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Progressives and Liberals are the Future
The transformation that began with The Enlightenment is a fact. Amid all the chaos and confusion of daily life, through a thousand contradictory barrages, the struggle for a safer, fairer, more secure, more humane world never ceases—and the gradual tide of success seems unstoppable.
TTIP = Totalitarian Take-Over In Progress
Tell the Truth, International Parasites! Totalitarian Take-Over In Progress On Sunday, April 24, President Obama stood next […]
Vote For the Issues that Matter to You
Vote in the primaries, to help choose the lawmakers who will represent you. Then vote again (right now!) to choose the issues that you want to fight for in the coming years, for a better West Virginia.
Derrick Jensen, MTR and the Ruffed Grouse
I recently had the honor of being interviewed by Derrick Jensen, an activist and the author of […]
April 20 Hearing on Fracking Waste Injection Permit
Short notice: Public hearing April 20! In an earlier blog we noted: The Beckley Register-Herald reports: […]
Earth Day(s) Activities Going on This Week, and to End of Month; Vote!
April’s greening of the land is here and so are Earth Day events, to help us learn about […]
Comment Now on Source Water Protection Plans
As you will recall, in January 2014 a Freedom Industries chemical spill into the Elk River poisoned […]
April Actions Bring Satisfactions – Take Part!
Support Our Work: Donate Recent Alerts View this alert online [auto_post_field field=post_date] Double Your Impact: […]
Smart Meters: Dumb Idea
For your bills, your health, your safety and your privacy, smart meters are a dumb idea.
Double Your Impact: Donate for Our Challenge Grant
For each and every donation that we receive between now and June 1, OVEC will receive a dollar-for-dollar match of up to $20,000! In other words, to be eligible for this $20,000 gift, we must raise $20,000. Please donate here.
Care About Climate Change? Call Congress!
Could you help us by making a phone call? We have been told Congress never hears from West Virginians about the climate! Here are some suggestions for Spring 2016.
Consultant Sought for Energy and Natural Resources Working Group of AFN
The newly established Energy and Natural Resources Working Group (ENRWG) of the Appalachia Funders Network (AFN) […]
Winds of Change, Spring 2016
In December, OVEC organized a one-day, statewide meeting called It’s A Gas at Jackson’s Mill 4-H Camp, which was attended by representatives of organizations across West Virginia working on various aspects of deep shale oil and gas “development.”
Hurrah for Liberals
This book shows how liberals struggled, sometimes for centuries, to overcome conservatives and improve life for humanity.
Fayette County: March for Common Sense Water Testing, March 18
#KidsNeedCleanWater March for Common Sense Water Testing Friday, March 18 at noon in Fayetteville, WV A call […]
Huntington’s Sustainability Fair Seeking Volunteers, Participants
News: Second annual Huntington Sustainability Fair looking for volunteers and vendors News: Sustainability Fair to feature workshops on […]
Good News for Appalachian Youth: STAY Project Growing
The first STAY Project Coordinator is Kendall Bilbrey, a 24-year-old Southwest Virginia native and long-time STAY member.
SB 601 Would Make It Easier to Build Drilling Waste Landfills, Hurt Local SWAs
please call or email your delegates and tell them that SB 601 is bad because the Public Service Commission's oversight is important, and prevents unneeded waste dumps from being built. However, the oil and gas provisions are not the only concern. SB 601 also puts our local and regional solid waste authorities at a competitive disadvantage with the so-called "recycling" facilities that are being deregulated, jeopardizing the public investment in these facilities. Your senators need to hear a similar message.
Strong Mountain Communities Now Hiring for ED
Strong Mountain Communities is looking for a dynamic leader to coordinate a network of entrepreneurs, lenders, and economic development officials with the goal of achieving sustainable economic diversification in southern West Virginia.