Tag: Social justice
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Hoots and Hollers Tyler Cannon Sep 2, 2014
Morality, Budgets and Energy Efficiency
A budget is a "moral document," according to workshop discussions I recently attended as part of my work as Appalachian Transition Fellowship with the Highlander Research and Education Center. That is to say, where and how we spend our money is a primary expression of our priorities. It's a thought I agree with, at least for regular folks and non-profit groups, but there's more to it than that. More
Issues: Energy efficiency, Renewable energy, Social justice
Morality, Budgets and Energy Efficiency
A budget is a "moral document," according to workshop discussions I recently attended as part of my work as Appalachian Transition Fellowship with the Highlander Research and Education Center. That is to say, where and how we spend our money is a primary expression of our priorities. It's a thought I agree with, at least for regular folks and non-profit groups, but there's more to it than that. More
Issues: Energy efficiency, Renewable energy, Social justice
Hoots and Hollers Dan Jul 11, 2014
Our Children Our Future Policy Workshops Coming Up Soon
CIMG1055 (1024x768) Kids in Huntington, WV learn about gardening. Photo by Tonya Adkins. Now is the time to get involved in the Our Children Our Future campaign to help bring an end to child poverty in West Virginia. Environmental pollution, which brings negative health effects, and the rising costs of energy are directly linked to the problem of child poverty. More
Issues: Clean elections, Energy efficiency, Social justice
Our Children Our Future Policy Workshops Coming Up Soon
CIMG1055 (1024x768) Kids in Huntington, WV learn about gardening. Photo by Tonya Adkins. Now is the time to get involved in the Our Children Our Future campaign to help bring an end to child poverty in West Virginia. Environmental pollution, which brings negative health effects, and the rising costs of energy are directly linked to the problem of child poverty. More
Issues: Clean elections, Energy efficiency, Social justice
Hoots and Hollers Vivian Jul 2, 2014
Art and Music Fun(d)raiser July 3
Are you AWARE that you can have some fun tomorrow night while raising funds for local environmental justice groups? AWARE is Artists Working in Alliance to Restore the Environment. More
Issues: Climate change, Music, Social justice, Water
Art and Music Fun(d)raiser July 3
Are you AWARE that you can have some fun tomorrow night while raising funds for local environmental justice groups? AWARE is Artists Working in Alliance to Restore the Environment. More
Issues: Climate change, Music, Social justice, Water
Hoots and Hollers Vivian Apr 22, 2014
Nibi is Life – Ohio River Walk 2014 Underway
OVEC members and supporters and all Friends of Water are urged to support the Ohio River Walk 2014. More
Issues: Health, Pollution, Social justice, Water
Nibi is Life – Ohio River Walk 2014 Underway
OVEC members and supporters and all Friends of Water are urged to support the Ohio River Walk 2014. More
Issues: Health, Pollution, Social justice, Water
Hoots and Hollers Dan Apr 7, 2014
Latest Supreme Court Ruling: Constitutional Amendment Could Fix this Mess
Another disappointing ruling came down from the the U.S. Supreme Court under Chief Justice Roberts lastweek, in which Big Money scored a major victory against average citizens. In McCutcheon v. FEC, the court struck down contribution limits for what one individual can contribute to political campaigns and party committees during an election cycle. More
Issues: Clean elections, Social justice
Latest Supreme Court Ruling: Constitutional Amendment Could Fix this Mess
Another disappointing ruling came down from the the U.S. Supreme Court under Chief Justice Roberts lastweek, in which Big Money scored a major victory against average citizens. In McCutcheon v. FEC, the court struck down contribution limits for what one individual can contribute to political campaigns and party committees during an election cycle. More
Issues: Clean elections, Social justice
Hoots and Hollers Vivian Apr 4, 2014
Video Released in Response to Blankenship Film
Video interview with sister of a coal miner killed at Upper Big Branch released in response to “Upper Big Branch: Never Again,” a “documentary” funded by former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship More
Issues: Coal, Social justice
Video Released in Response to Blankenship Film
Video interview with sister of a coal miner killed at Upper Big Branch released in response to “Upper Big Branch: Never Again,” a “documentary” funded by former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship More
Issues: Coal, Social justice
Hoots and Hollers Vivian Apr 2, 2014
Hey Women! Got Something To Say on Water Crisis?
Over the next two weeks, the Women and Water Campaign will host two “Women and Water Listening Sessions.” These sessions, happening on the heels of the WV Testing Assessment Project (WVTAP) Health Expert Panel and the recent debacle surrounding the dumping of MCHM in the Hurricane landfill More
Issues: Health, MCHM, Social justice
Hey Women! Got Something To Say on Water Crisis?
Over the next two weeks, the Women and Water Campaign will host two “Women and Water Listening Sessions.” These sessions, happening on the heels of the WV Testing Assessment Project (WVTAP) Health Expert Panel and the recent debacle surrounding the dumping of MCHM in the Hurricane landfill More
Issues: Health, MCHM, Social justice
Hoots and Hollers Vivian Apr 1, 2014
No Más MTR en Laciana-León
In March, OVEC issue organizer Maria Gunnoe, who is the winner of the 2009 Goldman Environmental Prize for North America, the 2012 Wallenberg Medal and assorted other awards, received a message on Facebook from Victor Rodriguez. More
Issues: Mountaintop removal, Social justice
No Más MTR en Laciana-León
In March, OVEC issue organizer Maria Gunnoe, who is the winner of the 2009 Goldman Environmental Prize for North America, the 2012 Wallenberg Medal and assorted other awards, received a message on Facebook from Victor Rodriguez. More
Issues: Mountaintop removal, Social justice
Hoots and Hollers OVEC Feb 5, 2014
Coal Industry Would Like To Push & Poison Us Out of Here
When I first read this document 12 years ago, it infuriated me. Starting on page 13, the essay includes points that amount to a depopulation plan for southern West Virginia. I think it infuriates me even more now, after everything that’s happened since then. The latest: the January 9 “leak” into the Elk River of 10,000 gallons of a chemical used in coal prep plants from an uninspected,decrepit tank farm and the subsequent poisoning of the water supply of about 300,000 West Virginians, a water crisis that is still unfolding today, nearly a month later. More
Issues: MCHM, Mountaintop removal, Social justice, Water
Coal Industry Would Like To Push & Poison Us Out of Here
When I first read this document 12 years ago, it infuriated me. Starting on page 13, the essay includes points that amount to a depopulation plan for southern West Virginia. I think it infuriates me even more now, after everything that’s happened since then. The latest: the January 9 “leak” into the Elk River of 10,000 gallons of a chemical used in coal prep plants from an uninspected,decrepit tank farm and the subsequent poisoning of the water supply of about 300,000 West Virginians, a water crisis that is still unfolding today, nearly a month later. More
Issues: MCHM, Mountaintop removal, Social justice, Water
Hoots and Hollers Janet Keating Jan 31, 2014
Remembering Elinore Taylor
I can’t remember a time when Elinore Taylor wasn’t associated with OVEC. If you go to our website and type in her name, you will find page after page of results. Elinore was everywhere present in OVEC’s activities and organizational development. Hers was a welcoming smile at board meetings, protests, and public hearings including events that she initiated. Behind that warm smile was not only a friendly, caring woman, but also a dedicated, determined defender of “the least of these, my brethren.” More
Issues: Clean elections, Faith, Mountaintop removal, Social justice
Remembering Elinore Taylor
I can’t remember a time when Elinore Taylor wasn’t associated with OVEC. If you go to our website and type in her name, you will find page after page of results. Elinore was everywhere present in OVEC’s activities and organizational development. Hers was a welcoming smile at board meetings, protests, and public hearings including events that she initiated. Behind that warm smile was not only a friendly, caring woman, but also a dedicated, determined defender of “the least of these, my brethren.” More
Issues: Clean elections, Faith, Mountaintop removal, Social justice
Hoots and Hollers Janet Keating Jan 31, 2014
Anita Wotiz, former WV native responds: I’m From West Virginia and I’ve Got Something to Say About the Chemical Spill
Having lived in West Virginia for 5 years and graduating (long ago) from Huntington High School, the state and its people are often in my thoughts and always in my heart. Last week I received an email from a friend of a friend who lives in West Virginia and was forwarding an article about the recent chemical spill. She commented that the article expressed many of her questions from the past 35 years she has lived in the state, but she had never felt the rage expressed by the author. More
Issues: MCHM, Mountaintop removal, Social justice, Water
Anita Wotiz, former WV native responds: I’m From West Virginia and I’ve Got Something to Say About the Chemical Spill
Having lived in West Virginia for 5 years and graduating (long ago) from Huntington High School, the state and its people are often in my thoughts and always in my heart. Last week I received an email from a friend of a friend who lives in West Virginia and was forwarding an article about the recent chemical spill. She commented that the article expressed many of her questions from the past 35 years she has lived in the state, but she had never felt the rage expressed by the author. More
Issues: MCHM, Mountaintop removal, Social justice, Water
Hoots and Hollers Vivian Jan 26, 2014
Honoring the Waters: Videos of Vigil, Music, Speech
Thanks to the folks who made these fabulous videos of the Jan. 21 Honoring the Waters ceremony and some of the music and speeches featured at the indoor part of the event. Click the YouTube links to open the videos on YouTube, check out the credits and find more information. More
Issues: MCHM, Social justice, Water
Honoring the Waters: Videos of Vigil, Music, Speech
Thanks to the folks who made these fabulous videos of the Jan. 21 Honoring the Waters ceremony and some of the music and speeches featured at the indoor part of the event. Click the YouTube links to open the videos on YouTube, check out the credits and find more information. More
Issues: MCHM, Social justice, Water
Hoots and Hollers Crystal Jan 8, 2014
A Picture’s Worth a 1000 Verses
I was in the 9th grade when I first heard “Self Destruction” produced by KRS-One and D-Nice, members of the iconic hip hop group Boogie Down Productions. The charity single became the anthem of the Stop the Violence Movement, started in response to violence in the hip hop and African American communities. More
Issues: Mountaintop removal, Music, Social justice
A Picture’s Worth a 1000 Verses
I was in the 9th grade when I first heard “Self Destruction” produced by KRS-One and D-Nice, members of the iconic hip hop group Boogie Down Productions. The charity single became the anthem of the Stop the Violence Movement, started in response to violence in the hip hop and African American communities. More
Issues: Mountaintop removal, Music, Social justice
Hoots and Hollers Dan Jan 2, 2014
Appalachians Working on Economic Transition
Right before the holiday break in December, I happily attended the Alliance for Appalachia’s Summit on Economic Transition. I went as an OVEC representative, along with OVEC’s founder Dianne Bady. More
Issues: Clean elections, Climate change, Energy efficiency, Mountaintop removal, Social justice
Appalachians Working on Economic Transition
Right before the holiday break in December, I happily attended the Alliance for Appalachia’s Summit on Economic Transition. I went as an OVEC representative, along with OVEC’s founder Dianne Bady. More
Issues: Clean elections, Climate change, Energy efficiency, Mountaintop removal, Social justice
Hoots and Hollers Vivian Nov 8, 2013
Keeper of the Mountains President Speaks Out on St. Mary’s and Unclean Coal
To encourage clean coal propaganda is to be complicit in the sickness, suffering and deaths of thousands of Appalachians. It is shameful for a hospital whose primary function should be the health of its community. More
Issues: Coal, Health, Mountaintop removal, Social justice
Keeper of the Mountains President Speaks Out on St. Mary’s and Unclean Coal
To encourage clean coal propaganda is to be complicit in the sickness, suffering and deaths of thousands of Appalachians. It is shameful for a hospital whose primary function should be the health of its community. More
Issues: Coal, Health, Mountaintop removal, Social justice
Hoots and Hollers Vivian Nov 7, 2013
Retired Miner Blasts St. Mary’s for Hosting Coal Lobby Group Head
By hosting the American Coalition for "Clean Coal" Electricity (ACCCE), St. Mary's Center of Education is promoting dirty energy that inflicts serious health impairments on the public. This mirrors what John Hopkins Medical Center is doing (or was doing until days ago when they were exposed)-- creating a major road block for miners with black lung, who are being denied their rightful benefits for a disease that is taking the lives of thousands of miners. More
Issues: Coal, Health, Mountaintop removal, Social justice
Retired Miner Blasts St. Mary’s for Hosting Coal Lobby Group Head
By hosting the American Coalition for "Clean Coal" Electricity (ACCCE), St. Mary's Center of Education is promoting dirty energy that inflicts serious health impairments on the public. This mirrors what John Hopkins Medical Center is doing (or was doing until days ago when they were exposed)-- creating a major road block for miners with black lung, who are being denied their rightful benefits for a disease that is taking the lives of thousands of miners. More
Issues: Coal, Health, Mountaintop removal, Social justice
Hoots and Hollers Dan Nov 4, 2013
So THEY’RE the Ones Treating Fracking Waste Water….
Questions that I’ve been asking myself lately are, “Who are the companies that are treating the waste water from the fracking process? Who are the corporate players getting in on on this new and lucrative business due to the Marcellus Shale gas drilling boom?” You don’t hear much about these shadowy companies, and maybe for […] More
Issues: Marcellus Shale, Pollution, Social justice, Water
So THEY’RE the Ones Treating Fracking Waste Water….
Questions that I’ve been asking myself lately are, “Who are the companies that are treating the waste water from the fracking process? Who are the corporate players getting in on on this new and lucrative business due to the Marcellus Shale gas drilling boom?” You don’t hear much about these shadowy companies, and maybe for […] More
Issues: Marcellus Shale, Pollution, Social justice, Water
Hoots and Hollers Vivian Oct 28, 2013
ACHE Responds to Latest MTR Health Study
Major depression rates are 40% higher among residents living near mountaintop removal coal mining, according to a recent peer-reviewed study. This work adds to the growing body of evidence linking mountaintop removal to serious health impacts in Appalachia. Residents responded that the study further demonstrates an urgent need for the Appalachian Community Health Emergency (ACHE) Act, HR 526. More
Issues: Health, Mountaintop removal, Social justice
ACHE Responds to Latest MTR Health Study
Major depression rates are 40% higher among residents living near mountaintop removal coal mining, according to a recent peer-reviewed study. This work adds to the growing body of evidence linking mountaintop removal to serious health impacts in Appalachia. Residents responded that the study further demonstrates an urgent need for the Appalachian Community Health Emergency (ACHE) Act, HR 526. More
Issues: Health, Mountaintop removal, Social justice
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 Vivian Aug 28, 2013
UnHoly Frack! Former WV DEP Head Now Chesapeake Mouthpiece
Last night I started watching Triple Divide, about deep shale gas fracking in Pennsylvania. I purchased a copy of the DVD from the Mountain Watershed Association last weekend, when I attended the No Fracking Way gathering. My dog looked at me funny when I yelled “What the frack!” at the TV. I was reacting to the voice of Chesapeake Energy’s director of federal affairs, a voice I recognized as belonging to Former DEP Secretary Stephanie Timmermeyer More
Issues: Fracking, Health, Marcellus Shale, Social justice
UnHoly Frack! Former WV DEP Head Now Chesapeake Mouthpiece
Last night I started watching Triple Divide, about deep shale gas fracking in Pennsylvania. I purchased a copy of the DVD from the Mountain Watershed Association last weekend, when I attended the No Fracking Way gathering. My dog looked at me funny when I yelled “What the frack!” at the TV. I was reacting to the voice of Chesapeake Energy’s director of federal affairs, a voice I recognized as belonging to Former DEP Secretary Stephanie Timmermeyer More
Issues: Fracking, Health, Marcellus Shale, Social justice