Tag: Rogersville Shale

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Hoots and Hollers Randi Pokladnik Jun 14, 2018
The Proposed Appalachian Storage Hub and Why You Need to Take Action
Petrochemicals, pipelines, and plastics are not a plus for the Ohio Valley. We are threatening the future of generations to come if we buy into this promise of short-term economic gains instead of realizing the disastrous long-term effects that will occur.  More
Issues: Appalachian Storage Hub, Fracking, Health, Marcellus Shale, Pollution, Rogersville Shale

Hoots and Hollers Dustin White Feb 20, 2018
Co-Tenancy: Broad Form Deed Déjà Vu
This political maneuvering is to strip people of their rights... Call your WV Delegate today and tell them to say no to HB4268. Don't let history keep repeating itself. More
Issues: Appalachian Storage Hub, Fracking, Marcellus Shale, Rogersville Shale, WV Legislature

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

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

Hoots and Hollers Janet Keating Jul 24, 2017
A “Sign” of the Times
Remember when West Virginia's small family cemeteries were considered sacred space-where our loved ones could rest in peace in the bosom of the earth? Certainly that was before the outrageous mining process known as mountaintop removal. More
Issues: Energy, Fracking, Pipelines, Rogersville Shale

Hoots and Hollers Vivian Mar 22, 2017
Mountaineer Xpress Pipeline Information Sheet
Mountaineer Xpress Pipeline Information Sheet More
Issues: Fracking, Health, Marcellus Shale, Pipelines, Rogersville Shale

Hoots and Hollers OVEC Mar 18, 2017
Talking Points on the MX Pipeline DEIS You Can Use to Make Your Own Comments
Here are talking points you can use to make your own comments on the DEIS (draft environmental impact statement) for the proposed Mountaineer Xpress Pipeline. More
Issues: Fracking, Marcellus Shale, Pipelines, Rogersville Shale, Utica Shale

Hoots and Hollers OVEC Mar 10, 2017
Renew WV
What is our energy future? That’s the question addressed in Renew West Virginia, a new publication from OVEC. More
Issues: Fracking, Marcellus Shale, Pipelines, Renewable energy, Rogersville Shale

Hoots and Hollers OVEC Mar 9, 2017
Our Moral Imperative is to Protect Water, Not Fossil Fuel Corporations
We believe that we have a moral imperative to resist fossil fuel foolishness! Big investments in the already growing renewable energy sector are desperately needed. Investors in solar and wind energy are seeing some higher profits on their investments than those investors still bankrolling fossil fuels. More
Issues: Health, Marcellus Shale, Pipelines, Pollution, Rogersville Shale, Water

Hoots and Hollers Robin Blakeman Mar 8, 2017
Huntington: What’s the Oil and Gas Industry Proposing for Our Area? Come Find Out!
We know you value your property rights, clean air and water, so please join OVEC at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 15 at the Main Cabell County Library, 455 9th Street (corner of 5th Ave. and 9th St. in Huntington) for an informational meeting on the area’s proposed fracked-gas pipelines, as well as other oil and gas industry threats to our region. More
Issues: Fracking, Health, Pipelines, Rogersville Shale

Newsletter OVEC Dec 25, 2016
Winds of Change, Winter 2016-2017
Now is a time when none of us can afford to remain seated or silent. We must all stand up to be counted.  More
Issues: Fracking, Mountaintop removal, Pipelines, Renewable energy, Rogersville Shale

Hoots and Hollers Vivian Dec 6, 2016
December 2016 Rogersville Fact Sheet: List of Deep, Deep Wells Drilled in Our Area
Catch up on the latest info we've found on the Rogersville Shale, including drilled wells we know about at the moment. More
Issues: Fracking, Pollution, Rogersville Shale

Hoots and Hollers, Pipeline Gallery OVEC Nov 20, 2016
Multiple Fracked Gas Pipelines Planned to Run Near or Cross Under Ohio River
Of all the pipelines planned for the Huntington area, Columbia’s proposed Leach Xpress pipeline is farthest along in the approval process. It would originate near the Ohio/Pennsylvania border, pass through Ohio’s fracking region, and then go under the Ohio River near the Camden Amusement Park, near Huntington, WV. More
Issues: Climate change, Marcellus Shale, Pipelines, Rogersville Shale

Hoots and Hollers Bill Hughes Oct 11, 2016
Pipeline at My Mailbox: A Photo Essay on the Construction of Ohio Valley Connector Pipeline in Wetzel County, WV
Slideshow detailing various phases of pipeline construction. 173 slides, by Bill Hughes. More
Issues: Fracking, Marcellus Shale, Pipelines, Rogersville Shale

Hoots and Hollers OVEC Oct 5, 2016
We Need You to Help Monitor Water Quality Along Proposed Pipeline Route
Calling all volunteer water quality monitors. What: Fracked Gas Pipeline Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Training When: Sunday, October 16, 1:00 – 6:00 p.m. Where: Coonskin Park Tennis Center, Charleston, WV If you are interested in attending the training, please fill out the application linked to in this post--by October 10. More
Issues: Fracking, Marcellus Shale, Pipelines, Pollution, Rogersville Shale, Water

Hoots and Hollers Robin Blakeman Sep 6, 2016
Resources for Info on #Fracking Health Effects
A near-constant stream of studies released by scientists and health professionals indicate major health problems for folks who live fracking-related activities. More
Issues: Fracking, Health, Marcellus Shale, Pipelines, Pollution, Rogersville Shale

Press Release OVEC Aug 4, 2016
Groups Unite to Protect Our Region From Fracked Gas and Related Infrastructure
During the last weekend of July, more than 50 leaders representing 26 organizations from 6 states gathered at the Southern Appalachian Labor School. They discussed ways to strengthen regional work around issues people face from fracked gas drilling, waste disposal and related infrastructure concerns, and they heard a keynote address from a member of a group that organized to defeat the Keystone XL pipeline. More
Issues: Fracking, Marcellus Shale, Pipelines, Rogersville Shale

Hoots and Hollers OVEC Jun 3, 2016
Get Local in Joining Frack Free America Day of Action June 7
Frackfree America has declared June 7 a Frack Free America Day of Action. We encourage you to get local in joining this national action by engaging in some type of public, legal and peaceful way of declaring your neighborhood and/or community’s aversion to gas fracking encroachment. You could host a “toxic tea party” or a silent or prayer vigil. We've got other ideas, too... More
Issues: Fracking, Marcellus Shale, Rogersville Shale

Hoots and Hollers OVEC Feb 5, 2016
Fact Sheet: What the Frack is Going On in Putnam County?
Folks in Putnam County might want to know that our neighbors in north central West Virginia have experienced an assault on their land, air, water, health and way of life with the rapid rise and expansion of fracking, waste disposal and associated infrastructure. More
Issues: Fracking, Marcellus Shale, Pipelines, Rogersville Shale

Hoots and Hollers OVEC Jan 19, 2016
Take Action: Support Fayette County O&G Waste Disposal Ban
This blog is adapted from an e-mail sent out by members of POWHR, a coalition of groups working to oppose the onslaught of pipelines proposed for West Virginia and Virginia. POWHR – Protecting Our Water, Heritage, Rights EQT has brought a lawsuit against Fayette, the first county in West Virginia to pass an ordinance to ban […] More
Issues: Fracking, Marcellus Shale, Pollution, Rogersville Shale