Tag: Rogersville Shale
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Press Release OVEC Jan 14, 2016
Shale and Pipelines: What the Frack is Going On in Putnam County?
Our neighbors up north have experienced an assault on their land, air, water, health and way of life with the rapid rise and expansion of unconventional deep shale oil and gas drilling, waste disposal and associated infrastructure. Come meet your neighbors and discuss these issues. More
Issues: Fracking, Marcellus Shale, Pipelines, Rogersville Shale
Shale and Pipelines: What the Frack is Going On in Putnam County?
Our neighbors up north have experienced an assault on their land, air, water, health and way of life with the rapid rise and expansion of unconventional deep shale oil and gas drilling, waste disposal and associated infrastructure. Come meet your neighbors and discuss these issues. More
Issues: Fracking, Marcellus Shale, Pipelines, Rogersville Shale
Hoots and Hollers Vivian Jan 7, 2016
What, Me Lobby? Learn How: Advocacy Trainings
This month, with the legislative session right around the corner, several WV groups are co-hosting a series of advocacy trainings across the state. We sure hope OVEC members and supporters will take advantage of these trainings. Current sponsors of the all or some of the trainings include WV Rivers Coalition, WV FREE, WV CAG, WV E-Council […] More
Issues: Fracking, Health, Marcellus Shale, Mountaintop removal, Renewable energy, Rogersville Shale, Social justice, Transition economy
What, Me Lobby? Learn How: Advocacy Trainings
This month, with the legislative session right around the corner, several WV groups are co-hosting a series of advocacy trainings across the state. We sure hope OVEC members and supporters will take advantage of these trainings. Current sponsors of the all or some of the trainings include WV Rivers Coalition, WV FREE, WV CAG, WV E-Council […] More
Issues: Fracking, Health, Marcellus Shale, Mountaintop removal, Renewable energy, Rogersville Shale, Social justice, Transition economy
Action Alert Vivian Dec 28, 2015
2015 Recap and a Look Ahead; End of Year Appeal
As 2015 draws to a close, many of us are inclined to reflect on the successes and challenges the year brought. More
Issues: Fracking, Marcellus Shale, Mountaintop removal, Rogersville Shale, Social justice
2015 Recap and a Look Ahead; End of Year Appeal
As 2015 draws to a close, many of us are inclined to reflect on the successes and challenges the year brought. More
Issues: Fracking, Marcellus Shale, Mountaintop removal, Rogersville Shale, Social justice
Hoots and Hollers OVEC Dec 18, 2015
Shale and Pipelines: What the Frack is Going On in Putnam County?
Shale and Pipelines: What the Frack is Going On in Putnam County? 6 – 8 p.m. Thursday, January 21 Eleanor Presbyterian Church 205 Eleanor Circle, Eleanor, WV OVEC is sponsoring this community forum. Come out to meet your neighbors and What does the development of Rogersville Shale and the proposed Mountaineer XPress Pipeline mean for our […] More
Issues: Fracking, Pollution, Rogersville Shale
Shale and Pipelines: What the Frack is Going On in Putnam County?
Shale and Pipelines: What the Frack is Going On in Putnam County? 6 – 8 p.m. Thursday, January 21 Eleanor Presbyterian Church 205 Eleanor Circle, Eleanor, WV OVEC is sponsoring this community forum. Come out to meet your neighbors and What does the development of Rogersville Shale and the proposed Mountaineer XPress Pipeline mean for our […] More
Issues: Fracking, Pollution, Rogersville Shale
Press Release OVEC Dec 18, 2015
Groups Gather to Tackle Gas Concerns
West Virginians facing crucial quality of life issues with the onslaught of the deep shale oil and gas industry are banding together for the sake of their communities. More
Issues: Fracking, Health, Marcellus Shale, Pipelines, Rogersville Shale
Groups Gather to Tackle Gas Concerns
West Virginians facing crucial quality of life issues with the onslaught of the deep shale oil and gas industry are banding together for the sake of their communities. More
Issues: Fracking, Health, Marcellus Shale, Pipelines, Rogersville Shale
Newsletter OVEC Dec 17, 2015
Winds of Change, Winter 2015-16
Together We Grow! Celebrating Our New Digs More
Issues: FERC, Fracking, Health, Marcellus Shale, Mountaintop removal, Pipelines, Pollution, Racial inequality, Rogersville Shale
Winds of Change, Winter 2015-16
Together We Grow! Celebrating Our New Digs More
Issues: FERC, Fracking, Health, Marcellus Shale, Mountaintop removal, Pipelines, Pollution, Racial inequality, Rogersville Shale
Hoots and Hollers Vivian Dec 10, 2015
My Comments at the MXP Pipeline EIS Scoping Hearing
Update: April Keating reports that FERC has informed her that people can make comments to FERC up until the day a pipeline is approved. So, continue piping up! FERC is especially looking for comments during the EIS period, which is the time the agency is trying to identify problems. Pipe up! In case it’s of […] More
Issues: Marcellus Shale, Pipelines, Rogersville Shale, Utica Shale
My Comments at the MXP Pipeline EIS Scoping Hearing
Update: April Keating reports that FERC has informed her that people can make comments to FERC up until the day a pipeline is approved. So, continue piping up! FERC is especially looking for comments during the EIS period, which is the time the agency is trying to identify problems. Pipe up! In case it’s of […] More
Issues: Marcellus Shale, Pipelines, Rogersville Shale, Utica Shale
Hoots and Hollers OVEC Dec 10, 2015
How to Submit Written Comments on Mountaineer XPress Pipeline
Update: April Keating reports that FERC has informed her that people can make comments to FERC up until the day a pipeline is approved. So, continue piping up! FERC is especially looking for comments during the EIS period, which is the time the agency is trying to identify problems. Pipe up! Below is information from […] More
Issues: Marcellus Shale, Pipelines, Rogersville Shale, Utica Shale
How to Submit Written Comments on Mountaineer XPress Pipeline
Update: April Keating reports that FERC has informed her that people can make comments to FERC up until the day a pipeline is approved. So, continue piping up! FERC is especially looking for comments during the EIS period, which is the time the agency is trying to identify problems. Pipe up! Below is information from […] More
Issues: Marcellus Shale, Pipelines, Rogersville Shale, Utica Shale
Hoots and Hollers OVEC Dec 9, 2015
What to Say to FERC at Pipeline EIS Scoping Meeting?
Update: April Keating reports that FERC has informed her that people can make comments to FERC up until the day a pipeline is approved. So, continue piping up! FERC is especially looking for comments during the EIS period, which is the time the agency is trying to identify problems. Pipe up! FERC is preparing an […] More
Issues: Marcellus Shale, Pipelines, Pollution, Rogersville Shale, Utica Shale
What to Say to FERC at Pipeline EIS Scoping Meeting?
Update: April Keating reports that FERC has informed her that people can make comments to FERC up until the day a pipeline is approved. So, continue piping up! FERC is especially looking for comments during the EIS period, which is the time the agency is trying to identify problems. Pipe up! FERC is preparing an […] More
Issues: Marcellus Shale, Pipelines, Pollution, Rogersville Shale, Utica Shale
Hoots and Hollers OVEC Dec 3, 2015
A Tale of Three Pipelines
State and local officials and the FERC need to hear from everyone affected. Most often, landowners are referred to as stakeholders, but everyone who uses water is a stakeholder, because gas development takes a major toll on water resources. We are on the front lines of a war on our water, especially in the Marcellus/Utica/Rogersville region of Appalachia. More
Issues: Marcellus Shale, Pipelines, Rogersville Shale
A Tale of Three Pipelines
State and local officials and the FERC need to hear from everyone affected. Most often, landowners are referred to as stakeholders, but everyone who uses water is a stakeholder, because gas development takes a major toll on water resources. We are on the front lines of a war on our water, especially in the Marcellus/Utica/Rogersville region of Appalachia. More
Issues: Marcellus Shale, Pipelines, Rogersville Shale
Gallery OVEC Dec 1, 2015
Celebrating a Milestone: We Own Our Office Space
OVEC’s Press Release on Ribbon Cutting Ceremony In February 2015, OVEC purchased the building in which we had been renting office space for 17 years. It has been a long time coming to finally find a great space at a decent price, in an economically sound location and in an up-and-coming area in Huntington, WV: […] More
Issues: Marcellus Shale, Mountaintop removal, Rogersville Shale, Social justice, Transition economy
Celebrating a Milestone: We Own Our Office Space
OVEC’s Press Release on Ribbon Cutting Ceremony In February 2015, OVEC purchased the building in which we had been renting office space for 17 years. It has been a long time coming to finally find a great space at a decent price, in an economically sound location and in an up-and-coming area in Huntington, WV: […] More
Issues: Marcellus Shale, Mountaintop removal, Rogersville Shale, Social justice, Transition economy
Hoots and Hollers OVEC Nov 30, 2015
Time to Choose No More Sacrifice Zones
Update: the free streaming period is over, but you can see a clip of the film here. Follow the film on Facebook here and on Twitter here. Use the hashtag: #TimeToChoose. Time To Choose, a new film by the Oscar-winning documentary director Charles Ferguson will be screened at two special events in Paris in two weeks during the UN climate-change […] More
Issues: Climate change, Coal, Energy efficiency, Fracking, Health, Marcellus Shale, Mountaintop removal, Rogersville Shale, Sustainability, Transition economy
Time to Choose No More Sacrifice Zones
Update: the free streaming period is over, but you can see a clip of the film here. Follow the film on Facebook here and on Twitter here. Use the hashtag: #TimeToChoose. Time To Choose, a new film by the Oscar-winning documentary director Charles Ferguson will be screened at two special events in Paris in two weeks during the UN climate-change […] More
Issues: Climate change, Coal, Energy efficiency, Fracking, Health, Marcellus Shale, Mountaintop removal, Rogersville Shale, Sustainability, Transition economy
Hoots and Hollers OVEC Nov 18, 2015
The Return of Treehuggers’ Ball is Dec. 4
After a five-year hiatus, OVEC's Treehuggers' Ball is back! We hope you will join us! This will be our 19th Treehuggers’ Ball Fun(d)raiser. The fun starts at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, December 4, 2015 at the VClub Night Club, 741 6th Ave, Huntington, WV. More
Issues: Marcellus Shale, Mountaintop removal, Renewable energy, Rogersville Shale, Social justice, Water
The Return of Treehuggers’ Ball is Dec. 4
After a five-year hiatus, OVEC's Treehuggers' Ball is back! We hope you will join us! This will be our 19th Treehuggers’ Ball Fun(d)raiser. The fun starts at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, December 4, 2015 at the VClub Night Club, 741 6th Ave, Huntington, WV. More
Issues: Marcellus Shale, Mountaintop removal, Renewable energy, Rogersville Shale, Social justice, Water
Hoots and Hollers Robin Blakeman Nov 8, 2015
Free Film Night Boosts People Power Over Fossil Fuel
Come on out to see this inspiring film about how our neighbors in Kentucky took on a proposed pipeline and won! We’ll share information about the threats we face and what we can do to address those threats by building people power. More
Issues: Fracking, Marcellus Shale, Rogersville Shale
Free Film Night Boosts People Power Over Fossil Fuel
Come on out to see this inspiring film about how our neighbors in Kentucky took on a proposed pipeline and won! We’ll share information about the threats we face and what we can do to address those threats by building people power. More
Issues: Fracking, Marcellus Shale, Rogersville Shale
Hoots and Hollers Dianne Bady Oct 29, 2015
PA DEP Not Protecting Environment (Nor People Who Live in It)
Fracking for shale gas in our broader region began about ten years ago in Pennsylvania. So, how is that working out for the people who live in the industrial-fracking areas? How is the PA DEP doing? An October series by Central PA news outlet PennLive is entitled "PA. regulators fail to protect environment during Marcellus Shale boom." Here’s a summary of their exhaustive investigation. More
Issues: DEP, Marcellus Shale, Rogersville Shale
PA DEP Not Protecting Environment (Nor People Who Live in It)
Fracking for shale gas in our broader region began about ten years ago in Pennsylvania. So, how is that working out for the people who live in the industrial-fracking areas? How is the PA DEP doing? An October series by Central PA news outlet PennLive is entitled "PA. regulators fail to protect environment during Marcellus Shale boom." Here’s a summary of their exhaustive investigation. More
Issues: DEP, Marcellus Shale, Rogersville Shale
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 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
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 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 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
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 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