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Wherever You Are: Support The People’s Climate March
Count OVEC members and other Appalachians among the tens of thousands of people gearing up for the September 21 People's Climate March in New York City.
DC: ‘Shine Tonight – Come Taste It
Time to get your 'shine on! Moonshine that is. If you are in or near the Washington, D.C. area, please come out tonight starting at 7:30 p.m. at the Stewart R. Mott House.Help raise awareness and funds, while sampling some traditional Appalachian beverages with the experts!
WVians Get Cheap Bus Tickets Now (Offer Ends Soon) to The People’s Climate March
Hop on the bus to The People’s Climate March, the largest climate march in history.
If You Can Come to DC on Sept. 9…
OVECourwater_o is a member group of The Alliance for Appalachia and we’ll be joining folks in D.C. for Our Water, Our Future on Sept. 9. Will you join us?
Come Out for Wellness and Water III
Please plan to join us on October 3–4 for Wellness and Water III. For the third year in a row, people concerned about health issues in communities adversely affected by water pollution will gather to share experiences and knowledge and to explore solutions.
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.
Don’t Delay Public Safety! Call WV Gov Now
Due to this: Kessler, Miley want special session to delay chemical tank safety deadline, we are asking you to call Governor Earl Ray Tomblin (304-558-2000), Senate President Jeff Kessler (304-357-7801) and House Speaker Miley (304-340-3210) to let them know that the public does NOT want to delay the implementation of SB 373, the Water Bill.
Come to DC July 13 – Stop Fracked Gas Exports
July13-2 (1)On July 13, come to the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to say NO to gas exports at Cove Point, NO to more fracking and pipelines -- and a loud and proud YES to the wind and solar power that won’t leak, explode or flood our communities.
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.
Fast for the Mountains on Fifth Day
Roland Micklem and Mike Roselle are fasting in Charleston, WV as a witness against mountaintop removal coal mining. They are on day five of the fast, sitting on a bench outside the governor’s office in the West Virginia State Capitol. The fasters need your support and encouragement, so come on out and visit with them. They may even take a brief break if you can sit in for them for a few hours or a day. Come join Fast for the Mountains.
UMWA Member Speaks Out
Statement from OVEC member Chuck Nelson: My name is Chuck Nelson. I'm a 58-year-old UMWA member. I've lived my entire life in coalfield communities. I'm disabled now, after working 30 years as an underground coal miner.
Why Not Read the Writing on the Wall and Embrace Renewable Energy?
It sadly comes as no surprise after recent statements by UMWA boss Cecil Roberts that he is asking the once proud union to protest EPA's proposed EPA carbon emission standards at a rally outside a public hearing on July 31 in Pittsburgh.
Solar Powered Music Festival This Weekend
Keeper of the Mountains Foundation invites you to join them on Kayford Mountain for a solar-powered weekend of music and fund. Celebrate our Community and our 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.
Duke Offering Free Well Water Testing in So. WV
Hey people of central and southern West Virginia. If you live in the Kanawha, Boone, Lincoln, Logan, Raleigh, Mingo, or Fayette county and have concerns about the quality of your well water, you may be eligible for free well water testing by Duke University. Call 866-264-7891.
Winds of Change, Summer 2014
In July of 2013, Bill Hughes sent a detailed e-mail to the owner-operator of Jay-Bee Oil & Gas’ Lisby Marcellus Shale gas operation. The well pad is about six miles southeast of Middlebourne, on Big Run Road in Tyler ounty, WV, and it’s been a problem for people living nearby since the operation “first pushed dirt,” Hughes says.
Music to Move You to Save Mountains
Madonna’s Music may be about people coming together to party, but I do think music can move and motivate the masses to take more beneficial actions (not that we don’t need some fun in our lives), such as, for example, working to end mountaintop removal coal mining.
Migwetch! Sharon Day and Barb Baker-larush Complete the Nibi Walk for the Ohio River!
981 miles of steps for the Ohio River during the Ohio River Nibi walk! They did it! Thank you, Ojibwe women, Sharon Day and Barb Baker-larush for every loving step you took with each step a healing prayer!
Custom Guitars: Fire Sale for OVEC
We had a house fire on November 13, 2013. A number of guitars I had stored in the basement (in closed cases on metal shelving) were damaged, but repairable. Anyone interested in buying one (or more) of these guitars, please e-mail [email protected] and I’ll pass your contact information along.