hobet 21 Mine Wiping Out W.Va’s Mud River Watershed
BOONE COUNTY, WV – Local citizen and clean water groups filed suit today in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia over widespread water pollution from Patriot Coal Corporation’s sprawling Hobet 21 coal mine in Boone County, WV. Hobet 21 is part of the Hobet Mining Complex in Boone County, West Virginia, which covers 6,268 acres in and around the upper Mud River watershed, and is one of the largest surface mines in Appalachia. More
Issues: Mountaintop removal, Pollution, Water
Patriot Coal’s Hobet 21 Mine Wiping Out W.Va’s Mud River Watershed
BOONE COUNTY, WV – Local citizen and clean water groups filed suit today in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia over widespread water pollution from Patriot Coal Corporation’s sprawling Hobet 21 coal mine in Boone County, WV. Hobet 21 is part of the Hobet Mining Complex in Boone County, West Virginia, which covers 6,268 acres in and around the upper Mud River watershed, and is one of the largest surface mines in Appalachia. More
Issues: Mountaintop removal, Pollution, 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